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05-19-2010, 12:21 AM | #1 |
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Possible that I might have overtightened my exhaust? sound clip
Ok. have one more thing bugging me. Is it possible to overtighten where the header meets the exhaust system? I have them cranked down really good as there is only like 1/8 to 1/4 gap between the clamps. Basically I tightened them down as tight as I could get them. I ran my hand around the pipes and don't feel any gas escaping but it sounds like a light tick coming from under the car. It could be all in my head and it's just the injectors coming in from under the car.
Basically I was wondering if it's possible to get to it to tight and damage the gaskets in between the header and section one. Here's a sound clip of what I hear. Might be normal. If anyone with a header install can compare their engine sound to mine it would be appreciated.
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Only on the outside unless I'm driving by a wall or another car and then I can hear some light ticking with the passenger window down. I'm probably paranoid and the car always sounded this way. I checked out the header nuts and they are all tight also. O2's and egt were tightened down good at install. Covered the pipes up too get more pressure and did not notice it get any louder, The tick goes up with rpm also. I honestly believe the tick was there before the install. Just trying to see if anyone else's motor sounds this way. Probably just injectors.
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Check your receipt.. when BMW does warranty work they usually list the parts ordered for the vehicle.. Might be worth a second look..
That tick sounds like mine did when it needed a valve adjustment. |
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Parts ordered all corralate with a valve job. Dont see any shims though. Im sure they just bought a new kit for general use and did not list it under my parts ordered. Pisses me off if it's a loose valve as I am out of warranty now.
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I'll listen later but as an FYI you will no be able to "feel" the exhaust leak, best thing to do is get a stethoscope, pull the metal probe off and use just the tube as a directional microphone that is extra sensitive to air pulses, lets you find exhaust leaks very quick.
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that's from the aftermarket headers, mine sounds the same, to me it sounds like a pack of locusts.
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So is your setup loud as all get out? Im sure you need earplugs with the x-pipe too. Im debating putting back on the stock cans for a weekend. Just hate the balls out look.
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I had to take off the x-pipe as it caused an annoying drone. It's bearable now...still pisses off the wife around 2000 rpm though, as long as I keep the rpms up then there isn't much of a drone. Don't feel bad I also thought something was wrong with the installation after I put the headers on....the sound is like a metallic clicking....I was definitely caught off guard by it.
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lol... If you ever need a home for the RE Diablo LMK.
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Talked to Vann Reed in St.Louis said they thought it could use a valve adjustment by the way the video sounded. $575 plus shims/gaskets. I hate to do it after it was "supposedly just done. Plus I would have to take a day off from work to get it up there and back as the car needs to be completely cool before the valve job.I agree that the exhaust metallic sound is just the headers. Now Im just going to concentrate on the valve train that seems really noisy at higher rpm's(5000 and up)
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If you do get it done ask them to write down the clearances as they take them, and if they change any the shim size new size and new clearance, that's what I do for all my customers.
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That's the whole issue I have with the dealer. They admitted they never did a valve adjustment on an s54 before mine and did not write down or have any record of shims used(if any). Worthless.
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You probably found that out afterward, right?
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Yes I did
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No taking record is not normal, dealers never do that, it's just an above and beyond thing. But them NEVER having done one before is unsettling. I know that the local dealers here hardly ever do it. Regardless doing it because of the new sound from the headers would be a bad choice. Doing it because you know the dealer is incompetent is another thing all together.
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I wouldn't get the valve adjustment, I would get the ESS tune instead. I have it and the metallic clicking got less prominent over time. Now it just sounds like an exotic race car. Sounds like that guy is just looking for a way to soak you for $600. Think about it, nothing changed on the car except for the headers, how could that create any kind of problem necessitating a $600 adjustment?
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