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It's either a head or exhaust leak
My 2.7 has the faint dreadful puffing sound coming from the right side of the motor. I stuck my hand up around the exhaust and could feel air blowing in a steady stream. It wasn't hot air or coming out in a quick puff, puff, puff like I would think escaping exhaust gasses would be.
When there is a load on the motor when accelerating the exhaust note becomes very deep and loud. Like the sound of a Harley with open pipes. Once up to speed it gets really quite. Am I doomed??? |
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11-26-2005, 06:08 PM
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Check it out, and hope it's not the head..
 It's ok... it's just got two more thingys.. M
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11-26-2005, 09:16 PM
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you just got this car didnt ya?
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11-26-2005, 11:46 PM
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Found out it was a head leak. Found one of the nuts just laying in its hole. Put it back on and re-torqued the heads without a problem. Nice and quite now. We'll see how long it lasts. |
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12-06-2005, 07:47 AM
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Stopped by my mechanics place a little while ago to check on things and he is done. Took the car out for a quick test drive and it runs like a bat outta hell!!!
Hope it stays that way... |
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12-06-2005, 10:38 AM
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YAY!!!!
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