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Old 09-26-2010   #1
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Question Found My WOT Exhaust Leak: Why?

***UPDATE**** RESOLVED: Really used and stretched ARPs were the cause of my headgasket failures. Head would lift at 30+ psi. I was running 37psi New studs fixed this issues***


Some Background:

Blew out my composite HG earlier this summer.

Replaced with another OEM
Week later a valley formed and peed coolant on t-belt side of cly. #1

I then replaced it with a Mitsu MLS, and had the head resurfaced.

2 weeks later, I start hearing an exhaust leak noise at WOT and High Load, CEL comes on for Knock.

Fixed a loose wastegate, and an exhaust leak. Still there. Pulled head today:

Evidence of Cylinder number 2 leaking combustion gas on the firewall and radiator side.

Black coloring on cylinder head, top and bottom of HG, and block. That area the headgasket when layed in a free state is bulging and has debris inbetween the layers.





I have been reusing standard ARPs that I got 3+ years ago, and have been retorqued many times.

Any idea why this happened?
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