sandwood

i'm assuming it is not the stock gasket? if you've experienced this, was the replacement covered by your installer or apr? i had stage 3 installed about a month ago and am a little concerned about the gasket going so quickly. any recommendations?
thanks.

BOOSTD

I've had the kit on for 33,000 miles now and all gaskets are fine. How do you know the gasket failed? Can you post a picture of what you're seeing? Are all the copper nuts still tight?

Yippers®

highly unlikely. I haven't heard of anyone loosing that gasket. I think it's far more likely that, as Boostd suggested, the copper nuts weren't properly torqued and may be leaking. Left long enough even the stainless gasket will go south though.
I have heard of one car that had the turbo/manifold nuts loosen and that toasted the turbo/manifold gasket.

sandwood

I had a mechanic i generally trust take a look at it. it started with a rattling sound in the exhaust - sort of like a baffle was loose or there was a small hole - coming from up near the engine. i don;t have a garage or anything, so i can't really get the car up to look myself. but the mechanic said it looked like a paper gasket...? i'm going to take it to the shop that installed the apr kit a week from today. shd i be concerned about driving it? there doesn't appear to be a boost leak or anything...

Yippers®

little old lady .. stay out of full song until it is 'corrected' An exhaust leak along the head can raise head temperatures (and oil temperatures substantially)

sandwood

cool. thanks

Yippers®

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