Odd oil leak

[gr8popp]

Here my issue. I just replaced my cracked pace setter with a 2g exhaust manifold. As I was removing the old manifold I noticed the previous owner snapped a lot of the studs off in the head. I continued with the swap regardless, thinking if it worked with one it will work with the other. WRONG, during my test ride an exhaust leak began and smoke started bellowing from under the hood. I thought it was just the gasket cooking till it got worse, a lot worse. I got it home, popped the hood and saw smoke raising off the o2 housing, it was burning oil. I looked everywhere and the only oil spot was on the exhaust manifold. I can't figure it out??

 

[overdoseheroin]

that manifold stud NEEDS to be there because the tap runs into an oil galley in the head, if its not there then you will get oil spewing on the back of your turbo, ive seen this happen and catch fire. but dont worry, if theres no stud there its supposed to leak oil, mitsubishi's inginuity.

 

[4g63t]

hell, you learn someting new everyday on this site. Witch ones all run through the gallys>?

 

[BoostinAWD]

Well, might of solved one of my many problems. I got oil in that same spot.

 

[TotalEclipse112]

that manifold stud NEEDS to be there because the tap runs into an oil galley in the head, if its not there then you will get oil spewing on the back of your turbo, ive seen this happen and catch fire. but dont worry, if theres no stud there its supposed to leak oil, mitsubishi's inginuity.

Yup what he said, that stud is not blind goes directly into the main oil galley.

 

[gr8popp]

Am I glad to hear that Thanks!!

 

[dwdsm]

can the oil leak around a stud, poss. if the threads aren't great?
this was happening on my old head.

 

[larsenracing]

i would assume it would work its way threw the threads if they are bad its called oil pressure.