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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: 0795omega on 11 February 2012, 12:57:42

Title: exhaust leak
Post by: 0795omega on 11 February 2012, 12:57:42

i had a new cat put on the off-side of my 2.5 v6,and it never seems to be exhaust gas leak free,even got a genuine vaux gasket last month+ fitted for mot and was better,but guess what all raspy again from this joint,havent a clue now!! its the joint where the front pipe joins the manifold,no leaks before cat was fitted.

Title: Re: exhaust leak
Post by: tunnie on 11 February 2012, 13:52:48

Quote from: 0795omega on 11 February 2012, 12:57:42

i had a new cat put on the off-side of my 2.5 v6,and it never seems to be exhaust gas leak free,even got a genuine vaux gasket last month+ fitted for mot and was better,but guess what all raspy again from this joint,havent a clue now!! its the joint where the front pipe joins the manifold,no leaks before cat was fitted.

Thats what new cats sound like sadly, should have replaced with a genuine secondhand one. Which is going to be your only option if you want silent running again