Exhaust leak

[dantsi]

Recently I popped my heatshield off and I took a look at my exhaust manifold, a corner bolt had come off, it appears the end of the bolt was melted, and I was hearing a hiss/rattling noise when revving...

Is this something simple enough to fix with just another bolt to be put in, or do I need to get a whole new exhaust manifold?

 

[Ross]

i think those are studs. i stripped a few of mine when i changed my ex. manifold gasket and just left some out.....no problems

 

[ZyklonBZombie]

uhh ... no. you might not be able to see it but you have exhaust leaks where the studs are supposed to be. i had a similar problem when i had my awd. i had a stud broken in the head and strip stud (so i had nothing there) where the mani bolts to the turbo and i had leaks at both spots.