Exhaust Tips on 530xi
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I do not know so I am seeking expert opinions.
Is this a problem or is the right hand tip not really connected to exhaust system? It has never been cleaned and appears too pristine to have any exhaust gases passing through it. On Realoem it appears both tips are connected but are they really or is something broken?
Is this a problem or is the right hand tip not really connected to exhaust system? It has never been cleaned and appears too pristine to have any exhaust gases passing through it. On Realoem it appears both tips are connected but are they really or is something broken?
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Cobra, - that side of the tips has the exhaust valve which is closed by default (and opens when the engine is under load) so I would say it's normal that side is slightly "pristine" as you put it. Mine has the valve as well - but never had that phenomenon because I have 2 separate mufflers + I've fixed the valve in the open position !
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In the US..the left side gets used...in the UK and Japan it is on the right.
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On my aftermarket exhaust, both of my tips get filthy. I too, have a 530xi. However, I thought that on my old, stock one, both tips got pretty dirty too. Never noticed one being pristine and the other being dirty. They looked the same.
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='508567' date='Dec 19 2007, 02:10 PM
Cobra, - that side of the tips has the exhaust valve which is closed by default (and opens when the engine is under load) so I would say it's normal that side is slightly "pristine" as you put it. Mine has the valve as well - but never had that phenomenon because I have 2 separate mufflers + I've fixed the valve in the open position !
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Originally Posted by AlB' post='508620' date='Dec 19 2007, 08:03 PM
I would say it is not functional. Is it OEM or aftermarket? Get a coat hanger and see if the tip opens into the muffler.
It seems very strange to me.
al
It seems very strange to me.
al
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='508660' date='Dec 19 2007, 11:41 PM
All OEM, as he is a geezer like me so the only mods we do are FUZZY DICE (you may not know what those are). But your tip is a good one. I'll pass it along. Thanks. Unfortunately I am not within driving distance of the vehicle in question so he will need his cabana boy do this test (sorry - KoTR humor)
We may need to exchange geezer stories one day. Remind me to tell you about some of my favorite Burma Shave signs along the hiway, back in the day of course. If you have to Google it, I gotcha, lol.
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Originally Posted by AlB' post='508963' date='Dec 20 2007, 08:11 PM
Dave,
We may need to exchange geezer stories one day. Remind me to tell you about some of my favorite Burma Shave signs along the hiway, back in the day of course. If you have to Google it, I gotcha, lol.
Al
We may need to exchange geezer stories one day. Remind me to tell you about some of my favorite Burma Shave signs along the hiway, back in the day of course. If you have to Google it, I gotcha, lol.
Al
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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='508991' date='Dec 20 2007, 09:10 PM
One of my favorite pastimes riding with parents in eastern Washington and Idaho. Seems like the more desolate the better the material.
