# Just replaced y-pipe with WSP y-pipe but now i have a ticking sound coming from the rear header...any suggestions??? (more)

Posted by kyle (91 GXE) on June 17, 2002 at 21:54:33:

it took about 3 hrs but i got my y-pipe on yesterday. we had to crack the nuts on the cat and put new ones on which took up the majority of the time. well anyways the studs came off without a struggle on both headers. the front doesnt leak at all with the new pipe but theres a ticking sound coming from the rear header when that and the y-pipe meet. i loosened and retightened the bolts this morning and its as tight as can be yet it still ticks/leaks. i have to get my fluids changed anyways so i might just have the shop take a crack at it but i rather fix it myself to save on labor. anyone else have this problem or any suggestions?? thanks.

Replys:

- check the heat shield..as silly as it abdul (90 GXE 92 SE) 17:11:53 6/18/2002 (0)
- i drove around some more today and it only ticks when in D or R, if i rev it in N there is no ticking at all. so what could be wrong? and i'm nearly certain the studs arent broken so...? n/m kyle (91gxe) 10:43:57 6/18/2002 (2)
  - Does the noise change with the speed of the car, or the speed of the motor, or niether? n/m Mikey P (93 SE) 10:52:31 6/18/2002 (1)
    - motor for sure, highly doubt speed of car n/m kyle (91gxe) 13:09:32 6/18/2002 (0)
- Did you replace the donut gasket with a new one? n/m Kaleb (Black '93 GXE 5spd) 01:23:23 6/18/2002 (0)
- ouch that sucks..... Alex (90se5spd) 22:03:32 6/17/2002 (0)

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: it took about 3 hrs but i got my y-pipe on yesterday. we had to crack the nuts on the cat and put new ones on which took up the majority of the time. well anyways the studs came off without a struggle on both headers. the front doesnt leak at all with the new pipe but theres a ticking sound coming from the rear header when that and the y-pipe meet. i loosened and retightened the bolts this morning and its as tight as can be yet it still ticks/leaks. i have to get my fluids changed anyways so i might just have the shop take a crack at it but i rather fix it myself to save on labor. anyone else have this problem or any suggestions?? thanks.