How to Make a Cheap Exhaust Fix

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So if your exhaust ever falls off and you are broke(it happens to me a lot). Its generally good to pick up a few items to keep in your trunk, especially if you drive a beater(like me), they're handy things to have anyway. All of these items can be purchased at your local hardware store for less than about 30 dollars.

Steps

1. 1
   Wait for your exhaust to cool off.

   
   
2. 2
   Locate your jack in your car.
3. 3
   Look under your car and find where the exhaust has fallen off.
4. 4
   Locate a safe load point under your car.
5. 5
   Jack up your car.
6. 6
   Assess the damage.
7. 7
   You will have one or maybe multiple problems.
   • You have broken or have a rotted off exhaust hanger.
     • Find the broken Exhaust Hanger and take it off(save it for later).
     • Locate a solid piece of metal that has at least 1/8 of an inch clearance on all sides.*
     • Loop Metal Water Heater Strap Around Exhaust Pipe and Piece of metal mentioned in the previous step.
     • Pull Water Heater Strap Tight.
     • Loop Tie Wire through Holes in Strap.
     • Twist Tie Wire tight with Pliers.
     • Cut Off excess wire and strapping with Tin Snips.
   • Rusted out or Broken Weld joint.
     • Use Tin Snips to cut the Tin Can's bottom out.
     • Use Tin Snips to cut the Tin Can from one opening to the other.
     • Wrap Tin Can around Broken Weld.
     • Squeeze the Can down on to the Weld.
     • Loop two pieces of Tie Wire around each end of the can.
     • Tighten each wire so the can is snug and will not move.
     • Cut off excess wire.
   • A hole(either in the pipe or in a component).
     • Use Tin Snips to cut the Tin Can's bottom out.
     • Use Tin Snips to cut the Tin Can from one opening to the other.
     • Use Tin Snips to cut a Patch roughly twice the size of the hole.
     • Loop two pieces of Tie Wire around each end of the Patch and component/pipe.
     • Tighten each wire so the Patch is snug and will not move.
     • Cut off excess wire.

   
   

Tips

• The piece of metal should be a pipe, bracket, open piece of frame, pretty much anything you can strap the pipe to.
• Once you have a chance to let your car sit for 8 or more hours.
• You can wait until the exhaust cools off and seal any exhaust leaks with JB weld.

Warnings

• These are instructions meant to be helpful. If you have any doubt as to your ability to fix your problem, see a mechanic.

Things You'll Need

• 1-Roll of 16 Gauge Rebar Tie Wire
• 1-Pair of Linesman's Pliers
• 1-Roll of Metal Water Heater Strap
• 3-Empty Tin Soup Cans or 1-Empty Paint Can
• 1-Pair of Tin Snips
• 1-Package or JB Weld

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