Have an exhaust leaking was told its coming from in between the manifold and the turbo nobody ive gone to will touch it I need to know if anyone in Texas that has done work to there cobalt and can help me out show me where to go got a downpipe coming and a tune from trifecta after I get my downpipe and leak fixed. Thanks in advance

 

Down pipe leak? I thought u said it was between manifold and turbo? That's either a blow gasket or if ur lucky like I was, just need to torque whatever bolt came loose back up and u didn't blow the gasket. Go under there and see where there is black sut from exhaust and if it's just a bolt that needs tightening , then tighten and see of it fixed it.

 

Yep no matter what you need better visual confirmation on what exactly is leaking, usually there is black soot and it's obvious.

 

I want to upgrade the downpipe but wasn't sure if that would fix the leak aka the noise but was told it was between the manifold and turbo and every shop I've been too said they can't fix it without Messing with the turbo me kinda a noob to the cobalt world lol so I've seen cobalts in the Texas hoping someone has a shop or something so I can do some upgrading

 

I've taken it too exhaust shops out here in grand prairie Texas it's like everyone scared of it or I haven't asked the right person yet or something or is there a diy of possible trouble shooting the issue I don't have the tools to fix it myself so I need a shop or a fellow ss person with tools I'll pay lol

 

how can they be scared of it? if its a blown gasket, take off downpipe, take out turbo bolts, slip a new gasket in there, put bolts back in, tighten. easy, if the studs come out that is

 

One guy said he didn't wanna take the turbo off idk if I had a lift and the tools I'd do it myself

 

you can take the turbo off with jackstands and and a jack on your back. if you need to do that might as well upgrade your downpipe at the same time.

 

I did it with jack stands. u don't need to many tools to do it.

 

That's my plan now waiting on the dp