Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 25/08/08 02:33 AM Share Posted 25/08/08 02:33 AM (edited) Doing the mannifold bolts and I know nothing about cars. Some bracket from the Mannifold extends to the Turbo and there is no bolt holding it in place????Heres a photo??I.B. Edited 25/08/08 02:36 AM by Iconic Bionic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubJimbo ŠύЂפֿĺmβø ™ Donating Members 1,216 Member For: 17y 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 25/08/08 02:40 AM Share Posted 25/08/08 02:40 AM Maybe an O2 Sensor..? Not sure.. Just a guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 21y 5m 6d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 25/08/08 02:43 AM Share Posted 25/08/08 02:43 AM Looks like your missing a bolt. This bracket I believe is to support the dump pipe. Not unusual for bolts to go missing in this area with the amount of temperature variances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 25/08/08 02:50 AM Author Share Posted 25/08/08 02:50 AM Yeah its a missing bolt for a support bracket that attaches to the dump pipe. $3.25 worth and I only wonder how long its been missing for.Now to check every bolt on the rest of the car.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 25/08/08 02:55 AM Share Posted 25/08/08 02:55 AM check the ones on the turbo itself mate, they come loose with the expansion and contraction of the exhaust side in particular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 25/08/08 03:02 AM Author Share Posted 25/08/08 03:02 AM Just done that and those were as tight as a camels ass in a desert storm.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 25/08/08 03:15 AM Author Share Posted 25/08/08 03:15 AM And I think another for the Turbo. It holds a silver bracket to the middle section of the turbo.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 9m 30d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 25/08/08 05:31 AM Share Posted 25/08/08 05:31 AM there is your squeal/boost leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 18y 2m 4d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 25/08/08 06:09 AM Share Posted 25/08/08 06:09 AM I cant believe how loose these bolts get!I'll be taking off my heat shield soon and checking every bloody bolt I think too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 10m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 25/08/08 06:14 AM Share Posted 25/08/08 06:14 AM Has anyone got a good way to keep the bolts in place ?I have read about Copper Grease, Loctite and many others, bit noone seems to have a good solution aside from wiring them up or weilding them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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