jkimbro

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Okay...since my rebuild, I have had a rather large exhaust leak. I had been putting it off, but I finally got a chance to determine exactly where it was coming from. My BRAND NEW gasket between the turbo manifold, and the block was completely gone on the rear rotor.

So, I put my old gasket on there from prior to the rebuild. It's still in good condition...I only used the new one because it came with the gasket kit. I start it up, and it's still loud.....quieter, but you can still hear the leak.

I let the car warm up, then pulled it back in the shop. I try to tighten the manifold-block bolts down again, but they seem quite snug. I used a hammer and my 14mm wrench, and was able to get another 1/2 turn on both of the rear rotor bolts. I start the car up again....considerably quieter....but I can still hear some ticking.

I'm afraid I'll break, strip, or stretch the bolt if I try to go any tighter. Is there any tips of what I can do to get this thing to stop leaking?

Thanx.

Wankel7

The ticking could be from the fuel injectors.

James

Sideways7

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If the gasket was gone, then it wasn't tightened enough. The escaping hot gases destroy the gasket.

jkimbro

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It's an exhaust leak....I can't seem to tighten the bolts enough. I guess I'll try and get a big *** cheater-bar in there or something. It's just that I didn't have this much problem when I changed from my s4 manifold to my s5 manifold....

Hopefully I don't break anything.