Tonight I was driving to pick my kids up from my ex. I went to pass a slow driver, my boost only got up to maybe 17psi. I was not getting on it really hard. And I heard a loud noise, sounded like a part falling off my car. I let off the gas immediately. My car then was making a noise that sounded like a bad exhaust leak. I knew something was wrong but I was already 35 miles from home. I continued and picked my kids up and drove home. I feel a slite loss of power and my car sounds like it has a really bad exhaust leak. I poped the hood and it sounds like the noise is coming from the head. Please, I have searched and I could not find anything and I need some help....

 

Possibly your exhast manifold cracked or the exhaust gasket blew out. check around the manifold where the runners meet the flange, and the turbo bolts to it.

and also check to see if your 02 blew out. Is it throwing a code?


then reply.

 

I'll have to check it again in the morning, its to dark in my parking lot. But, the check engine light did come on. I did not think to much of the CEL because it usually comes on because I am catless. I don't think it is the gasket between the manifold and hotside. The noise soulds like it is coming from the head, so hopefully it is the gasket between the head and manifold. It is the original gasket and I have had my manifold off alot.

 

I did not know that OEM gaskets would just blow out....

 

Also, the is on smoke coming out of the exhaust....

 

i/c pipe blew off..

 

boost leak... somewhere.. disconnect and reconnect all your ic pipes and hoses.. not too big of a deal

 

Really??? I'll check it but the noise sounds real bad. I will check it in the morning so I can see what is going on. Thanks to everyone for posting

 

I had that happen alot. The pipe that connects to the throttle body. but your car will not run for **** if it does. and he said he drove it for quite a ways to his house. So I doubt it is the ic pipe. Smoke from the tailpipe can be a few things; Burned a hole in the piston, rings, head gasket. It could be alot of things. But trouble shoot from the easiest to the hardest. Like dafarmer69 said, check the ic piping and the intake tubing and see if a tube fell off. Then you can do a comperssion test and so forth.

Hope for ic or intake piping though.

 

Well, there is no smoke, I drove my car a total of 60 miles after it happened. It really is not running to ruff. I leaned down and listened to my engine while it was running and it sounds like the noise is coming for the head. I put my hands as close as I could to the manifold and I did not feel anything. Thanks for posting, I just f*cking scared. I don't have the money at the moment for something bad to happen, I am in the process of buying a house.

 

I've had my IC hose blow off and the car was still drivable, there's levels of "blow offitude" If it's ALL the way off the car will likely not run at all, but if it's only loose and coming off, then it'll be fine.

Maybe its your Ebay parts.

 

All the ebay parts, yeah thats funny.... I'm not going to sleep go tonight. I wish I had some

 

maybe the hose came off the j pipe (the one after the turbo, really hard to see)

 

Inspect all clamps from TB all the way down to fmic. Check your turbo/o2/dp Keep us posted.

 

one of the bolts in the o2 housing might of came loose and fall out! happened to me twice and it was the worst exhaust leak ever