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08-04-2008
Well after 4 months of hearing an annoying exhaust leak and not being able to find it or fix it at any attempt and taking a performance hit on turbo lag i finally got pissed enough to tear it all apart till i found something. And by god look what i found!
08-04-2008
Yes id say that might be the source of your exhaust leak.
08-04-2008
Hmmmm. I wonder where the problem could be?
Glad you found it!
08-04-2008
Turbos have a bad habit of doing that. Get ZZP's 304 stainless rear Plog (if it will work with your setup) as it holds up a lot better than cast iron.
08-04-2008
Whoops.
A little duct tape and bailing wire will fix that right up.
I'd just have a shop weld that up better, and see if your after market weld will hold better than a factory one.
~F~
Last edited by GR8racingfool; 08-04-2008 at 06:30 PM. Reason: spling esant sou gwd
08-04-2008
I also wonder if the header wrap caused it. Seen it a few times where header wrap causes damage to the parts it's used on.
08-04-2008
i'm just going to cut it completely off since i don't have an egr and clean it up to put a new flat welded piece back on. and unfortunately i have the ct kit so i can't do the zzp plog. If i ever get caught up on $ i've been wanting to change to the zzp setup.
08-04-2008
Man, I am glad you found that issue. I know that has been driving you a little batty.
08-05-2008
That would flat out drive me NUTS!!!! that must have been loud!!!
08-05-2008
Actually it wasnt. You would just hear it pop at almost rhythmic intervals. Other than that it wasnt bad, just annoying. Im glad I got to hear it though 'cause now I know another area to check.
Ive had several cars here lately that have challenged my troubleshooting abilities. While its frustrating for both me and the owner, I love it because Im learning new approaches, new ways to map things out in my mind.
08-05-2008
woot.
That was driving you crazy at the mod meet.
Funny i finally fix my abs issue and am month later you find your leak
08-07-2008
Got the egr tube removed and the hole patched. Took a couple hours to get everything back together and it sounds like a normal car again! only now i can hear a ticking noise from my valve train and i'm not sure whats causing it. I really don't want to have to pull the heads
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