skitzone80b Member 46 Member For: 12y 2m 1d Posted 18/06/13 06:56 AM Share Posted 18/06/13 06:56 AM About 6000 km's ago went through and replaced all gaskets from head to front pipe on the exhaust and I'm having to retorque the bolts every couple thousand km's it's not blowing gasket's you'll just hear it get loud and it'll be as fast a hyundai. The norm? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 14y 2d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 18/06/13 07:09 AM Share Posted 18/06/13 07:09 AM That should be your manifold to head bolts. Very common to come loose on turbo cars because of the back pressure the turbo creates. Also check your turbo to dump bolts, turbo to manifold bolts and the ones on the back cover. Should be retorqued every service. Cheers. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1399264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids4kids in the mid....not the bum like some Member 609 Member For: 12y 4d Gender: Male Posted 18/06/13 07:50 AM Share Posted 18/06/13 07:50 AM The CHRA bolt near the drain line for coolant of the turbo is another one that seems to rattle loose and end up sitting on the banjo bolt head...the others only loose a half turn or so. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1399272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/06/13 08:39 AM Share Posted 18/06/13 08:39 AM Its only been this way since the birth of the xr6T Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1399276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 11m Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 18/06/13 09:47 AM Share Posted 18/06/13 09:47 AM turbo and exhaust manifold bolts should be checked and retorqued at every service, many of the aftermarket dump pipes are supplied with warped flanges and leak quite often unless refaced, the CHRA bolts coming loose indicate your housing is cracked Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1399292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skitzone80b Member 46 Member For: 12y 2m 1d Posted 19/06/13 01:52 AM Author Share Posted 19/06/13 01:52 AM It's not usually manifold to head bolts sometimes I can get a quarter of a turn out of them, I've double nutted the the dump pipe and no longer lose nuts or get loose nuts on that. It's always turbo to manifold and I've put a square on both and they don't seem warped. I don't even make a service in 11,000kms I've had to retorque them 4 times and replace all gaskets once. Not the first turbo car I've owned, first turbo car I've owned with these issues lol. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1399424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent0 The Toxic Rocket Donating Members 574 Member For: 15y 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/06/13 08:28 PM Share Posted 20/06/13 08:28 PM speaking of. I'm sure mine are leaking atm and will have to check them all this morning :/ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1399954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 12y 3m 30d Gender: Not Telling Posted 05/07/13 01:13 AM Share Posted 05/07/13 01:13 AM wait wait what is someone talking about when they say turbo housing is cracked if a certain bolt is loose?Are we talking about the bolts on the actual turbo itself holding compressor cover for exhaust/intake on? like all of mine are loose and one is hanging out....I do not have ANY idea how a mechanic can actually tighten these bolts it is just astonishing. Take it to most mechanics, and you might find like me that some just do not want to do this job for you and others are fine with it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1404084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 06/07/13 08:58 AM Share Posted 06/07/13 08:58 AM I had problems with the comming loose...for the turbo to manifold I used the sonic stud kit that comes with coper nuts...seem to be working great !! however one of the manifold to head bolts has striped the thread out of the head...how do I fix that haha?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1404519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 15y 2m 21d Posted 06/07/13 12:35 PM Share Posted 06/07/13 12:35 PM are any of these cars fgs or are they all earlier models? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/85331-how-often-do-you-get-exhaust-leaks/#findComment-1404585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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