1.8T: Blown a hole in the inlet manifold

[JeffD]

Was just accelerating the other night when there was what I thought my cat blowing to pieces. Took ages (and help of AA man) to find out it was actually part of the black plastic inlet manifold that had blown a chunk out :-(

Just checked price on rimmers so I think its going to be 2nd hand one. what a pain!

[suzublu]

Save your money & get a VVC manifold instead;)

[JeffD]

Too late Ive already ordered this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231556592461

ANd the gasgets etc from rimmers.

Ill post some pics up when I dod it hopefully tomorrow night

Thanks for ti though :-)

[Salad-Dodger]

Have a really good look at that manifold when you get your hands on it.
The one on the Wife's MGF had started to crumble where the water passes.
Steve

[JeffD]

New manifold has arrived. Below is a pic compared with broken old one :-(

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/jeffreyduckworth/Rover%2075/Repairs/Inlet%20Manifold/IMG_3236_zpshq0gdgv9.jpg

Just waiting for my stringy green inlet gasket from Rimmers which unfortunately is not arriving till tomorrow. Wot a pain!!!

[pletevl]

Get the land rover inlet gasket, it is slightly thicker and it's brown and doesn't leak like the green ones do.

[JeffD]

The one I have already ordered from rimmers is supposed to be a good one??? Its a:

LKJ101110 INLET MANIFOLD GASKET (VITON) MG ROVER

[kaiser]

Another useless piece of plastic.
I wonder if you had a backfire for some reason.

If you get a VVC manifold in metal that you don't need, sell it to me, please!;)

[JeffD]

Its actually all fixed now :-)

Ive taken quite a few photos which Ill post up next week as the job got a little more complicated due to the breaker cutting through the wiring loom for the injectors - doh!

Right pain to transfer the wiring from old manifiold to new :-(