cracked manifold

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Soopafly

Discussion Starter · Feb 20, 2010

had a poke around last weekend under my bonnet and noticed a crack in my manifold, ordered and fitted the new one today but thought i would post up pix of the old one

cant really see it on this one.....

this ones a bit clearer lol

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rossmcleod

· #2 · Feb 20, 2010

thats were mine has the crack lol

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ru'

· #3 · Feb 20, 2010

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gaz2002

· #4 · Feb 20, 2010

Thats exactly what happened to my GTST when I had it.

Gaz

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Endorx

· #5 · Feb 20, 2010

As above, lol....

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Soopafly

Discussion Starter · #6 · Feb 20, 2010

hmmm spotting a common fault?

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Endorx

· #7 · Feb 20, 2010

Yes,,, Manifold studs....

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Soopafly

Discussion Starter · #8 · Feb 20, 2010

lol,nope,all the studs were fine!!

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Endorx

· #9 · Feb 20, 2010

But you said you recently changed them due to snapping in another thread.. So maybe it was already cracked, just got bigger

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Soopafly

Discussion Starter · #10 · Feb 20, 2010

lol good memory,yea lost 2 bout six months ago but drove it for a while, my guess is i warped the mani and the stress was too much

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Stusy

· #11 · Feb 20, 2010

Stusy said:
Took mine off the other day and went to re-fit today, noticed a rather nasty crack going all the way round... a little tap later I had 2 manifolds:-

yep happened to mine as well

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