This aint right is it????

[Crazyjoker77]

okay so i popped my hood the other day to show someone my set up and noticed this gasket sticking out and am pretty sure its not suppose to be like that.

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also im pretty sure its leaking since im not hitting full boost 18psi till like 4500rpm with a rs49t.

now really all i need to know is there a east test i can do to see if i really do have an exhaust lleak there. and how hard is it to replace this gasket.

 

[wret]

It's not difficult. There may be a broken bolt or two though. Just take off your heat shield and check it out.

 

[girlieracr4g63]

Alot of times you will see a whitish gray tint on it around where its leaking. Also be careful with those bolts if you think they are stock. They are notorious for breaking. When you are done with the repair be sure to get the car to operating temp, and then re tighten them. They love to back out. Oh and YES its most likely leaking.


Wendy

 

[Crazyjoker77]

okay i popped off the heat shield cant really see much more of the gasket or anything though but there is one stud missing that holds the turbo to the manifold. ill get a pic as soon as it cools down enuf for me to rip it off. also are there any videos of rs49t's on a 2.0 that show rpms so i can see how badly mine is off. looks like im gonna have to replace that gasket though so what all is involved with that. the turbo was only put in 8000 miles ago along with a brand new motor so why would this gasket go bad so early.

 

[CkretAjint]

Just buy a new gasket and place it in there and fits right. then tighten her down, and test.

to test for leaks just use the ol' soapy water method. Areound every seal and crack that could possibly leaking, place some really soapy water, and turn the car on. If it bubbles there is your leak. If not, no leak. Easy as pie. You could also quickly run your hand around all the seals before it gets to hot and see if you have a huge leak you can feel.

 

[TurkF26]

Why oh why would you put soapy water on an exhaust manifold??? when you start it up its gona burn off. Yes its gonna leak because the gasket is missing. pull the manifold off, replace the gasket, and i would highly recommend buying new bolts once you pull those old ones out. Do not reuse the stock ones. Youll regret it later.

 

[CkretAjint]

Why oh why would you put soapy water on an exhaust manifold??? when you start it up its gona burn off.

Not when the motor is COLD. If you put soapy water on there it will evaporate after it gets hot yes. but untill that point it will bublly where the leak is so you know. DONT put water on a HOT manifold, it will just evaporate. hence why I said to do it right wawy before you start the car up.

 

[TurkF26]

if you see a gasket falling apart and sticking out, of course its gonna leak... because theres no gasket there... you dont need soapy water to figure that out..

 

[CkretAjint]

if you see a gasket falling apart and sticking out, of course its gonna leak... because theres no gasket there... you dont need soapy water to figure that out..

Talking about afterwards if you arent sure it is sealed right, or if you ever question a gasket again. Yeesh dude, just use some common sence. OF COURSE it is gonna leak if it looks like that, I am not stupid.

 

[1fast97gsx]

Talking about afterwards if you arent sure it is sealed right, or if you ever question a gasket again. Yeesh dude, just use some common sence. OF COURSE it is gonna leak if it looks like that, I am not stupid.

WTF soapy water on an exhaust manifold that gets warm / hot within seconds?

 

[Cool Mr Steve]

Talking about afterwards if you arent sure it is sealed right, or if you ever question a gasket again. Yeesh dude, just use some common sence. OF COURSE it is gonna leak if it looks like that, I am not stupid.

Make sure when you get the new gasket you get a metal one... When I installed my Pacesetter notgood: ) it came with a gasket that appeared to be some sort of hard cardboard. Needless to say it burned away within a day. Keep those bolts soaked in PB Blaster for awhile before you try to pull them out, too. Snapping those things is pretty easy.

 

[Byrd]

I also snapped my turbo to manifold bolts a couple months ago and had to get it towed Best advice i can give to you is get some bolts that wont stretch when they get hot/cold and use anti-sieze on the threads. Tighten when cold and let everything head up and then tighten down again. As for the seal - i'd get a metal/copper gasket (the stock gaskets at autozone etc are shitty) and/or use rtv copper gasketmaker 22 pounds with no problems

 

[TurkF26]

just go to the dealer, buy a new gasket and new bolts from the dealer and everything should be fine for a long time. that gasket will not leak if you have a new oem one on there, and all 4 bolts tightened down.

 

[Crazyjoker77]

see the problem is i just put everything in less than 5000 miles ago motor,tranny,turbo with brand new oem gaskets so why did this one fail so damn early.

 

[TurkF26]

that gasket looks composite of some sort. the oem one i get from the dealer is all metal and ive never had any problems with it at all. i did replace the stud too with a bolt.

 

[Crazyjoker77]

Alright i got the exhaust manifold off and all three of the stock bolts were stretched and stripped. Now my question is can I use a grade A bolts to replace the damged bolts? The shop wants to use three studs instead of the bolts is this advisable? (stock stud is still intact)

 

[kronus]

just go to the dealer, buy a new gasket and new bolts from the dealer and everything should be fine for a long time. that gasket will not leak if you have a new oem one on there, and all 4 bolts tightened down.

Right there. Grab the OEM and use it. Just make sure you re-tighten once the car has fully warmed up.

-Kevin-

 

[Crazyjoker77]

Right there. Grab the OEM and use it. Just make sure you re-tighten once the car has fully warmed up.

-Kevin-

but the thing was it was brand new hardware straight from the dealer and this happened in only 5000 miles and the shop that put it in is extremely reputable so i hihgly doubt that they would tourque the bolts wrong. But really i want to know if i can get away with using Grade A bolts instead of the oem ones. The reason im trying to stay away from oem is that it is going to take over a week to have those 3 bolts shipped to me and i need my car back if i can use Grade A bolts i can get them localy and be up and running in a few hours. also i dont know if the shop will even use oem bolts they want to put studs in all 4 holes instead of just the one stud.

I really need to know if there is anything other than oem i can use that will hold up the weight of a rs49t.

also this is pretty time sensative so if anyone could answer me quick that would be greatly appreciated

 

[TurkF26]

ok you got a problem right there. any shop that wants to replace the bolts with studs is retarded. think about it, how hard is it to get that manifold off with just the 1 stud on there??? think about 4 of them. take the 1 stud out and get 4 new bolts. i do not recommend anything exhaust wise besides OEM because OEM bolts are designed to withstand the heat and stress where as other bolts are not. You put any other bolt in there, 75% chance the next time you take them out, they are either gonna break off inside the turbo, or be totally destroyed.