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Offline mk7gti

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GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« on: 15 December 2013, 19:12 »
2.5k miles on the GTI and already I'm getting sooty exhausts :sad: I find it annoying that all VW performance models do this. Time to get the Brillo pad out...
« Last Edit: 15 December 2013, 19:25 by mk7gti »
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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #1 on: 15 December 2013, 19:15 »
Ironic that the GTD pipes stay clean.  :whistle:
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Re: Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #2 on: 15 December 2013, 19:16 »
I know what you mean nuts! A mate who's a bit of an engineer mentioned that the car will be running rich to improve engine longevity. Apparently running a car rich reduces average engine temperature. Maybe I should start a thread to see who's pipes are the dirtiest :grin:
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #3 on: 15 December 2013, 19:34 »
Wire wool works wonders. 4500 miles in and my pipes are still sparkly clean  :smiley:

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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #4 on: 15 December 2013, 20:30 »
My MK6 sooted up the pipes until I changed the coil packs, after one failed, and now they stay clean  :smiley:
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #5 on: 15 December 2013, 20:32 »
I just have a habit of giving a quick wipe of my pipes every each journey  :lipsrsealed: :rolleyes:
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #6 on: 15 December 2013, 21:18 »
Quote from: 2014GTi on 15 December 2013, 20:32
I just have a habit of giving a quick wipe of my pipes every each journey  :lipsrsealed: :rolleyes:

You sure you wanted to tell everyone that  :wink:  :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #7 on: 15 December 2013, 21:26 »
Quote from: Gordor on 15 December 2013, 21:18
Quote from: 2014GTi on 15 December 2013, 20:32
I just have a habit of giving a quick wipe of my pipes every each journey  :lipsrsealed: :rolleyes:

You sure you wanted to tell everyone that  :wink:  :laugh: :laugh:
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Offline Mr Savage

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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #8 on: 15 December 2013, 23:37 »
I think soot on the tailpipes (especially the bottom of the pipe) is a very common problem with most cars. I had a car before which had gone from Chrome to black. I managed to being most of the chrome back using auto sol metal polish (which is really excellent by the way) but the bottom part was too badly stained for me to get it quite back to original. I've also noticed that my GTI's exhausts are coated in door after just 1700 miles. Sport mode seems to accelerate this development :D
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Re: GTI Sooty exhaust pipes
« Reply #9 on: 16 December 2013, 03:10 »
I use a small cylindrical mop in my power drill with autosol to bring up the pipes and remove all the baked on soot. It works an absolute treat to pipes which you thought were beyond redemption  :smiley:

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