Leaky Manifold gasket V2

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Timmo
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Leaky Manifold gasket V2

Post by Timmo » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:35 pm

My car (98 NB RS) has aftermarket Maxim works headers which it looks like are leaking- This causes an horrible tractor sound at low RPM and large amounts of throttle- Any ideas on how to fix it?
I've tried re-torquing the exhaust studs but it the leaks are coming from between the pipe and the flange rather than the flange and the head.

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Post by Born_disturbed » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:33 pm

Weld it?
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Post by Mr. Shine » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:27 pm

Born_disturbed wrote:Weld it?
Seems obvious.
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Post by m4vr1k » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:32 pm

If you want a temporary fix you could stick some CRC Maniseal on there. Worked well on my S13.
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