Exhaust noise

STLMR2na · 11-13-2009, 03:33 PM

my exhaust makes a ticking noise at certain times when i'm driving

how can you tell if it's an exhaust leak or my muffler is a POS?

I've tried searching for a leak, can't find anything

Bak@EMSPowered · 11-13-2009, 03:49 PM

Sounds like an exhaust leak, possibly from around the manifold area.

c1jensen · 11-14-2009, 08:53 PM

I just fixed this very issue today on mine. I had a small crack at the flex pipe that was causing a noticeable ticking noise. It was noticeable at all speeds, except highway. I put headers on it today to fix it...cheaper than a stock manifold, and it DOES sound better!

STLMR2na · 11-16-2009, 11:34 AM

yes!!!!, thats what i was hoping for, cause i'm getting headers anyway

STLMR2na · 11-18-2009, 03:31 PM

think i found the problem, did a little more checking for a leak, nothing i could find
think one of my injectors is clogged,
running injector cleaner in my tank right now so it's getting better
i'm getting new plug wires anyway in case i am dropping a cylinder

MR-3sgte · 11-18-2009, 04:55 PM

pop your engine lid with the motor running stick your face down by the turbo and manifold and tap the throttle. Can you smell exhaust fumes?

STLMR2na · 11-19-2009, 11:37 AM

i hav an N/A

deucethemoose · 11-19-2009, 11:49 AM

Same goes for N/A, put your ear near the exhaust manifold and blip the throttle cable a few times. You should hear it better, and you'll smell it.

STLMR2na · 11-19-2009, 12:46 PM

it's not the manifold, is was a cylinder not firing, even though i had new plugs one of the injectors was clogged, i'm getting new wires which i was getting anyway,

i'm getting headers soon as well, but don't know if i can install them myself

Medusa · 11-19-2009, 03:52 PM

Headers are so easy. As long as you can lift your car up high enough to get to the bolts holding your exhaust onto your cat. Also, to get those bolts off, just use an impact gun. It'll save you so much time and you won't strip any bolts.

STLMR2na · 11-20-2009, 10:20 AM

and the good thing is i have an impact gun too, what kind of sealer should i use for new headers, and both sides of the gasket?

MR-3sgte · 11-24-2009, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Medusa

Headers are so easy. As long as you can lift your car up high enough to get to the bolts holding your exhaust onto your cat. Also, to get those bolts off, just use an impact gun. It'll save you so much time and you won't strip any bolts.

LOL until there rusted into the head and the bolts snap off in the head when you try removing them.

Medusa · 11-25-2009, 12:01 AM

I was talking about removing the exhaust from the cat.

But I've stripped and snapped more bolts with a wrench or breaker bar than an impact gun. In fact, for exhaust systems, the only way I've been able to avoid stripping bolts is with an impact gun.

11-13-2009, 03:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Exhaust noise my exhaust makes a ticking noise at certain times when i'm driving how can you tell if it's an exhaust leak or my muffler is a POS? I've tried searching for a leak, can't find anything

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11-13-2009, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bak@EMSPowered Banned Seller Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,925 Thanks: 30 Thanked 193 Times in 165 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (49/93% )	Sounds like an exhaust leak, possibly from around the manifold area.

11-14-2009, 08:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
c1jensen No Skills Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Bloomington/Normal, IL Posts: 35 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I just fixed this very issue today on mine. I had a small crack at the flex pipe that was causing a noticeable ticking noise. It was noticeable at all speeds, except highway. I put headers on it today to fix it...cheaper than a stock manifold, and it DOES sound better!

11-16-2009, 11:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	yes!!!!, thats what i was hoping for, cause i'm getting headers anyway

11-18-2009, 03:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	think i found the problem, did a little more checking for a leak, nothing i could find think one of my injectors is clogged, running injector cleaner in my tank right now so it's getting better i'm getting new plug wires anyway in case i am dropping a cylinder

11-18-2009, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
MR-3sgte Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 191 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	pop your engine lid with the motor running stick your face down by the turbo and manifold and tap the throttle. Can you smell exhaust fumes?

11-19-2009, 11:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	i hav an N/A

11-19-2009, 11:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
deucethemoose Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 114 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Same goes for N/A, put your ear near the exhaust manifold and blip the throttle cable a few times. You should hear it better, and you'll smell it.

11-19-2009, 12:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	it's not the manifold, is was a cylinder not firing, even though i had new plugs one of the injectors was clogged, i'm getting new wires which i was getting anyway, i'm getting headers soon as well, but don't know if i can install them myself

11-19-2009, 03:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Headers are so easy. As long as you can lift your car up high enough to get to the bolts holding your exhaust onto your cat. Also, to get those bolts off, just use an impact gun. It'll save you so much time and you won't strip any bolts.

11-20-2009, 10:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
STLMR2na DrivingStraight=Overrated Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,053 Thanks: 25 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	and the good thing is i have an impact gun too, what kind of sealer should i use for new headers, and both sides of the gasket?

11-25-2009, 12:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I was talking about removing the exhaust from the cat. But I've stripped and snapped more bolts with a wrench or breaker bar than an impact gun. In fact, for exhaust systems, the only way I've been able to avoid stripping bolts is with an impact gun.