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RE: 325i (E30) Ticking When cold
- Subject: RE: 325i (E30) Ticking When cold
- From: Thi VanAusdal <tvanausdal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:44:04 -0600
Hey,
I too have a cold startup exhaust leak - from
the exhaust manifold/flange joint. It is
probably a crack in the pipe where the flange
is welded to the downpipe going to the catalytic
converter.
This failure, I believe, is a byproduct of the
exhaust bracket being missing near the cat which
connects to the transmission. The extra movement
stresses the flange weld, and it cracks. I had
a '80 528i drop its entire exhaust front end b/c
of this failure.
- thi v.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 9:28 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: 325i (E30) Ticking When cold
>
>
> My 89 325i makes a ticking noise when cold which sounds to me like the
> beginning of an exhaust leak which only manifests itself when
> the metal is
> cold.
>
> Is there a typical place that these little devils tend to
> leak exhaust?
>
> Sounds like crap but then it goes away...
>
> TIA
> Steve H
> 89 325iS
> 97 Dachshund (looking sideways at ticking under floorboards...)
>
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