Begi downpipe leak
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 963
Total Cats: -1
Begi downpipe leak
Hey everyone.
I got a leaking begi downpipe. Its their downpipe that comes with Begi-s kit. The problem is with it being two-piece. It seems like the design of the slip type connection is not very good. I pushed it all the way in and tightened the "long bolt", but its still leaking like crazy. I am thinking its messing up my wideband reading. Does anyone else have this same problem with the DP leak?
I was thinking maybe exhaust clamp would help but i am not sure.
I was thinking maybe using something like this?
This one looks really serious
I got a leaking begi downpipe. Its their downpipe that comes with Begi-s kit. The problem is with it being two-piece. It seems like the design of the slip type connection is not very good. I pushed it all the way in and tightened the "long bolt", but its still leaking like crazy. I am thinking its messing up my wideband reading. Does anyone else have this same problem with the DP leak?
I was thinking maybe exhaust clamp would help but i am not sure.
I was thinking maybe using something like this?
This one looks really serious
#6
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 963
Total Cats: -1
What kind did you use?
i noticed that. When the car heats up it certainly get much better. Today i decided to push the pipes more together and now it leaks even more.
A little off topic.
When working on the dp, i noticed i have a huge coolant leak! Its coming from the back of the engine. I checked the thermostat in the back of the engine and its dry. The wettest place is right under the washer fluid reservoir. it looks like the coolant gets sprayed there from somewhere not just leaking, because i dont understand how it would make it all the way to where the washer fluid tank is. However there is enough leaking that the tranny is wet and it dripped on the floor.
Any ideas?
i noticed that. When the car heats up it certainly get much better. Today i decided to push the pipes more together and now it leaks even more.
A little off topic.
When working on the dp, i noticed i have a huge coolant leak! Its coming from the back of the engine. I checked the thermostat in the back of the engine and its dry. The wettest place is right under the washer fluid reservoir. it looks like the coolant gets sprayed there from somewhere not just leaking, because i dont understand how it would make it all the way to where the washer fluid tank is. However there is enough leaking that the tranny is wet and it dripped on the floor.
Any ideas?
#7
+1
After some god awful rattling when the piece finally came loose, I put an exhaust U clamp like this one on. Worked so far for 4k miles.
JEGS Exhaust U-Clamps - JEGS
After some god awful rattling when the piece finally came loose, I put an exhaust U clamp like this one on. Worked so far for 4k miles.
JEGS Exhaust U-Clamps - JEGS
#17
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 963
Total Cats: -1
This might sound like a stupid question (90% of mine are stupid), if it was my head gasket leaking would the car probably have white smoke coming out of the tail pipe, right?
The leak is for sure somewhere near the CAS. Its squirting the coolant right under the washer fluid tank.
Is it possible though that the leak is messing up my WB readings? Or if it does it not significant?