GolfGTIforum.co.uk
Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Haribo! on 16 April 2006, 07:13
-
anyone successfully managed to get an exhaust manifold for a 1.6 carb engine back on the down pipe without it blowing???? ive got a brand new ring seal and new clips and it still blows, the only odd thing i noticed is that the old ring seal was like a really tight network of thin metal meshy stuff and the new one was a solid piece of metal but the vw garage insisted that the new one was a new and better one and that the old one was not genuine but its the same as ive seen before on that engine type....... any idea how to stop this blowing? should i bother fitting the old ring seal back in and hoping for the best? i would simply try it but i hate those C clips
-
did you manage to get the new seal to seat on the zaust fully? I could never get the room or leverage to hammer it all the way on, in the end I gave up and put the old one back on with lots of zaust sealant. If you got the metal ring all the way on, it will probably be quite tricky to get it off again, smear a load of zaust assembly paste on it & see.
Ideally you want to replace it with a proper GTI zaust as they seal much better!
-
yeah it slipped on quite easy, in fact i had trouble holding it on whilst trying to hold everthing els together to put the 1st clip back on, i was thinking being metal maybe it might expand when i finally get the car up to full heat, as i haven't yet due to the water pump problem, didn't use any sealant tho........ may be the problem
-
ive got a 1600 driver and i was just wonderin if a full gti exhaust will fit on my driver anyone know?
-
yep indeed it will, as long as its an 8v one, I'm beginning to wish i had done that now to be honest, as its even more power to go with the rest of it, and it doesn't have this stupid seal ring thing
-
so mate i have an 8v driver so do you mean only an 8v gti exhaust will fit or will an 16v gti exhaust fit my driver
-
only an 8v GTI zaust will fit. You have 2 options, either fit a 1.8 Driver/GL downpipe & GTI system from the front silencer back, or fit a complete GTI system including the manifold & downpipe.
-
as rubjonny says and i recommend that you use the gti manifold because then you dont have to fool around with the part this topic is about
-
will a 8v gti back box fit straight on to my 1600 driver in place of the original back box. is it a direct fit
cheers
-
no it wont, both the bore is too small, and on a 1.6 there is no rear silencer, backbox just has a long pipe to the front silencer.
-
mr rub :smiley:, why is that anyway?, about the lack of rear silencer, all the other ones have one, also i noticed in the haynes manual it has it the other way round, it shows diagrams 20.4a and 20.4b with the rear silencer on the 1600/1800 exhaust system and not one on the smaller size engine, whas all that aboot
-
I dunno really, I guess its because the 1.6 doesn't make as much noise? The setup shown for 1.3 & 1.5 is what my 1.6 had on it, though all that soon went in the bin when I got the scorpion system on there ;)
-
hi boys i know this is a bit off subject but i want to fit a new gear linkage to my driver because its quite stiff to get it into 1st and second is a bit crunchy, was just wonderin the best place to get it done, would a vw garage be real pricey, i did look at rubjhonnys instructions in maintainance section but im not much of a mechanic. so was wonderin if anyone knows where to take it. i live in weymouth dorset.
any help would be cool cheers guys
-
anything done at a vw garage is conna cost alot, theyd probably charge you a few hundred to change a headlight bulb, if you aint comfortable trying it yourself and dont have a mechanic buddy then your best off going to a normal garage and im sure a good strait mechanic will sort you out for cheaper than a vw expert super wizz kid ma jobby, im not familiar with gear linkages myself and i know buggger all about mechanics too but you may find that its easier than it looks, give it abit of planning and you could probably do it yourself and save yourself money and learn a thing or two, ive learnt loads that way :smiley:
-
ok mate cheers ill give it a go and let you know what happened.
cheers for your help mate.
chris
-
hi boys just had an idea if i get a 8v gti down pipe is it a direct fit to my 1600 driver manifold cos i was going to get the down pipe and 8v mid silencer and back box then grt it all joined up in stainless.
any ideas or suggestions, would this work?
cheers
-
nope, you need to use a 1.8 driver downpipe as this will mate to the 1.6 manifold and is the GTI bore at the other end.
If you want to use a GTI downpipe you have to fit a GTI manifold as well.
-
If you want to use a GTI downpipe you have to fit a GTI manifold as well.
do that one, i garentee you wont get it closed again without it blowing unless you put a gti manifold on, but if you do, tell me how! :wink:
-
so is a gti manifolf a direct fit
-
Yes the GTI 8v manifold is a direct bolt-on fit. However, be prepared to remove your head as some of the bolts/studs may shear off and require drilling out.
Not really that hard though, me & me dad had the head off, stud drilled out and head refitted & car running in a day :)