Exhaust leak?

Motorcycling
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Swapped my standard exhaust out for my aftermarket one this weekend. It always kicked out a bit of water for the first 5 minutes which, as I understand, can be fairly normal and I’m not really bothered about this:

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/42882

But this time some of the water is being forced out of a crack between the link pipe and down pipes - so I presume air is getting out of here too. It already seems to be a very tight fit so I’m wondering if a clamp will be enough to close the gap…is there a kind of sealant you can use on these joints? Is it even that much of a big deal - performance wise?

Thanks for the advice.

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You could use some exhaust sealant from Halfords.

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Exhaust sealant is brittle … use silicone sealant, it stays flexible and takes the heat without any problem.

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… as long as you get high temp stuff :slight_smile:
But yeah, much better than exhaust sealant and easier to disassemble tidily

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The normal stuff withstands ridiculously high temps too in my experience.

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110445807778&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Gunna go with this stuff.

Thanks for the help :slight_smile: