Yes- if you can get in there, snap a pair of Vise-Grips over the flange to close up the gap, and see if it makes a difference. If so, you'll need to replace the broken stud. Ron
---------- > From: Mark Reda <[email protected]> > To: A2-16V <[email protected]> > Subject: Loud A2-16V > Date: Sunday, January 23, 2000 4:21 PM > > Guys, my car is fucking loud! > It has an incredible sound to it, but at 180Km/h you can't have a > conversation because the engine is roaring. > > Are all A2's like this? > Today I had to put on ear plugs because I was getting a headache and I'm > starting to think its leading me to very slight hearing loss. > Even my girlfriend says she can hear me comming from down the street. > > I think the problem is that when I had my downpipe replaced last march > the repair -guy broke one (maybe 2) of the 6 studs that hold the > Downpipe in. > For those of you who haven't been fortunate enough to see a downpipe it > has 2 rows of 3 holes that the studs from the exhaust manafold come > from. > _____________________ > | 0 0 0 | > | --- --- | > | | | | | | > | --- --- | > | 0 0 0 | > ---------------------- > > I'm beginning to think the sound is directly contributed to a stud being > snapped and thus the seal being broken.... Causing an exhaust leak! > > The sound comes from the engine bay more then the tail-pipe but it > doesnt sound like an exhaust leak, it sounds like a car with an intake. > > Any Ideas? > > Mark Reda. > 89 Jetta GTX 16V > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
