2007-05-26 07:33:22 · 3 answers · asked by TenaciousT 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
1. You'll fail your next safety inspection.
2. You risk CO poisoning if the gasses enter the passenger compartment. This is a very real risk and clearly the most critical.
3. The crack will likely widen with time making the leak worse. This will release hot combustion gasses under the hood which can cause significant damage to other components under the hood.
4. The leak will upset the calibration of the emissions control system probably flipping it into failsafe mode. Fuel economy will probably drop significantly as will driveability and overall performance.
2007-05-26 07:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the Bostonian had a pretty good answer. But he forgot to mention that you will lose low-end torque (but your Honda probably didn't have much to begin with).
He is right about the carbon monoxide. One time I fell asleep in a fast-food drive thru line and rolled into the car ahead of me, because of exhaust fumes.
It will get noisy too.
2007-05-26 14:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by Dudeman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fix it with JB Weld--hardware stores.
2007-05-26 15:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by paul h 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋