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I agree with you 100%
Have you checked the front anti roll bar bushes and links? They're easy to check.
The cracks are behind the heat shield. If you cut the heat shield off you will find this. Its the gasses escaping from the cracks that turn the...
Lol. I have mechanical ocd!! If it aint right, fix it!! And if i cant fix it then i dont want it!
Apologies for dragging up an old thread, however a similar thing has happened to me although nowhere near as bad. I could hear an ever so slight...
Yes my car is a 2005, however it did have manifolds replaced in 2008 under warranty and these are the ones that i welded. Ive heard of mk1 and mk2...
Also you don't need to disconnect the a/c compressor pipes. You can just move it to one side thus saving a regas.
Before i done this, i had read on various forums that by removing the pre cats i would have engine lights coming on and i would have to reprogram...
Thread cleaning Sorry the pics are two at a time and the wrong way round.. i'm a novice on here!! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The finished product. Make sure you clean the threads before you screw the studs in... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wrapping the manifolds in heat resistant wrap... This takes ages and you should wear gloves I later found out... (itchy) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Pre-cat removal and a pipe welded in.. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The other side.. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
After I cut the factory heat shields off with a grinder... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just after removal [ATTACH]
Due to the "famous cracks", I have removed my manifolds and repaired them also removing the pre-cats in the process. I have no CEL/Engine...