Exhaust Gaskets(A brief guide)

[PukkaSilvia]

Manifold and turbo gasket replacement

You need a 13mm/stubby13mm,14mm/stubby14,19mm spanner

Support the front of the exhaust on a jack
Undo jubilee clip on the sump that the turbo oil exit line is connected with.
Undo Turbo oil feed line from block(located under exhaust manifold under cylinder 2
Bend the lock tabs up on the 13 turbo nuts retaining clips.
undo the turbo to manifold nuts,Use your stubby 13mm to get to the awkward nuts.
Lower jack enough for the turbo to drop off the manifold studs
Undo manifold 14mm nuts,Use your stubby 14mm to get to the awkward nuts.


Use loctite flange sealant with the head to manifold 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.

Reassemble

(By using the jack under the exhaust you can avoid taking the water lines off the turbo. If you wish to take them off they are a 19mm ring spanner fitment on both front and rear)

[Gopher]

Ok quick question I know the UK cars are different but im having a pretty hard time getting the last bolt into my exhaust manifold the bolt thats covered by the turbo on the bottom closest to the firewall the ones thats a major PITA any helpful suggestions would really make my day

[NIZMAINIAC]

do that one first

[adzs12]

Originally Posted by Gopher

Ok quick question I know the UK cars are different but im having a pretty hard time getting the last bolt into my exhaust manifold the bolt thats covered by the turbo on the bottom closest to the firewall the ones thats a major PITA any helpful suggestions would really make my day

No real technique here mate but after youve done a fair few its easy Just gota bend ya arm and wrist in ways there not ment to bend until you get a turn or two on it then 14mm half spanner does the job a treat,or as ive recently bought a 14mm swan neck spanner.

http://www.baconsdozen.co.uk/tools/s.../sspanners.jpg

[Gopher]

holy crap what a PITA i got it i had to loosen all the bolts and shift the whole mani down and backward but I got it I used a "C" wrench it a double sided box wrench only its shaped like a C I have everything put together I just need a new rubber piece for my intake tube to my TB and to screw my dump pipe and down tube together and it "should" run Thanks guys