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Manifold gasket at the same time?
« on: 11 July 2007, 20:28:33 »
Weather permiting this weekend i will be doing my breathers and now leaking rocker gaskets, however i do have a slight blow on the o/s manifold gasket that is noisey on start up but does go after a few mins when all is warm and expanded. The question is do i do the gasket at the same, however i have heard that if the studs are broken or snap then it is a head off job, which i cant afford to happen at the moment as the car will be needed again at 4.30 monday morning. So, is the head off sinario correct? and should i go for it or not :-/
Cheers, Jez
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #1 on: 11 July 2007, 21:06:29 »
I personally feel that, if you get snapped studs, you need to take the head off to do a proper job of drilling and re-threading. Others may disagree, but that's personal opinion.

And on a V6 - you don't just do one head....  ::)

The drivers side one is not so bad, but you still need to strip all the inlet/plenum off, and get the rear  coolant transfer pipe off..

Suggest taking your time - if you're going to be against the clock, and it's your first time, it won't be ideal :)
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #2 on: 11 July 2007, 21:53:43 »
Mine just passed MOT with blowing manifolds today.  My plan is to wait 3 more years until the cambelt is due again and if I still have the car I may worry about them then . . .  [smiley=evil.gif]
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #3 on: 11 July 2007, 21:59:52 »
Mine passed just the same, just get a bit embarassed when starting from cold and the old girl sounds like a spitfire  :(
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #4 on: 11 July 2007, 22:05:05 »
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Mine passed just the same, just get a bit embarassed when starting from cold and the old girl sounds like a spitfire  :(
Not as embarassing as having to borrow a car 4 times to keep getting more carbide bits to drill out the studs.   :-[

If it's that loud the studs are defo gone.  Be ready to take off the heads when you do it.  :'(
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #5 on: 11 July 2007, 22:10:58 »
Consider that you have a later Omega with the improved head studs which, I am yet to see break.

I personaly would do it.......do you want a spare prepared manifold to fit as I think I have one which I can flatten in preperation.
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #6 on: 11 July 2007, 22:21:02 »
Cheers for that Mark, i will pm you tomoz as i am just off to bed now as a 4.30 start beckons :(  Mine is the mini facelift so they have the improved studs, good news  :y
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #7 on: 11 July 2007, 23:13:40 »
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Consider that you have a later Omega with the improved head studs which, I am yet to see break.

I personaly would do it.......do you want a spare prepared manifold to fit as I think I have one which I can flatten in preperation.

Do you want to volenteer to do my snapped studs on my manifold Mark?.....its not summat i could do...
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #8 on: 11 July 2007, 23:24:23 »
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Cheers for that Mark, i will pm you tomoz as i am just off to bed now as a 4.30 start beckons :(  Mine is the mini facelift so they have the improved studs, good news  :y

Shame you didn't live a bit closer to me, we could have had a ' Change the o/s manifold gasket on a  2.5 mini facelift with improved head studs party ' at the weekend  ;D Got to do mine on the project car weather permitting  :-/
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Re: Manifold gasket at the same time?
« Reply #9 on: 12 July 2007, 02:27:56 »
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Consider that you have a later Omega with the improved head studs which, I am yet to see break.

I personaly would do it.......do you want a spare prepared manifold to fit as I think I have one which I can flatten in preperation.

Do you want to volenteer to do my snapped studs on my manifold Mark?.....its not summat i could do...

If he doesn't - then I'll do it...

But I don't have any kit that could drill it in-situ - so it will mean pulling the head...
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