CME's01S8

Do our cars have exhaust manifold flange (donut) gaskets? I have an exhaust leak under a load on passenger side.

If the do, does anyone know what the part number is or if places like ECS Tuning carries the donut gasket?

Thanks guys!

Chris

silverd2

The manifolds connect to the downpipes with a "ball" fitting with no gaskets...just a precision fit.

I'd check for a broken bolt(s) at that fitting.

When I first bought my car (at 35K miles), I found the same noise (loud "ticking" under heavy load).
Mine was under CPO warranty and the tech found a flawed joint there (spot of weld on one "ball" surface), machined it down to smooth and rebolted...problem gone....a factory flaw the original owner had never noticed...never had the windows open, I guess.

CME's01S8

Silver,

Thanks so much. Gonna have to take a look to see if that's the case.

On another note, you wouldn't happen to know the which eccentric bolt Audi uses for the rear toe adjustment?

silverd2

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