inlet mainfold removal

[creedy]

HELP :!:

i need to remove the inlet mainfold, caus there is a pipe behind it pissing water :evil: just wanted to know how hard it is and how long it mite take? any tips :?:

cheers

 

[JU5TY]

Not easy at all!

My dad did mine for me a few weeks back. He had to cut spanners in half, buy different tools etc...

Do a search, there was a thread about it a while ago.

 

[creedy]

GREAT :shock:

looks like im going to have some fun then...i will try and remove it with the engine in.
wots the easy way to remove the Y bracket?

 

[MarkTurbo]

Which pipe is it :?: Anything behind/under the inlet manifold is a pain in the ar5e Thats why i left my Y bracket off when the engine went back in!

Did it happen last night then after our little blast

 

[Dan_GTiR]

I done mine a couple of weeks ago. All I'm going to say is what a pain in the rectum to do :evil:

 

[creedy]

dont knw wot pipe it is. but wen i turn engine off water piss's out under neath, and its coming from that area.

no it was ok then, it started overheating again after i dropped chip home.

 

[MarkTurbo]

it started overheating again after i dropped chip home.

It was probably the strain of carrying his weight that made it overheat :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Norfy]

some ppl take the manifold off in three pieces, but u can get it all off in one.

its not that bad to do really, but leave your Y brackett off when u refit.

 

[creedy]

lol......

im goin to have ago at it 2moro... is there a "how to" thing on here?

 

[Dan_GTiR]

Ginga wrote out a procedure for removing the inlet manifold: http://forum.gtiroc.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=17317&highlight=inlet+manifold+removal

When I did mine, I manage to take it off in one piece, just removed all the nuts that bolt it to the head, make sure you remove all the bolts that secure it to the Y bracket.

Hope this helps

Dan.

 

[creedy]

having problems getting the top Y backet bolts undone. any tips?

 

[creedy]

its out of there!!

 

[nismoboy]

well done mate was it hard? also if u have any idle probs u might wanna clean the icv while u have that lot off.

 

[creedy]

it was tricky, but not realy hard. anything is posable wen u put ur mind to it. which one is the ildle valve?

 

[MarkTurbo]

Idle control valve is the one on the top left hand corner of the manifold in your pic

Which pipe was it in the end then :?:

 

[creedy]

though so....cheers

duno yet havent realy looked, just had me dinner.
is there a samco kit for the back of the engine?

 

[nismoboy]

though so....cheers

duno yet havent realy looked, just had me dinner.
is there a samco kit for the back of the engine?

nope, but if i were u i`d check all the hoses and if they look old replace them and fit jubilee clips on everthing to prevent future air leaks

 

[creedy]

yeah thats wot im goin to do....

mite see if i can get sum custom hoses made.

 

[Norfy]

samco have alot of 90 degree bent hoses and straight ones that will do the job.
get hold of a demon tweeks catalogue, they are all listed.

will warn you though, when i looked into this i was getting the total up to around £100 ish for hoses you can even see :shock:
its just nice to know all your hoses are good tho

 

[creedy]

dnt matter if u can see them or not...silcone is better than rubber.

sum of my hose's are black silcone anyways