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1BoostedMK6

1BoostedMK6

Passed Driver's Ed
Good Evening Everyone,

I noticed what i thought to be a slight exhaust leak a few days ago, so i went to investigate today and found my SPM downpipe has broken the 2 hangers that go into the rubber sub-frame mount. I contacted SPM and am waiting to hear their solution. I also tried searching for the specific attachments that are on the downpipe to connect to the rubber mount, but had no luck. I Only found the rubber subframe mount itself. I was curious if anyone had any solutions or ideas on how to fix this problem other than a new downpipe lol. Here are a few pictures to help better illustrate what i am referring to:



 
Blakcard

Blakcard

Autocross Newbie
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torga

torga

Autocross Champion
No photos were uploaded. But going off your description alone, you don't have many options outside of getting a new DP. Sounds like nothing broke on the car, except the hangers on the DP itself.

I suppose you could take it to an exhaust shop and have them weld the hangers back onto the DP as a quick fix.
 
1BoostedMK6

1BoostedMK6

Passed Driver's Ed
Blakcard said:
no pics
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I have 2 pictures uploaded on my screen. Maybe the google photos album wasn’t shareable or something. Sorry about that.
 
1BoostedMK6

1BoostedMK6

Passed Driver's Ed
NewGuy said:
If SPM doesnt offer a new one take it to a muffler shop.
They should be able to weld it back together and probably better considering the welds must have been pretty bad to break off in the first place.
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Sounds like the plan. They said they don’t make just the hinges that are welded onto the DP which makes sense. Both mine snapped off, so I guess its seeing which is cheaper a muffler shop or buying the small section from the turbo to the hanger, which SPM does make.
 
1BoostedMK6

1BoostedMK6

Passed Driver's Ed
torga said:
No photos were uploaded. But going off your description alone, you don't have many options outside of getting a new DP. Sounds like nothing broke on the car, except the hangers on the DP itself.

I suppose you could take it to an exhaust shop and have them weld the hangers back onto the DP as a quick fix.
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Yup you are indeed correct sir. Very strange how it happened. Must have scrapped something since my wheels and suspension are perfectly fine. Don’t think it was from a bump or pot hole.
 
1BoostedMK6

1BoostedMK6

Passed Driver's Ed
Thank you for the advice and responses everyone. Always appreciated.
 
jay745

jay745

What Would Glenn Danzig Do
1BoostedMK6 said:
Yup you are indeed correct sir. Very strange how it happened. Must have scrapped something since my wheels and suspension are perfectly fine. Don’t think it was from a bump or pot hole.
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I would check your motor mounts for play. The only way that can happen is for the motor to shift enough to put significant movement from the turbo to the subframe. I don't think a pothole would be enough to do that. Launching the car with stock motor/trans mounts enough times would do it.
 
1BoostedMK6

1BoostedMK6

Passed Driver's Ed
jay745 said:
I would check your motor mounts for play. The only way that can happen is for the motor to shift enough to put significant movement from the turbo to the subframe. I don't think a pothole would be enough to do that. Launching the car with stock motor/trans mounts enough times would do it.
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Thank You for the recommendation. I have heard others say motor movement is a cause of that problem. Hopefully I can just bolt this $200 turbo to hanger pipe up from SPM and be good to go.
 
1BoostedMK6

1BoostedMK6

Passed Driver's Ed
NewGuy said:
Is SPM providing the part?
I would imagine welding from a muffler shop would be cheaper than that.
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Yup. They were actually out of stock on the one on their site, but John from SPM had some demo versions of the same piece he sold me at a very reduced price. Hopefully problem solved once that arrives next Monday. :thumbsup:
 
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