manifold change

[s13eater]

feckin hell tim, that manifold was well shagged, even the bit that i ported out of the one i sold you has cracked, i wonder where that ended up

[bigtim]

Is that spose to be all the way across
It looks like the cracks are trying to meet up and snap the end off

[s12Rob]

ive just had to do manifold gaskets on mine, what an arse to get that bottom back bolt out, 3 bolts stripped the thread in the head too. got done in the end tho.

[blitz]

can some one please please explain how to remove and install that last manifold bolt? the one that's hidden by the turbo?

I'm running out of ideas and brought it to a garage and they're out of ideas too.

thanks in advance.

[PukkaSilvia]

Half spanners

i wrote a how to years back. Hope it helps

http://www.nissansilvia.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=370

[blitz]

thanks. it helps alot.

we face another problem. some one managed to use 17 mm nuts on the last set of mani bolts. so we're squeezing our brain trying to get 17 mm spanner in... and stock exhaust is fused together to the down pipe

[doski]

yea half spanners are the key, i now have a hole set of them for the fiddly jobs lol

[blitz]

half a can of brake cleaner later, and few scraped knuckles we got it off. took all the lines off 1st so we can get to the bolt. we use super stubby wrench. thanks for all the help. later on the fun of putting it back together will get us cussing again.