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Old 12-02-03, 08:34 PM
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turbocharge leak?

I recently noticed my 88 Tll has gotten a little louder,so I jacked it up to see if i could find a hole in the exhaust. I put my hand between the downpipe and the turbocharger shield and I could feel air pulsating off the turbocharger area.

Anyone have an idea what part in this area is leaking, and how I can fix it?

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its the gasket going either from the engine to the mani or isn't there one going from the mani to the turbo or no?
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Make sure all the bolts are tightened. Engine to Manifold, Manifold to Turbo, Turbo to Downpipe.

When I got my T2 I was flat out missing nuts on some of those connections.
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yeah thats what it is gasket from engine to mani and gasket from turbo to down pipe. But yeah check what 13bpower said I've heard of that being the problem lots of times.
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