mrwho13

does anybody know what this odd popping noise is in the background? it kinda sounds like an exhaust or intake leak and is very apparent under heavy load (like accelerating) and goes away whent he car is warmed up. my guess is it's a gasket busted somewhere (the car is 115k miles).

i took it to the stealer and they "couldnt find" a problem even though i demonstrated it for them.

it's been driving me crazy for months.
TIA<ul><li><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=qq-K9jYWPo0">Engine Noise Video</a></li></ul>

Solaris

hard to tell, but it sounds like it could be an exhaust leak. Does it "tick" when you drive it cold?

leosphere

I swore that I still had problems with my turbo to TP gasket but nope, seafoam proved me wrong. Picking up gaskets manana.

Pat

Exact same problem I just had fixed. Much quieter and smoother now.

Solaris

haha, I discovered a loose bolt for the manifold to turbo, too, when I ran Seafoam

leosphere

man I can't wait, plus I have to dyno soon so I can then add Andy's p&amp;p mani and dyno it

leosphere

the T was like this one on the top left. the clear hoses were really loose on it so air could escape, and the nylon hose, I used a piece of silicone tube from a hosetechniques sample kit. It sucked up the SF quick and didn't even get close to chocking the engine. Worked really good, and the car feels good after cleaning out the foulness from a few 7e foulings

mrwho13

they make the noise heard in the video. when the car is under load the ticks are way more apparent.