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    I have a really small exhaust leak on a vband flange that I can't get rid of. Its before the turbo. I have the wideband about 3 feet after the turbo.

    I can't actually feel any air come out of the connection but I can hear it and see a black stain near the leak

    Will a small exhaust leak change my wideband readings a lot?

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    I think it will....
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    well the leak is so small that I'd guess probably 1/1000th of the total air volume is flowing through that leak.

    Wouldn't the air that flows out the exhaust leak be mixed are therefore not effecting afr? I wouldn't think fresh air will flow into the piping because it is pre turbo and the backpressure should be higher then atmospheric.
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