nasty leak

[justinhill98gst]

i have a nasty exhaust leak some where by the turbo and manifold i bealive. This is my dd and i was woundering if this is hard on the turbo or any thing. ill be fixing the problem asap when i get a day off.

 

[lAsErfWd]

Is it before or after if before you will not spool up the turbo like u should and if after its just going to be loud as **** and maybe make you hit boost creep if big enough of a leak.

 

[Fastazzevo]

Nothing going to happen, just annoying sound thats all. It doesn't take much either.. one bolt and it will sound shitty........ like a mini open cutout

 

[123212321]

Yeah, I have a broken stud with an exhaust leak, too. The only real thing I notice is a slower spool up time and some deposits around the leak. Nothing too bad.

 

[diggerzmound]

Check for cracks.

My turbo had cracks inside and out by the waste gate flapper.

 

[MountainDew]

I'd recomend staying out of boost and you'll be fine. Just go easy on it. Not like it'd really hurt much, but with a real bad exhaust leak, you'll see dramatic changes in fuel economy. Atleast thats how it was with my old 5.0.