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Title: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: elite estate on 24 September 2009, 22:51:03

after a motorway run the exhaust manifold started blowing,
any ieas whats involved in replacing this cost wise  :o

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: rustym95 on 24 September 2009, 22:59:24

A new seal and about an hour in time, or just tighten it up a bit more  :y

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: VX1 on 25 September 2009, 20:59:06

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A new seal and about an hour in time, or just tighten it up a bit more :y

It's a bit more involved than that. You would need to put aside more than an hour, more like at least three hours.

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: robbo2345 on 25 September 2009, 22:04:06

hi just had one of these replaced localy cost me an arm and a leg £438 :o :o

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: robbo2345 on 25 September 2009, 22:05:44

or contact darth look nee on here ! :y :y :y

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: robbo2345 on 25 September 2009, 22:25:22

sorry thats supposed to be darth loo knee ! :-? :y

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: robbo2345 on 25 September 2009, 22:26:21

i will get this right in a minute darth loo knee  :-[ :o :y :y

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: robbo2345 on 25 September 2009, 22:27:48

forgot the - darth loo-knee

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: Elite Pete on 25 September 2009, 23:20:59

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A new seal and about an hour in time, or just tighten it up a bit more :y

and snap the studs, then have to remove the head to drill them out, sounds like a great idea ::)

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: elite estate on 26 September 2009, 14:41:44

or contact darth look nee on here !   

hey robbo not sure what you mean  ;)

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: robbo2345 on 26 September 2009, 15:37:08

 :y :ypm sent mate !

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: Omegatoy on 26 September 2009, 17:01:12

see its a td?
you need to check properly where it is blowing from, reason being you can get a blow from anyone of the maniflod to head joints also from the turbo downpipe and yet again from the turbo bypass!!! :y and thats assuming it hasnt got a split in any of the pipework!!
mine had a blow after going through the floods couple of years ago and its not a bad job at al to rplace manifold gaskets especially as the turbo stays in place and you just remove the manifold!!

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 26 September 2009, 17:29:33

Might need to do mine pretty soon i think,but its a 3.2.Anyone know what kind of a ballache this will be? ::)

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: Elite Pete on 26 September 2009, 18:52:24

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Might need to do mine pretty soon i think,but its a 3.2.Anyone know what kind of a ballache this will be? ::)

Depends which side. I've just done a V6 driver side one today took about 4.5 hours with a few coffee breaks (i'm getting old).

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 27 September 2009, 14:27:26

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Might need to do mine pretty soon i think,but its a 3.2.Anyone know what kind of a ballache this will be? ::)

Depends which side. I've just done a V6 driver side one today took about 4.5 hours with a few coffee breaks (i'm getting old).

Dont really know yet pete,but am i right in saying the drivers side is most awkward,and what do you have to strip to get to it?.

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: Elite Pete on 27 September 2009, 16:39:09

Driverside is the easy one :'(

I removed the plenum, inlet manifold, coolant bridge, and water transfer pipe.

Title: Re: leaking exhaust manifold
Post by: rustym95 on 27 September 2009, 23:37:50

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A new seal and about an hour in time, or just tighten it up a bit more :y

and snap the studs, then have to remove the head to drill them out, sounds like a great idea ::)

they do stretch after awile and its good just to give then a bit of a turn when warm.