1998 v70 XC exhaust manifold leak and stripped bolt

Post by **Ludermilch** » 03 Jun 2015, 19:30

Never mind. That's a welded nut on a plate with two other bolts.

Post by **E Showell** » 04 Jun 2015, 06:53

It is not uncommon to miss one of the locating holes in the individual exhaust manifold gaskets when reassembling. That will give you your exhaust leak. On an NA it isn't a particularly bad job to redo. Sounds like more of a pain in the ass on a turbo.

Post by **Ludermilch** » 04 Jun 2015, 07:23

Let me tell you,it only took 2.5 hours to remove the head because I had done it before, but I am on day two removing the turbo cause I am trying to figure out how to get to everything with out damage.

Post by **E Showell** » 04 Jun 2015, 08:00

That's why I drive NAs. I'll put up with the anemic acceleration to avoid the repair hassles.

Post by **Ludermilch** » 04 Jun 2015, 19:03

Eureka! It was the exhaust gasket not seated right. What a pain. Now I know the exhaust system intimately.

Post by **erikv11** » 04 Jun 2015, 22:32

Glad you got it fixed!

E Showell wrote:That's why I drive NAs. I'll put up with the anemic acceleration to avoid the repair hassles.

I really enjoy my turbo cars but I must acknowledge there is a lot of truth in this comment ...