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[ngrainqey]

hiya,
i'm getting piston slap as my passenger exhaust manifold gasket is fubar'd
im just wondering whats the quickest way to change it?
markey mark said to take the ecu out and hang it over the top of the engine but what do i NEED to take off to do it (obv manifold heat shield) and the coolant transfer pipe torx bolt (aka bastard bolt lol)
oh yeah, are the passenger and driver side gaskets interchangeable?

thanks

 :-?

that was my reaction.....

you know... that ticking noise from when the manifold is blowing

[tmx]

hiya,
i'm getting piston slap as my passenger exhaust manifold gasket is fubar'd
im just wondering whats the quickest way to change it?
markey mark said to take the ecu out and hang it over the top of the engine but what do i NEED to take off to do it (obv manifold heat shield) and the coolant transfer pipe torx bolt (aka bastard bolt lol)
oh yeah, are the passenger and driver side gaskets interchangeable?

thanks

 :-?

that was my reaction.....

you know... that ticking noise from when the manifold is blowing

just noticed myn has started ticking to!  is the 2.5 way similar to the 3.0?

[dbug]

hiya,
i'm getting piston slap as my passenger exhaust manifold gasket is fubar'd
im just wondering whats the quickest way to change it?
markey mark said to take the ecu out and hang it over the top of the engine but what do i NEED to take off to do it (obv manifold heat shield) and the coolant transfer pipe torx bolt (aka bastard bolt lol)
oh yeah, are the passenger and driver side gaskets interchangeable?

thanks

 :-?

that was my reaction.....

you know... that ticking noise from when the manifold is blowing

Thats not piston slap

[Elite Pete]

hiya,
i'm getting piston slap as my passenger exhaust manifold gasket is fubar'd
im just wondering whats the quickest way to change it?
markey mark said to take the ecu out and hang it over the top of the engine but what do i NEED to take off to do it (obv manifold heat shield) and the coolant transfer pipe torx bolt (aka bastard bolt lol)
oh yeah, are the passenger and driver side gaskets interchangeable?

thanks

 :-?

that was my reaction.....

you know... that ticking noise from when the manifold is blowing

Thats not piston slap

Its a blowing manifold gasket

[FT]

Hi all, just noted the above comment  by ElitePete...my 2.0 16v'96 engine 'ticks' every time I start it from cold.  It only disappears after it starts to warm up.  It's very annoying, but once it goes away the car sounds great.  My question is...is it causing any damage to the engine or exhaust components, i.e. should it be rectified as soon as!?  I did start a thread with 'clanking' in the title, but reading this thread and seeing 'tick' made me think twice and agree that my engine is ticking and not clanking.  I have changed the oil and checked it's level after driving a few hundred miles.  Thanks very much.

FT.

[dbug]

Hi all, just noted the above comment  by ElitePete...my 2.0 16v'96 engine 'ticks' every time I start it from cold.  It only disappears after it starts to warm up.  It's very annoying, but once it goes away the car sounds great.  My question is...is it causing any damage to the engine or exhaust components, i.e. should it be rectified as soon as!?  I did start a thread with 'clanking' in the title, but reading this thread and seeing 'tick' made me think twice and agree that my engine is ticking and not clanking.  I have changed the oil and checked it's level after driving a few hundred miles.  Thanks very much.

FT.

Could be exhaust manifold gasket leakage - if it is and it quietens down quickly after starting up unlikely to cause any damage only annoyance.
Could also be noisy hydraulic lifter - a couple of oil and filter changes cured mine.

[Elite Pete]

As above really could be a lifter or exhaust manifold leaking. I believe the manifolds on the 4 cylinders can crack.

[FT]

thanks for the replies.  the hydraulic lifter, what is it?  should I be overly concerned or put up with it?  What kind of damage can a blowing manifold gasket do if not fixed?  FT.

[Abiton]

Hydraulic lifters convert the motion of your cam into motion parallel to the valve stem, and the oil-filledness of them (hydraulic) ensures contact at all times (once the oil is up to pressure).  So your valves should 'follow' the profile of the cam perfectly.

A leaky manifold gasket is an MOT fail; and could, if it gets 'major' have an adverse effect on fuelling. Air will be drawn in at certain times, cocking up the lambda sensor's understanding of what's going on in the combustion chambers.  You'll also get ever more annoyed by the worsening din your engine makes.

Get the heatshield off, and look for broken studs.  

[FT]

...just a thought...could this be why even after cleaning the throttle assembly and breathers, and replacing the ISCV, the engine still revs at 1000RPM?  it's never wanted to come down from that!  I'll have a check for the leaking manifold stuff, but any ideas as to how much it would be to get it fixed at a local trustworthy garage?
FT.

[ngrainqey]

...just a thought...could this be why even after cleaning the throttle assembly and breathers, and replacing the ISCV, the engine still revs at 1000RPM?  it's never wanted to come down from that!  I'll have a check for the leaking manifold stuff, but any ideas as to how much it would be to get it fixed at a local trustworthy garage?
FT.

no idea but you could just get your hands mucky (its not very hard to do on the 2.0)