Anyone wanna help me find my exhaust leak? OR at least give me some known ploints where it usually occurs. I am new to working on Subaru's so I am unsure where to look. I have a feeling it is the up-pipe (or at least really close) judging by where the sound is coming from. I really just need guidance as I can do the work myself. It happened on the way home from tahoe yesterday and it is the most annoying sound ever. I can offer a 6 pack to pursuade those who can be of help.

 

do u have a boost guage? if u have a leak in the uppipe it's pretty audible and you wuoldn't be able to hit peak boost.

 

yeah the leak is really audible, I have a boost gauge and I only hit 15psi, but peak before was 17psi. Time wise, how long does it take to replace the gasket and bolts/studs. I felt the up-pipe to see if the fasteners were broken and it feels like it had bolts and the heads snapped off 2, but most pics I see the uppipe has studs. SO I am gonna double check it in a minute on my lunch break at work.

 

an uppipe takes ~3 hours to complete so you should figure it'll take somewhere around that time period.

 

Damn that is a long time for such a small amount of bolts. Subaru has definetly put the uppipe in a hard a** spot to get to.