Exhaust leak?

[William Christopher Speight]

I have an 04 Z71 5.3.  Attached is a picture of what I think is an exhaust leak.  Any ideas?  Its a steady drip.  

exhaust leak1.pdf

[CamGTP]

Can you hear it leaking and creating the exhaust leak or tick?

 

Having the condensation leak out there isn't uncommon. The bolts could be loose or there is a rust/corrosion built up between the two pieces of exhaust pipe. I can't remember if there is a exhaust donut seal there or if it's just a metal to metal seal. They do make an exhaust paste that can be applied to those type of connections too.

[William Christopher Speight]

I don't hear any ticking, just see a steady flow of dripping.  I'll take a look at the hardware.  The paste you are referring to,  I would just smear it around the connection?

[riverbanks]

Is this after a drive or on warmup?the latter is common

[William Christopher Speight]

Its on the warm up

[William Christopher Speight]

Now that I think of I do hear a slight ticking on acceleration but I figured it was a lifter. 

[tlaw91]

That’s normal. Check your manifolds you most likely have broken manifold bolts. Like 95% sure you do.


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