Minor leak from exhaust port help?

[jetfish]

Hi guys,

i have got an 2002 ec 300 and it has a little leak. It is leaking from where the exhaust exits the engine port, it looks spring loaded but as a bit of play/movement in it. It may need a new gasket or gromet.

what do you think?

cheers

 

[Rick]

Try replacing the spings and "o"rings....unless the exhaust spigot is cracked.

 

[roostafish]

Or your pipe is bent and needs to be straightened out. Try some "chamber seal" if you don't want to mess with it. Works great.

 

[jasont1532]

see if the 8mm head bolts are loose my 05 300 loosened.

 

[iancp5]

Obviously check nothing is broken. Typically the pipes don't fit exactly and pull one of the gasket o-rings out when the exhaust is put on. I have found the o-rings so difficult to fit correctly I stopped bothering and use high temp Silicon RTV to seal the joint instead.

 

[eff]

see if the 8mm head bolts are loose my 05 300 loosened.

I had to loctite mine.