60750 Miles and Exhaust Manifold leak...

[Justin33]

I feel your pain. Even if the dealer did replace the exhaust manifold, you still would most likely have the same issue down the road.

It seems that the manifolds warp like hell and break the bolts, and once they are sanded or milled flat, they never do it again.

A very common issue, so many here have been through it. All that can be done is pay to have it fixed, or DIY.

I let mine go for way too long, prob 40k miles or more, until I couldn't take it sounding like ****, then I caved and fixed it.

My exhaust manifold bolt saga

2015 Ram 1500 SLT QC 5.7L 2WD 110,824 miles on the odo. Well, I have been noticing a cold-start tick on passenger side that subsides after warm-up. Been hearing it for awhile (hoping that I wasn't hearing it), tugged on the heat shield, and it appears the top rear stud has parted. Too early...

www.ramforum.com

I'm sure you might find a decent exhaust shop in your area where you might find a decent price, all you can do is ask around. See if they machine the manifolds, etc.

Wish you the best for a complete and lasting fix.

I’m at that point it’s bugging me this started two years ago but yeah said look on oil changes and of course they couldn’t replicate. So now when I hear they will put new studs and id assume a gasket but never true them up, why would I pay 3 to 5 for something that’s gonna happen again?

 

[EdGs]

Don't blame you one bit, and so many of us have had it happen, some more than once.

My biggest problem is not having the scratch to pay someone to do the work, so I end up DIYing.

Just remember, it can always be worse.

 

[GSSS]

I just called a local Ram dealer about my 2016 1500 that just started leaking. His response to whether the repair is covered under the emission warranty was "absolutely". I had talked to another closer dealer that has given me excellent service in the past. They told me not covered.

Thanks gofishn

So I go to my appointment at the dealer this morning. They said emissions warranty does not cover this and the parts are back ordered for long time anyways.

I will be doing this myself. Any issues with any of the aftermarket manifolds that are available?

 

[Princeton_Man]

Is it the manifold or the manifold bolts?

 

[Bigskyroadglide]

I just did my 14 RT and installed headers. It's interesting, I have done 3 separate rams and all have been different. My 11 broken studs, mostly parked inside but in various climates. My 16, always inside. Single cold climate no broken bolts, preventative measure at 70k.

My 14, always inside single moderate humid climate 70k, preventative and performance measure. No broken bolts.

The one common thing on my small sample size is consistent parking inside.

On my 14, I literally took the bolts out of the heads, cold with minimal effort. One spray of penetrating oil and 5 minutes later unscrew the bolt.

Both of my manifolds were flat, not warped.

Not certain I could explain. It seems to be random and by chance

 

[GSSS]

Is it the manifold or the manifold bolts?

Both