Exhaust Leak

[lorentbj]

Son in law brought his D over for winter storage.When he pulled into garage it sounded like an exhaust tic tic tic.I have not dug into it.Just wondering if you have come accross this and the most likely spot?Any suggestions? thanks,bob

[SamHill]

Son in law brought his D over for winter storage.When he pulled into garage it sounded like an exhaust tic tic tic.I have not dug into it.Just wondering if you have come accross this and the most likely spot?Any suggestions? thanks,bob

If your Delorean has never had its exhaust manifold gaskets changed, both sides are due. The OEM ones are made of crappy material. The newer Volvo ones are the crush metal kind. The hard part is removing the manifolds due to the likely poor condition of the studs. If you aren't up for a lot of hard work, you're going to be very upset.

[sean]

The OEM ones are made of crappy material.

Yup and if it's not both its probably most definitely the driver's side.

[David T]

Figure on doing both sides. The only way to do this job is with an acetylene torch on the nuts and studs. Figure on replacing the studs and nuts. The venders sell a kit. Use a lot of Never-Seize when you reassemble. You will also have a lot of trouble with the studs on the cross-over pipe. If the car was driven a long time with the leak you may have to have the exhaust manifolds ground flat.
David Teitelbaum

[lorentbj]

Thanks for the info.I will do a check and get the parts ordered up.I will check the manifolds to see if they need to be reground.