1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse Exhaust/Check engine

1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
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IPOD_BOY
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1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive 125892 miles
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I have a problem. At low RPM speeds there seems to be a rattling noise but at Higher RPM speeds it sounds fine. And then the check engine light came on. I believe i have an exhaust leak but now i am not sure since the check engine light came on. please help
Mar 7, 2008 at 6:18 AM
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BLACKOP555
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an exhaust leak can cause a check engine code by causing the engine to read that it is running lean throwing a obd code!

get it scanned for codes though to see what its registering.
Mar 7, 2008 at 11:21 AM
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