Check Your Studs

[TCDiesel]

If you have Use anything other than the Stock studs I would Check them,This is My personal Vehicle and the second time I have seen this. These Two studs were not industrial injection studs ,They were TOP Quality longer One"s. the two in the Back are Stock studs.

 

[TowPro]

I think I need new glasses, I can't focus on your picture. What is it a picture of?

 

[CHolman]

It's blury to me too, but it looks like it's where the exhaust manifold meets the turbo and the bolts are gone. Small exhaust leek and crappy boost maybe? That's sucks, or should I say blow's

 

[TCDiesel]

Sorry Here is a better picture,this is the Fix.

 

[TCDiesel]

The Nut on the rear also was gone, and I Know I Tighten them when it was installed,I had to Drill out the Hole with the Double Nut, The stud strip it. I would not want anyone to have to go through this.

 

[jwilliams3]

What you might want to try is some Metric hex headed bolts and cut the head off.

That way you can custom fit a stud to perfect length for your manifold and turbo combo.



I have just enough room for a nut on each side of the setup.

None have ever come loose.



I also have some odd shaped wrenches for turbo swaps.

One "S" type wrench, another torch bent S type wrench in 15mm, and a 15mm fuel pump wrench (also S type).



These make getting to things somewhat more possible.

 

[TCluff]

just my . 02 cents, i went to the cummins dealer and got studs for the m-11 engine about a year ago and have not had any problems since, they are about . 25 inch longer, same as stock threads

 

[DMcPherson]

you can also get lock tabs. from an old v8 cummins. they lock the nuts on, work well, I use them on my race car. never had a problem

 

[McLaughlin]

Must be a manifold problem maybe you need to get an ATS or HTT manifold to fix it

 

[TCDiesel]

Must be a manifold problem maybe you need to get an ATS or HTT manifold to fix it

Yep, I would have and would also recommend a upgrade Exhaust,although I have been waiting for the Banks VGT(looks like Mid summer MAYBE). Also Both Trucks had a Exhaust Brake and a Bigger Turbo.