And this is what happened to me today...

[visionz]

Just got back from scrappies.. started fitting new zorst.. satred removing the front pipe.. renching away.. lalal lalalaala .. hmm this is getting a bit tight... tighter... SNAP!.. oh shit.. (this is un-doing) turned to another nut.. un-doing.. tighter.. tighter.. SNAP! BOLLOX! another... SNAP!! and finaly.. the last one came off with my fingers

Now i will re-inact my anger by slamming my hands on they keyboard like an angry ape:

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So anyway.. here is a nice pic of the aftermath...





Anyone got a stainless steel manifold for sale? PM ME!!!

[cliffybabe]

not fun mate, It could of been worse u could of snapped one of the studs off the lump

Them bolts on the down pipe can come out aswell

[visionz]

the manifold came off easy as pie.. it's just the down pipe join that snaped i love it.. i've just ordered a gun from the US to shoot myself

[JimmyC]

Just remove and replace the studs

PITA but no biggy

[mikey-t]

welcome to my world! mine are still in the head though ~ 2 of them

[visionz]

unlucky mate.. i've always had one missing and dint make no difference.. only thing with my manifold is the 2 bolts ontop are now sheerd off aswell oops.. dunno what they do but i sheerd em off ne way.. lol

[mikey-t]

i have one sheared top right, and one bottom left and a stud that refuses to go in bottom centre! so yeah it affects mine!

[Andy335Touring]

Get a second hand one or drill them out and helicoil them, i had to do one of my M30 manifolds, i think i got my helicoil kit from here

http://www.cromwell.co.uk/quicksearch?id=Zc4XndGg

Take your time drilling the old studs out and use some oil on your drill bit so it dosen't over heat and go blunt

[mikey-t]

thats why i have posted my other thread on what to do because if im removing half the engine i should realisticlly remove it all and drop something dirty and 2.5 ish in

[JimmyC]

i have one sheared top right, and one bottom left and a stud that refuses to go in bottom centre! so yeah it affects mine!

If you have any stud sticking out the head, remove and replace dont drill unless there is no stud out the head.

You get a tool not sure what they are called that goes on a racket and bits to the stud to either put in or remove them may be worth a purchase

[mikey-t]

there about 5mm deep and havent sheared flat! and yes i tried a stud extractor / easy out set! the guy who tried it last time has made it to awkward with head damage and tempering the stud etc, so looks like bang a weld in and rip it out or new head ./ engine

[stuartgallafant]

sorry to hear of your pain, but you just made me piss myself laughing!!!

[scottybeemer]

nice drain mate,buy the way try a blow torch to warm it up,works for me most times

[visionz]

lol stuart.. what you laughing at! some geezer had taken it away to fix it for me lol.. and i just got told to blow torch it..

[scottybeemer]

lol stuart.. what you laughing at! some geezer had taken it away to fix it for me lol.. and i just got told to blow torch it..

ha ha ! not that way mate lol

[visionz]

[Quaser]

you wanna buy a 325 manifold?

[visionz]

is it stainless steel? (tubular)

[Quaser]

no - standard log type

[M5pilot]

Check out the Stainless steel tubular manifolds on E30Zone Shop.

You can have one next week.

They look like this:



We only have one more available from the current batch.

Sal

[visionz]

interesting... i've seen one of these on ebay.. will have athink about it tho thanks!