318IS steamy manifold :cry:

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dazleeds
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Post Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:48 pm

went for short drive tnite 10miler
on way back temp jumps to 3/4 and steams coming from under the tb and inlet manifold

hoping its just a pipe
any ideas of anything else it could be??

heads just been fitted so shouldnt be anything to do with that i hope :cry:
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Post Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:03 pm

Sure you got that plastic pipe into the block correctly?

I cracked on of those on a 316i seamed pretty brittle.
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Post Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:13 pm

ya mean the oine near front of block? thats on fine

this is from under the inlet manifold and tb
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Post Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:51 am

Throttle body heating element? Pipes are at the rear I think and can easily be disturbed.