After a drive last night it may of taken a beating and after starting it back up I noticed it sounded a little louder at the front, so popped the bonnet and tried blipping the throttle and it sounds like it's blowing from under the battery somewhere. I'm assuming this would be the manifold? guessing the gaskets blown out, a bolts snapped or its cracked. Or could it be on the turbo side? Either way anybody had anything similar happen? How much of a challenge is this going to be? I really don't want to take the engine out.

 

Also it's still apparently spitting flames of about 2ft, one side bigger than the other, I'm putting that down to over fuelling but I'm assuming if the manifolds blowing then that will contribute to that too will it?

 

 

Any help apreciated as always guys.

 

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i had that on the drivers side i think..took it to jeff..had to take the engine out

Manifold changing will be an engine out job I suspect.

 

You can just about manage it on an NA with the engine in place (according to a write up on 3zc) but it would be a hell of a lot easier to pull the engine.

Well this isn't good news, I haven't had time to look at it since, but hopefully over the weekend I'll get chance to find out a little more, I think it's going to have to go up on the lift and scope out the turbo. If the engine is coming out I'll have to think of some other bits that could be done at the same time to warrant such a job. would probably make changing the lamda's a little easier so they'll be on the 'to do' list.

 

I'm scarred to drive it though now, I have visions of it melting a fuel line and setting my engine bay of fire, I've got an extinguisher in the boot but it's probably as old as the car.

If its passenger side, even if it is the manifold the engine does not need to come out, once the turbo is removed the manifold is full accessible.

 

Here is a thread with pics I did on the passenger side manifold

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?140966-Manifold-turbo-gasket-failure&highlight=manifold+gasket

 

Here is a thread I did with pics for doing the drivers side manifold.

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?168325-Manifold-gasket-drivers-side&highlight=manifold+gasket

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff TT

Edited November 1, 201311 yr by JeffTT

Jeff you are my hero. :bow: :bow: :bow:

Is it best to fit all new gaskets and bolts on the turbo's and front pipes when putting it all back together?