As title, my car has developed some new funny noises over the last few weeks and it seemed down on power but i just thought i was being paranoid and thet i had got used to the power............................................. .................................................. .................... I WAS WRONG

Took my friend out for a spin and he said it deffo wasn't a quick as it used to be and the exhaust seemed blowy, turns out i've somehow lost 3 of my exhaust studs at some point!

What i want to know is :
A) How the hell did they fall out without me hearing a big clanging noise
B) How hard is it to take the turbo & manifold off (4X4)
C) What size studs are used originaly

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks,

Dave

 

A - normal cossie thing, i have 1 here with 5 missing
B - fiddly but dooable
C - std 8mm thread

 

GEt the studs from Ford Job done proper size. And re fitting them on 4x4 are a lot easier than a 2wd manifold So u should be ok there.

 

i second rhys

 

Excellent guys thanks for the replies.

Do these studs have a tendance to snap or is it more common for them to just fall out?

Shall i just replace all of the studs once i've got it all off or would it be tempting fate?

 

of peace and mind, i'd replace all of them, but it means buying 16 stud,wahsers,nuts and 4 exhaust gaskets


thats not cheap but worth it

 

What size are the studs, i.e M8 x 50mm or are they too long?!?

Coz i can get them from work, probably the nuts aswell

I've already got the manifold gaskets.

How long does it take on average?

 

I think they just vibrate loose - the torque on them isnt much more than a nip...

The bottom ones are an arsehole to get at!

The studs are about 30p each, and the nuts are closer to 3 quid

Enjoy

Neil.

 

It would be best to go from underneath to get at the bottom ones wouldnt it?

I suppose the only good news to come out of this is the fact that it will go faster once iv'e fixed it wont it?

 

Yeah Alternator off will give you more room...

You'll still need a tiny hand Jeremy Beadle style to get at the back ones

Neil.

 

What loctite do you use to hold the studs in with? as it gets a little hot round there.

 

ford studs come with thread lock on them as std

 

Yeah they do snap mate! i had two which snaped! but lucky they onlt snapped flush with the manifold! so once manifold came of they was easy to get out

As for what lock tight to use i dunno mate the Fords ones come with some on as std

 

oh cool! but it can't hurt putting a bit more on them can it? The ones i just got from fords haven't got that much on, tight as a ducks but they are!

 

Did you use any extra loctite on yours Rhys, or did you just put them in?