Broken Exhaust Manifold Studs

[seriesII]

hey all, was wondering if there is anyone on the gold coast who has replaced manifold studs before and wants to make some extra cash?..

my machanic has told me there are to broken studs at the rear of the manifold near the turbo.

He said it was the cause of the heated air i can see coming out and the small oil leak,

while im here,

does this normaly cause a slow oil leak and the oil preasure to drop on my gauge when im of the pedal?.

Anyways, i can take most of everything of in the way of doing this job to make it quicker, but im not to confident with the studs and removing the manifold and everything off it, and the machanic wants around $600-$700.

im in the varsity lakes area, or i can drive to were every. would $300 or so be enough for someone to do this? thanx..

[The Dan]

The oil leak is what causes the gasket to fail.

It's coming from the rocker cover gasket and has nothing to do with the pressure drop.

$300 will cover the cost of the studs and the cost to remove the studs but you'll still have to find someone willing to remove the turbo an manifold. $600 is normal for that job

The gasket costs $110, the studs and nuts are $50, turbo gaskets are $70 and you are looking at 4 hours labour plus whatever time to extract the broken studs. It's not an easy job and you will be very lucky to find someone willing to do it for $300. And if you do find someone, it is highly likely it will be a learning curve for the both of you.

[Dan_B]

I have done the job before on a 33. Its not overly difficult just time consuming.

the broken studs are no issue, a good drill steady hand and a set of rigid screw extractors have it done in no time.

but you will want to replace all the gaskets and all of the exhaust studs, also you will need a bit of coolant too for the bit you lose when removing the turbo.

I would put my hand up to do it, but im not able to for the next 2 weekends as i am very busy. If your still stuck after that give me a shout.

[DuFFR32]

I recently completed this job and man its tough. I also had never done it before so was a huge learning curve for me also, saved myself over a thousand dollars too but lost a little blood sweat n tears also. keep in mind if it has never come off the car before there are hidden traps like split hoses and things breaking while taking everything apart.

[seriesII]

The oil leak is what causes the gasket to fail.

It's coming from the rocker cover gasket and has nothing to do with the pressure drop.

$300 will cover the cost of the studs and the cost to remove the studs but you'll still have to find someone willing to remove the turbo an manifold. $600 is normal for that job

The gasket costs $110, the studs and nuts are $50, turbo gaskets are $70 and you are looking at 4 hours labour plus whatever time to extract the broken studs. It's not an easy job and you will be very lucky to find someone willing to do it for $300. And if you do find someone, it is highly likely it will be a learning curve for the both of you.

hey nice,, thanx alot for the info, its good to know the oil is from there.. any idea what why my oil presure drops when i slow down and down to half way and some times less when in netrual.. thanx again for the info

[seriesII]

I recently completed this job and man its tough. I also had never done it before so was a huge learning curve for me also, saved myself over a thousand dollars too but lost a little blood sweat n tears also. keep in mind if it has never come off the car before there are hidden traps like split hoses and things breaking while taking everything apart.

damn, nice save, the turbo has been off before when i had a leaking gasket, so at least that should come off ... thanx for the advice hey, i was going to try it, but i think i wont, tryed alot of things on the car but ill stop on this one and get someone or a machanic to do it .. thanx

[The Dan]

hey nice,, thanx alot for the info, its good to know the oil is from there.. any idea what why my oil presure drops when i slow down and down to half way and some times less when in netrual.. thanx again for the info

Your oil pressure follows revs. It is supposed to be on the 2 at idle and above 4 when over 3000rpm.

[WHITE R32]

if your stuck still i can do it at a good rate done it plenty of times on my own and mates cars

[boostn32]

not sure if you have had it done yet but i can do the job, im located at upper coomera. cost will depend on what still needs removing.

give me a buzz 0401805955 Luke