just wondering if any of you have seen or had exhaust problems with the 16v's
Ive replaced my exaust once in the past 3 years and had it patched up twice. It seems my problem is that the roll of the engine keeps pulling and stretching at the exhaust and causes it to pull the pipe out of the backside of the muffler... this has happened 3x now and been repaired by 3 different shops. The exhaust is hung properly with some bushings and a bracket to allow it to swing a little with the engine, but usualy 8-12 months after I get it welded back together, it starts to crack again around where it joins the muffler... making extra 'bubbling' raspy noise at idle. I drive the car like an old lady and almost never drive it hard enough to even open up the second barrel on the throttle body. (i want my car to last) The front motor mount is about 14months old and its now got a straight pipe where the cat used to be. I never dump the clutch or shift hard enough to make the engine rock real bad, all the motions I do are smooth and gradual. But alas, it looks like im going to have to get my exhaust fixed a 4th time. Any comments? '91 GLi 2Ltr 16v
