HELP !!!! KV6 inlet manifold - Page 2

vitesse · 4th March 2020, 14:31

Done a few thermostat changes and after the first one (nightmare) have never disturbed the fuel system again except for disconnecting the inlet pipe up by the battery box, similar procedure to the one you are facing.

You are going to have to remove one half of the inlet manifold and presumably will replace one inlet gasket, I would suggest you remove the whole inlet manifold as one unit if you don’t want the risk of trouble with the fuel system. OK it’s an extra £5 gasket but I think it worth it.

I also use a smear of blue hylomar esp. around the water channels, which also helps keep the gasket(s) in place. Lovel recommends checking / retightening the manifold bolts after a period of use.

Regards

Blink · 5th March 2020, 09:47

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Originally Posted by vitesse

Sorry, just tried with Chrome + the photo bucket fix but there are no pictures there to fix.

Mr Edd might have left the club and deleted his gallery.

vitesse · 5th March 2020, 10:10

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Originally Posted by Blink

Mr Edd might have left the club and deleted his gallery.

Believe he moved to Florida. Doubt if he would have deleted his gallery, probably as his account expired the photos disappeared too. Made some valuable contributions - got zero back up from the seller of my old Win headunit (guess who

) but thanks to one of Mr. Edd's posts got it all working.

Regards

Rich in Vancouver · 6th March 2020, 02:05

I agree, It's much easier to remove both halves of the intake manifold together.
This saves messing with the fuel piping and injectors. It is worthwhile replacing the intake gaskets. I had one fail on my KV6 Freelander which resulted in my only tow in recent memory.
The intake bolts are challenging to get at but a 1/4" socket set with a swivel socket and a magnetic pick up tool for the inevitable dropped bolt will get the job done.
If you can't find any Rover/MG how-tos look for Freelander ones.

keithst24 · 14th March 2020, 18:48

Had my family mechanic come today, to look at Bumble, the temperature sensor was on a separate loom with plug both ends, after removing and soldering new wires in the temp gauge now works and the misfire stopped!!
So after panicking it ended up being a very quick and easy fix ...happy days.

Teflon · 14th March 2020, 18:56

Love a happy ending

Cliff

6th March 2020, 02:05	#14
Rich in Vancouver Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: White Rock, BC on Canada's Pacific Coast Posts: 849 Thanks: 338 Thanked 367 Times in 210 Posts	I agree, It's much easier to remove both halves of the intake manifold together. This saves messing with the fuel piping and injectors. It is worthwhile replacing the intake gaskets. I had one fail on my KV6 Freelander which resulted in my only tow in recent memory. The intake bolts are challenging to get at but a 1/4" socket set with a swivel socket and a magnetic pick up tool for the inevitable dropped bolt will get the job done. If you can't find any Rover/MG how-tos look for Freelander ones. __________________ ZT-T190, Anthracite, LHD, Left the Line on June 24, 2002, Sold new in Switzerland, spent time in Germany, Imported to Canada in September 2021

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Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,203 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	Love a happy ending Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6

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vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,533 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	Done a few thermostat changes and after the first one (nightmare) have never disturbed the fuel system again except for disconnecting the inlet pipe up by the battery box, similar procedure to the one you are facing. You are going to have to remove one half of the inlet manifold and presumably will replace one inlet gasket, I would suggest you remove the whole inlet manifold as one unit if you don’t want the risk of trouble with the fuel system. OK it’s an extra £5 gasket but I think it worth it. I also use a smear of blue hylomar esp. around the water channels, which also helps keep the gasket(s) in place. Lovel recommends checking / retightening the manifold bolts after a period of use. Regards