Sorted :cool:

Not for me it isn't.

Our apologies...
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NOW its sorted :D

:cool: :D :1la :p

Well today, it fired up :D , virtually on the key as it always used to :D

The oil line to the turbo has split though, but other than that minor detail, all is good:1la

Huge thanks to Adz and Dr Silvia for the help, couldn't of done it without you guys :nod

Well for all those who have been following the story, and were sitting at home this weekend, in the warm, thinking "Damn i hope Nissan_turbs the drunkard dosen't finish his car this weekend." This may be the worst day of your life:1la :D

Started first time, on the key, after being sat for months. New braided oil line finally arrived an only cost me a tenner:1la . After a bit of fun with the timing, it boosts happily and only have to change the manifold gasket and it should be perfect :1la :1la :1la :1la :1la

Nice one mate maybe now you can start doing the fun stuff and stop moaning :rolleyes: lol;)

Doing the fun stuff???? Alcohol gets me crazy enough thanks:trout

Ordering the manifold gasket at the moment. Shouldn't be long:1la

Rite, can someone please explain what im doing wrong.

Mani gaskets came today, swapped them over. Did all the bolts up as tight as they would go, starting from top right and doing the top row, then the bottom two.

Start it up, and its blowing, feel around and its coming from the underside of the right hand bit of manifold.....Again!

Im sure the manifold aint warped, as it was ok when it came off. What have I done now?:o

use flange sealant with the gaskets,clean all surfaces beforehand,tighten up all the bolts lightly then go round and tighten fully. They dont need to be very tight.let it go upto temperature and do 50 miles,retighten, again not to tight,or you will rip the threads out the head.Also check that the washers on your bottom studs are not still spinning when the nuts have gone tight.

Rob you sure the manifold aint cracked? Check closely as i had a hairline crack in one i took off.