Had to replace the complete exhaust system on my DD because of rusted flanges (this past record winter was hell on the 20 year old Toyota). All was well for a few days with the new system and then an exhaust leak popped up. It progressively got worse over the week following.
Below is a pic of where the leak is. It's right along the seam of the resonator pipe. Wasn't like this when I put it on the car (at least I don't remember it like this and it didn't leak for a few days). So what does the collective Pelican trust think? Is this the result of bad manufacturing or was this caused by the car?
No CEL's. No stored codes. Runs fine. Needs a new thermostat (stuck open) but I wouldn't think that would have an effect on the exhaust. I mean, it's like there's a weld there but the seam is split open for a good foot downstream (right side of the pipe in the pic) like there was excessive pressure in the pipe causing it to split open (you can see light through it with a flashlight). Can that happen? I don't know what to think but if it was the cars fault, I'd like to know so I can look into fixing whatever the cause may be.
And for the record, I got it from Summit and when I called, they rushed a new pipe and return shipping label for the old one with no questions asked. Superb customer service that some online car retailers could learn from. I digress. Pic...
