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Would driving another week with this leaking exhaust manifold cause any damage?

rfishi

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1998 Explorer V8 5.0
98 Explorer with 5.0 V8

Two of my exhaust studs are broken off, one on both far sides of the manifold. I've been driving it like this for about a week.

The parts I ordered to fix this won't arrive til next weekend. Will I risk damaging anything by continuing to drive it another week?

I'm not scared of carbon monoxide or emissions, I just don't want to damage my engine in any way.
 






Should be ok
You are not getting
Optimal mileage
Would be a good time for new spark plugs after the repair

Your oxygen sensor is going to potentially see more air then it’s expecting so it may throw a code and run in default mode… but that’s about it!
5.0 tough as nails
 






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