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(Message started by: bridgdav on Mar 18^th, 2009, 10:56am)

Title: HELP : RH Exhaust Manifold removal..!
Post by bridgdav on Mar 18^th, 2009, 10:56am

I am finally getting round to sorting the water gushing issue following the big freeze a couple of months ago.

The rear right hand water channel Block Plug came out due to the frozen engine.

I've sourced a new plug and found out which ones missing. Access is the issue. I don't have the facilities to lift Car or Out the engine.

I can get to the hole but getting enough room to be able to press or secure the new plug disc is impossible.

Q's:

I guess by removing the RH Exhaust manifold I will have a much better chance / look at it..?

How much of a b'std is removing the RH Exhaust Manifold..?

Sheared bolts to look forward to..?

Will I need to drop the Exhaust to seperate the Manifold from the Cats..?

How easy/difficult is it to press the Plug back in..?

Is it a DIY job or Should I give up now and take it to the garage and let them worry about it..?

Any help most apprecieted.

Dave

Title: Re: HELP : RH Exhaust Manifold removal..!
Post by martin_rowe on Mar 18^th, 2009, 1:31pm

you or any one ealse for that matter will need clear access to knock in a new plug, they usually go in quite easy but have to be knocked in streight.

Title: Re: HELP : RH Exhaust Manifold removal..!
Post by twinturbo on Mar 18^th, 2009, 6:52pm

Manifold should be fine, mine came off no bother on 3 engines. seperating it from the downpipe may be more tricky, seperating the downpipe from the flex joint easier and possibly impossible to get the flex joint to system undone...

I would look at the condition of all the exhaust nuts and clean and derust the best looking ones.

TT