Keeping the tailpipe clean
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Keeping the tailpipe clean
Hey all-- This may be a stupid post, but I am shocked by how quickly my (non-chrome) tailpipes dirty up. If I clean the car and scrub those pipes, I will find that a short drive turns them back to black.
Do others see this? Tricks to keeping them a tad cleaner? Do chrome exhaust tips wear better than the steel ones?
BTW-- i love our cars.
Do others see this? Tricks to keeping them a tad cleaner? Do chrome exhaust tips wear better than the steel ones?
BTW-- i love our cars.
Three Wheelin'
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From: Swedish expat in Latvia
What material is it if it's not chrome? I thought all OEM:s were chromed.
I read about several people here who anodise them or powder coat them. Mostly black from what I have read.
Edit: i have chrome and are perfect. Just put on some wheel cleaner when I wash the car, rinse off and they are good to go.
I read about several people here who anodise them or powder coat them. Mostly black from what I have read.
Edit: i have chrome and are perfect. Just put on some wheel cleaner when I wash the car, rinse off and they are good to go.
Last edited by Racetwin2; Jan 11, 2016 at 04:39 PM.
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Mine are brushed
I have not noticed that they get dirty at a faster rate than any other tail pipes. Does your car have cats?
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Hey all-- This may be a stupid post, but I am shocked by how quickly my (non-chrome) tailpipes dirty up. If I clean the car and scrub those pipes, I will find that a short drive turns them back to black.
Do others see this? Tricks to keeping them a tad cleaner? Do chrome exhaust tips wear better than the steel ones?
BTW-- i love our cars.
Do others see this? Tricks to keeping them a tad cleaner? Do chrome exhaust tips wear better than the steel ones?
BTW-- i love our cars.
I took my tailpipes of in the weekend for cleaning as they were dirty. Just a 13mm nut hold them in place. Once they are of it is so easy to clean and polish them. Once polished you should be able to keep them clean with a regular wash.
Nordschleife Master
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Stock tail tips are stainless steel. Very easy to clean: any metal polish will do, or soap and water followed by brushing with
(red burgundy color) pad.
I see videos of people cleaning the pipes interior forcing water jets inside the exhaust pipes. I think that's silly and asking for trouble.
I see videos of people cleaning the pipes interior forcing water jets inside the exhaust pipes. I think that's silly and asking for trouble.
Three Wheelin'
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From: Greater Philadelphia Area, USA
Sooty tail pipes can be a sign of a serious engine problem called bore scoring, or Air-Oil Separator issues which should be looked into, particularly if it happens quickly.
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Last edited by Philster; Jan 12, 2016 at 12:06 AM.
Nordschleife Master
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Sure if major, but even a perfectly normally running modern engine produces some soot, especially DFIs. Normal.
Racer
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If it is a 997.1 with sooth I would start to get worried as that is not normal. DFI seems to be typical but these engines do not suffer that much - but that is a different topic sufficiently documented.
Three Wheelin'
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I'd be remiss if I didn't point out bore scoring and AOS issues as possibilities. And my last advice to the last two sooty tailpipe posters worked itself out to one bore scoring and one AOS issue.
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Brushed stainless steel just loves to hold the everyday soot.
I used to spend as much time cleaning the tips with various products I might ad as I did the whole car.
So I replaced them with Fabspeed polished stainless steel tips.
Now it's just paper towel, Windex and 30 seconds.
I used to spend as much time cleaning the tips with various products I might ad as I did the whole car.
So I replaced them with Fabspeed polished stainless steel tips.
Now it's just paper towel, Windex and 30 seconds.