Exhaust leak 00v70xc

levalexi · Post by **levalexi** » 17 Oct 2023, 10:18

Where do these cars usually get exhaust leaks?

I definitely have one up before the cat, you can hear it at idle.

And for a few months now, when I accelerate and take my foot off the pedal, I hear kinda a whoosh noise, almost like the car has a BoV.

Nothing looks like it's broken and visual inspection haven't shown anything really.

I've touched just about every inch of this car, except for the turbo. Because I still am not 100% for sure about what I'm doing with those yet. But that's mostly a knowledge issue that I haven't put the time into

Post by **scot850** » 17 Oct 2023, 10:31

Exhaust manifold gaskets (hidden by the heat shield (often the end ones but not exclusive), and the flex pipe section.

Neil.

V50M66 · Post by **V50M66** » 17 Oct 2023, 10:44

Also the bracket holding the downpipe to the subframe is where it’s leaking on my 98 AWD. Other than that, manifold gaskets and flex pipe