Coachella Valley Mechanic

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by blue62

The shop is giving you a good first step of a proper diagnosis for a reasonable price.
You have to start somewhere and the dye in an attempt to locate the leak is spot on in my opinion for a first step.
Starting the car with the exhaust pipes removed will not hurt anything except your ears

Thank you, Blue. A neighbor suggested that with the pipes off any cold air getting sucked into the exhaust manifold might damage the valves.

OK. Next step is getting the car to the shop.

Thank you!

[blue62]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Thank you, Blue. A neighbor suggested that with the pipes off any cold air getting sucked into the exhaust manifold might damage the valves.

OK. Next step is getting the car to the shop.

Thank you!

I first heard the cold air getting sucked into the exhaust and damaging the valves "wives tale" back in the sixties.
But it is just that an old wives tale