Wastegate exhaust leak, never before seen
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Wastegate exhaust leak, never before seen
Ive searched everywhere and have never seen anyone with this problem so i thought i would post about it. Any constructive ideas would be great but i have a semi plan.
I have an exhaust leak i can smell pretty bad even had high speeds. I got all new turbo back exhaust and nothing helped. So we hooked a smoker (like you would use for a boost leak test) to my tail pipe to see what we could find. The smoke started pouring out from around this wastegate actuator that penitrates through the wall of the turbo housing, shown in the picture below. I am not putting new turbos on the car cuz i am saving for an S5.
I am going to put copper or red RTV around the whole arm and see if i can at least get it so i cant smell it. I will let everyone know how this works out.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome.
I have an exhaust leak i can smell pretty bad even had high speeds. I got all new turbo back exhaust and nothing helped. So we hooked a smoker (like you would use for a boost leak test) to my tail pipe to see what we could find. The smoke started pouring out from around this wastegate actuator that penitrates through the wall of the turbo housing, shown in the picture below. I am not putting new turbos on the car cuz i am saving for an S5.
I am going to put copper or red RTV around the whole arm and see if i can at least get it so i cant smell it. I will let everyone know how this works out.
Any suggestions or comments are welcome.
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