exhaust leak.

[shawnmichael26]

i recently had a turbo back installed professionaly and since ive had a leak.   ive tried tightening the bolts on the up and down pipe and its still has a leak.  would the lack of an egt sensor have anything to do with it? or bad gaskets?  

 

[i-wagon]

If there is bung for a sensor with nothing in it them it'll leak, I would have used new gaskets and maybe some goop, if old gaskets were reused that could be part of it

 

[shawnmichael26]

they were brand new gaskets. and i think the dp didnt even come with a bung so there is no egt senson at all

 

[toddcinpittston]

With everything cold starter up and feel it all over should be a warm spot where the leak is and or be able to feel the exhaust pulses. Then at least you can track it to its home and kill it in its sleep.

 

[i-wagon]

Tomorrow morning when it's cool out (so you can see the exhaust) fire it up and stick a rag in the tail pipe, the leak should be visible if it's under the car, not sure if that would work atty the Turbo

 

[Meyagi]

if its a ebay exhaust and you used the gaskets it came with, you would have been better off using the old gaskets instead. subaru uses a layered metal gasket that can be re used over and over with no leakage.

 

[shawnmichael26]

if its a ebay exhaust and you used the gaskets it came with, you would have been better off using the old gaskets instead. subaru uses a layered metal gasket that can be re used over and over with no leakage.

thanks!  ill replace the gaskets

 

[RyanR]

if its a ebay exhaust and you used the gaskets it came with, you would have been better off using the old gaskets instead. subaru uses a layered metal gasket that can be re used over and over with no leakage.

^ so much this.