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11-09-2003, 04:46 PM
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Got one for ya! ok my car has been ticking for a couple months now and i finally got around to checking where it's comming from. well to make a long story short, it's comming from egr tube somewhere down by the collector on the passenger side 
. the reason i know this is b/c i had my car running and had my hands all around the collector and felt no leak and also it's not black around where the collector mates with the y pipe or anything. when i listen to it under the car or kneeling down beside the car, it's alot more noticeable than when standing or looking under the hood. so my friend has some kind of expecsive camera on a stick (i know it sounds crazy but it's really the only way i can describe it) and i saw black on the egr tube as far down as i could see. not good. so here's my questions... has anybody else had this trouble and if so, how did you fix it? also, if i take it somewhere to get it welded, i want to be able to tell them what exactly has to be taken apart and welded if they aren't familiar with mac headers so what tube does the egr tube connect to? any info is appreciated.
. the reason i know this is b/c i had my car running and had my hands all around the collector and felt no leak and also it's not black around where the collector mates with the y pipe or anything. when i listen to it under the car or kneeling down beside the car, it's alot more noticeable than when standing or looking under the hood. so my friend has some kind of expecsive camera on a stick (i know it sounds crazy but it's really the only way i can describe it) and i saw black on the egr tube as far down as i could see. not good. so here's my questions... has anybody else had this trouble and if so, how did you fix it? also, if i take it somewhere to get it welded, i want to be able to tell them what exactly has to be taken apart and welded if they aren't familiar with mac headers so what tube does the egr tube connect to? any info is appreciated. Last edited by ngozer; 11-09-2003 at 11:30 PM.
11-09-2003, 07:53 PM
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Sounds like you have an exhaust leak where the AIR tube bolts up to the passenger side manifold. Have you tried torquing the bolts down? If not, you could replace the gasket or completely remove the AIR system and install a block off plate.
11-10-2003, 10:05 AM
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nope. no missed shifts. just curious, why would the leak be close to the heads if it sounds louder when i'm under the car or kneeling beside it and it's black around the egr tube toward the collector?
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11-10-2003, 03:26 PM
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Every exhaust shop I deal with requires the header out of the car anyway to do any kind of welding.
My guess would be a cracked weld, especially around the mating areas of the EGR and AIR provisions.
Just another thought.
My guess would be a cracked weld, especially around the mating areas of the EGR and AIR provisions.
Just another thought.