exhaust manifold loose
I am looking for some advice on how to solve a recurring problem...
The three nuts which fasten the front exhaust pipe to the lower flange of the exhaust manifold get loose. I have re-tightened them over and over again and the leak stops only for a short time (maybe a couple weeks or so).
These are the remedies I have tried...
retighten all three while the engine is hot
retighten all three while the engine is cold
purchased new (deformed) exhaust nuts and re-set the studs
tried using thread locker (blue)
nothing seems to work.
Should I be looking towards other problems, like motor mounts or something which could be causing abnormal amounts of engine movement?
thanks for any help in advance.
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'99 Disco II
ACE / 2" OME lift
245 75 R16 Greatyear MT/R's
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