CabrioTurbo

driving my car last night and thought that it was a bit noisey.. assumed the exhaust was blowing from the downpipe... couldnt see fuck all when i opened the bonnet though cos it was dark..
anyway just come and started it now and looked at the manifold area.. nothing wrong there.. looked a bit further down on the turbo and notice a fucking nut and stud hanging out of the actual downpipe thats connected to the exhaust.. the bastard has snapped off completely
So im left with a downpipe thats blowing more than a crack whore
after pulling the stud out (it almost fell out) the car now feels like its got about 2 Psi
Whooopy doo. im gonna have to take the whole bloody thing off and try and get the stud out (not easy i expect) to make things harder the turbo is wrapped. so im prob gonna have to get rid of that and spend 50 odd quid on new stuff just for the sake of a 30p stud and a 15p nut

Zetec Andy

choker

cossie1

look on the bright side



























atleast the stud and nut won't cost ya much

CabrioTurbo

more bad news had to use my car this morning... another fucking stud has just snapped. the downpipe is now hanging off the exhaust housing

Anyone got any bright ideas as to how to remove a stud thats snapped off INSIDE the exhaust housing?
CheeRS
Phil

Gaaables

if it wont come off with a bit of heat and some grips then it may be a drill out and re-tap job

Blakeya

As gaaaables says.... Maybe a drill out & tap job Replace with stainless items & use lockin tabs to hold them in place once torqued correctly. Shoiuld be fine after that.
HTH
Andy

CabrioTurbo

gutted would it be easier to just but a new exhaust housing! i might go for a bigger one anyway it currently has a .48 on it.
Phil

kay2

your housing is worth about a ton so is worth fixing if not just to sell

CabrioTurbo

furry muff.. i might take the housing off, buy a bigger on and then fix and sell the .48 one

McPikie

I know someone who will have that Housing off you

andyhardy

So do I - ME!

McPikie

I got there first................. bitch

CabrioTurbo

anyone got a bigger housing for sale .63 is it?