Exhaust Manifold Gasket

[Taso84]

Ive got a quetion for yous all out there.

I recenlty burnt out my clutch so i went and paid some mechanic $250 to install a new clutch into my '95 GTST. About a day after i got the car back, the engine started to make a really loud and annoying noise. I found out that the exhaust manifold gasket needs replacing. This is a $260 - 300 job since the entire turbo needs to be pulled off.

My qustion is this: Could the guy who installed my clutch have distrurbed the exhaust and caused it to somehow get a leak.

I already asked him and he said he didnt touch the exhaust but i find it difficult to believe that u could remove a gearbox without touching the exhaust.

what do u guys reckon?

[BHDave]

It's unrelated. Dump pipe gasket, possible as you may need to remove the front pipe. Manifold gasket, no.

[Taso84]

It's unrelated. Dump pipe gasket, possible as you may need to remove the front pipe. Manifold gasket, no.

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oh ok.

Its possible though that the dump pipe gasket is the faulty one since it hasnt been looked at yet. Although this would mean that i would not be loosing power since the leak is after the turbo. (i am loosing power atm)