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Old 12-19-2022, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by grounch View Post
... Did not checked for cracks because of the poor access there, even with a snake camera, but i'm pretty sure it's not that.
What else could be causing this annoyance? ...
I used a snake camera and an inspection mirror to see the cracks on mine.



and once out of the car...


But the bigger tell-tale is the soot that gets on surfaces around the manifold - like the underside of the air filter housing and on the turbo components. The soot is easier to spot - you can even just run your hand under the air filter housing then check your fingers...
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