Official 3.0 Diesel Engine Issues & Comments Thread

[blueagle]

I have one question. I just upgraded my exhaust and installed exposed exhaust tips on my 02 E53 X5 3.0d. I painted my exhaust tips using high temp black spray paint. However, after a few days I noticed once the black exhaust smoke from the diesel exhaust mix with the high temp black paint, the paint starts to peel of slowly. Is there any other stronger high temp paint I should use or some precoating needed to spray to my exhaust tips before I apply the the black paint.....

[martz]

why do you want to paint your tips painted black, they are suppose to be chromed, to give that nice elegant touch to de the exhaust. Why would you paint it black when the diesel fumes can take care of that.

[blueagle]

Originally Posted by martz

why do you want to paint your tips painted black, they are suppose to be chromed, to give that nice elegant touch to de the exhaust. Why would you paint it black when the diesel fumes can take care of that.

Let me clarify that I did not paint the whole tips black. I was referring to the inside portion of the tip exhaust which I painted black. This is similar to the original AC Schnitzer tips design.

[powers1]

Originally Posted by blueagle

Let me clarify that I did not paint the whole tips black. I was referring to the inside portion of the tip exhaust which I painted black. This is similar to the original AC Schnitzer tips design.

I have the oem 4.8is mufflers/tips fitted and the inside paint on one tip has also peeled off.So ,even happens with Bmw tips.
Just sand it down.degrease it and apply some "wurth" black HT spray and you are sorted.