Driveshaft gaiter touching Downpipe heatshield... why?

[AmDaMan]

Noticed this the other day, what are the causes, gaiter is still in good condition but surely the downpipe shouldn't be that far back?

The engine mounts and exhaust hangers are all fine too?

[Rich]

mine doesnt.

[northy]

picture please

[Winston]

Sounds like you need to loosen the downpipe to manifold nuts ...re adjust so it's not fouling anything then nip them back up :D

[AmDaMan]

can't get pics, too low :P

I thought the downpipe could only go on one way?

[Rich]

yeah but your manifold nuts might be too tight

[northy]

take a picture from above mate

[AmDaMan]

you mean those 2 bolts with the springs on? i'm confused mate, how would loosening them help?

There is a little groove in the heatshield where it looks like the gaiter should be, mines in that groove but it still touches.

[AmDaMan]

edit : northy cant see it from above either, the engine is too damn big :P

I'll try and get em tomorrow when under the car.

[cliolord]

i had the same problem when it was still a 16v lump in there. As a 2week fix until the F7R was put in, I removed the heatsheild from the downpipe and it shorted it