Exhaust leak

[Adamblaze]

Hi there i have a 1/5 scale and my exhaust is leaking oil quite bad it has a silicone joint on it i was just wondering if it is the gasket or the exhaust it is not the silicone joint I have checked it is starting to really anoying because I have to wipe it up after every 20 mins . THANKS

Adam blaze

 

[Baja_Matt]

I had a similar problem with my KM buggy when I got it Adam, the gaskets they used on the X-Port were like pieces of wax paper, didnt do a very good job. It would help a little if we knew what vehicle/exhaust you were working with.

When I ordered some parts on Black Friday I got this one, it is a graphite gasket, I no longer have ANY leakage problems.The nice thing about a graphite gasket is that its going to conform to irregularities in your manifold's mating surface.
http://www.davesmotors.com/s.nl/c.885035/n.1/it.A/id.7227/.f

 

[OuttaLuck]

Hi there i have a 1/5 scale and my exhaust is leaking oil quite bad it has a silicone joint on it i was just wondering if it is the gasket or the exhaust it is not the silicone joint I have checked it is starting to really anoying because I have to wipe it up after every 20 mins . THANKS

Adam blaze

Pics would be nice

 

[Adamblaze]

Pics would be nice

 

[Adamblaze]

 

[Adamblaze]

https://picasaweb.google.com/110414026039682396866/Yarma#5687180281634494946

 

[pablo]

still can,t see any pics

 

[Adamblaze]

 

[Adamblaze]

http://s1142.photobucket.com/albums...mblaze1/?action=view&current=yamabuggy047.jpg

 

[pablo]

its hard to see from the pics were its leaking but its prob, the gasket blowing the exhaust bolts might have came loose ,have you checked them?

 

[OuttaLuck]

I still cant see lol if its leaking at the header pipe remove all traces of the old gasket, throw a new gasket on as pablo suggested, snug the header bolts up not to tight because you'll strip the threads don't forget to use a small amount of red loctite on the threads

Troy

 

[Adamblaze]

Thanks I have taken my engine out and looked at the exhaust I think it is the gasket so I am going to purchase a new one if that don't work I am going to get a new pipe thanks for your help as I am new to the 1:5 scale rc I am used to nitro any way many thanks .

 

[pablo]

Thanks I have taken my engine out and looked at the exhaust I think it is the gasket so I am going to purchase a new one if that don't work I am going to get a new pipe thanks for your help as I am new to the 1:5 scale rc I am used to nitro any way many thanks .

the exhaust its self should be fine i use a little bit of rtv sealer on my exhaust gasket it seals it well, you can buy it at most motor factors the stuff i use is called arbo grey high temp rtv sealer. you,ll find owning a 5th scale alot better than owning a nitro is your buggy fitted with a failsafe or kill switch?