Repairing the exhaust manifold?

2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
384,000 MILES • 1.6L • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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WATKINSUSER16
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It’s loud seems to come from the exhaust manifold an the check engine light is on.
Jun 10, 2023 at 5:03 AM
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Yep, a leaky exhaust manifold will make the check engine light come on, when replacing the manifold look for broken exhaust studs.

This video will help you remove them:

https://youtu.be/py-rIWATchY

Here is how the job is done in the images below. Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on. Clear the codes when completed

Jun 10, 2023 at 3:25 PM
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