1999 Kia Sephia On Sephia Could Broke Front Exhaust Pipe Cause Car Idle Rough

1999 KIA SEPHIA
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on a 1999 Kia Sephia, could a broke front exhaust pipe cause the car to idle rough in Drive?
Jan 12, 2013 at 5:27 PM
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a bad motor mount usually causes the pipe to break and a broken motor mount can cause a rough idle
Chances are no, but it could if the leak is bad enough to cause an O2 sensor to misread the exhaust. Truly, I doubt that is the problem.

Roy
Jan 13, 2013 at 3:58 AM
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