weird annoying ticking noise

[hao.]

Your local Rapeco, Supershit or Autobarn should be able to help you out. If they can't help, lord have mercy.

[Bluterus]

My mate has a cammed and blown xr8 he was flogging it then it started making a really bad ticking noise after searching many things the last thing we checked was the exhaust and we found a tiniest piece of exhaust gasket came off. We though it was from one of the heads.

Some 4-1 headers/extractors can make ticking noises too. I've seen many 4-1's that make a ticking noise through the merge collector. Sometimes with my XR8 you can't hear it but other times its quite loud. Especially if you're at the lights between two cars or say in a maccas drive through.

[Nikkojoe]

It's most likely leaky exhaust manifold gasket. When they leak, it sounds like a loud ticking/tapping noise under load.

Ask for an ae82 4age exhaust manifold gasket, and also best replace the two crush rings at the same time too (on the secondaries flange- again ask for two from an ae82 4age).

[.ady]

first post edited with video let me know wot u guys think

[Nikkojoe]

All i can hear in that video is exhaust leak

But do change both like I said in my other post. It should solve your issue.

[lo_rolla]

When I had holes in my extractors the car used to shoot massive flames, once lit a leaf on fire on the side of road near Mt Nebo.
And the exhaust gasket has fucked up on my 4K asewll as my old 4AC and 7AFE's.

[Todd]

im going to say it straight up, it is the 'crush ring gaskets' (as nikko put it) between the primaries and the secondaries.

replace them and i am almost positive the noise will go away.

[Nikkojoe]

it even could be the nuts have come loose on the secondaries flange causing the leak. But if they are custom made secondaries using a random custom flange, the crush rings may not seat properly and therefore leak.

[.ady]

awesome it does seem to make the weird noise more over the manifold side so ill get that changed and we'll see if theres any improvement...hopefully there is....so its

1.exhuast manifold gasket x1
and
2. crush rings x 2

for ae82 4age? gangster shizz

[4agtezza]

You should think about getting your extractors machined flat as well. Gets kinda hot under there and your extractors may have warped. Last time I did a exhaust gasket, i replaced it only for it to blow again a week later