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EXHAUST LEAKS

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#1 ·
SO I HEARD THAT THE 7.3'S R COMMON FOR BREAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS AND I HAVE A MANIFOLD THATS LEAKING JUST WONDERED HOW BIG OF PROBLEM THIS IS GOING TO B TO FIX IF ANYBODY HAS DELT WITH THIS
 
#2 ·
Which side is it? I find the driver's side is easier to take off than the pass.
 
#3 ·
well it is the drivers side so thats nice but im not sure if the pass side is leaking but both of my up pipes are leaking again so looks like i will have about everything out of there anyway
 
#4 ·
I had a problem with my uppipes when I did the Banks Power Elbow & compressor wheel. I needed to fabricate new uppipes & replace the hardware for them. I was having a problem where the uppipes kept falling out of the flanges & was causing serious boost loss & a horrible sound. Thoroughly check your uppipes & everything that holds them in.
 
#10 ·
i am new at this but i have a 2000 psd and i have a leak form the manifold to the turbo i am guessing those are my uppipes but i cant even see if the passenger side is leaking a guy that has worked on my truck told me that i had to drop the tranny to fix them is this true and my egts are getting up around the 1200 range with a intake exhaust gillet turbo with the bigger outlet banks six gunn and big hoss chip at 80 hrs i am assuming that is my problem
 
#11 ·
You dont have to drop the trans. to do this its just alot easier to do if its out.

Take your time spray everything with your favorite penetrent days before you do this it will help, I use PB blaster and alot of it. Check the pipes themselves for erosion where they go into the clamps.
 
#13 ·
this sucks

since i bought the truck in july i have had the turbo off twice once for a banks turbo upgrade and once again when the bearing were starting to make noice so then i upgraded to a gillet turbo and the whole time the guy that did the work told me they were leaking but the only way to do them is if the tranny was off this sucks but now i get to figure it out i cant even see the ones on the passenger side when the down pipe is out of the way is it like the drivers side as far a difficulty
 
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