sirsk869

Has anyone had the annoying exhaust soung comming from just passed the manifold, ifnot actully on the manifold? if so whatd you do to fix it???

Sideways7

iTrader: (7)

Sounds like you have an exhaust leak. What is the exhaust like? Stock, aftermarket? Basically, you just get a new gakset for the bad joint and that should fix it. Unless the flange is warped, which is possible with a cheap-o aftermaket system.

ROTARYROCKET7

Yeah sounds like an exhaust leak from the exhaust manifold. Get a new gasket and slap it on, and hear the difference =)

Rotary are suppose to be loud! lol

Exhaust Manifold Gaskets

N/A

86-88 http://mazdatrix.com/getprice.asp?partnum=13-461A-N326
89-92 http://mazdatrix.com/getprice.asp?partnum=13-461A-N350

Turbo on there too, just go to exhaust section

Racing Beat

http://racingbeat.com/FRmazda2.htm

Jason NYC

micah

If you haven't visually inspected your cats yet... Do it... I had an 86 where my cat actually rusted/burned a hole in the thing.... the ceramics had clocked the hole exiting the cat, so it had to come out somewhere else... that made a LOUD noise.

Rocking Rotary

iTrader: (14)

I hope you got your exhaust fixed. I have a 87 na I replaced the gasket on and had the manifold plained to make sure it was flush and the damn thing still leaks at the top of the manifold I even put on a spare manifold and it still does it.

I hope yours goes much smoother.

touge_monster

i had the same problem, i couldint figure it out. but it turned out to be the gasket coming off the exhaust man. to the cat pipe. one of my studs was broken so it was on there half *** and rotted the gasket. new stud and gasket and it was running like a champ

SpooledupRacing

I have the same problem, I think I need to replace my exhaust manifold gasket, but I am waiting till I get another manifold porting it and then putting it on, I have a racing beat dowpipe, need a new racing beat pre silencer, and stock y pipe with stock mufflers

Dave

schmol

I just spent 4 hours doing my exhaust on my vert because the system that was on it had a leak. Well, after 4 hours and finally getting hte exhaust on with no leaks, we discovered it was the exhaust manifold from the start.

So, how much fun am I going to have replacing the manifold gasket?

micah

Eh... PB Blast the thing a couple days in advance if possible.. let it sit... It won't be bad if you do that...

FCKing1995

iTrader: (3)

Ive got a bad leak myself, but I think its probably a hole in the pipe, my car must have been from the north originaly. Everything on it is rusted

Soma

Schmol...
The exhaust manifold gasket is straight foward.
If you have an NA, the haynes manual says you need to remove the auxiliary port actuators and the air control valve. Bypass that step and save yourself some time! You dont need to remove those componants to get the manifold off!

Sideways7

iTrader: (7)

It helps to have a long socket extension.