Zerosignal Phantom Menace Donating Members 232 Member For: 14y 6m 15d Gender: Male Posted 23/09/10 08:24 AM Share Posted 23/09/10 08:24 AM Im not having much luck lately with the old Ba series 1, turns out ive blown the exhaust manifold gasket so car sounds like sh*t with air leaking out and whatnot. My question would be is there a better quality type/brand of gasket out there than the one Ford used as ive no doubt the quality of the stocky wouldnt be the best. Also since the turbo will be off should I replace the gasket to the dump as well if theres a better quality one out there somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 9m 29d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 23/09/10 08:55 AM Share Posted 23/09/10 08:55 AM Are you sure it's the gasket?It's a metal gasket. I doubt you've blown that.It's quite common for the manifold bolts to come loose. That could be your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosignal Phantom Menace Donating Members 232 Member For: 14y 6m 15d Gender: Male Posted 23/09/10 09:01 AM Author Share Posted 23/09/10 09:01 AM I know the bolts work loose and theyre due for a tighten but this is one really loud raspy noise as I accelerate could it really be THAT loose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Donating Members 136 Member For: 15y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: Knox Posted 23/09/10 09:14 AM Share Posted 23/09/10 09:14 AM Mine makes the same noise, I have 2 bolts missing and have heard that the BA's didn't come with a gasket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosignal Phantom Menace Donating Members 232 Member For: 14y 6m 15d Gender: Male Posted 23/09/10 09:25 AM Author Share Posted 23/09/10 09:25 AM So mechanic tryin to make a few bob extra outta me you reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Donating Members 136 Member For: 15y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: Knox Posted 23/09/10 11:11 AM Share Posted 23/09/10 11:11 AM Was told by my tuner that you should put a gasket in to stop the bolts coming loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 9m 29d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 23/09/10 11:34 AM Share Posted 23/09/10 11:34 AM It's a tricky one.We use heaps of Loctite products at work and they don't have anything that will withstand the temperatures at the manifold.The bigger turbo setups we work on all have lock straps that stop the bolts from turning. Ford should've had something like that IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6t_ute Donating Members 2,281 Member For: 17y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 23/09/10 11:48 AM Share Posted 23/09/10 11:48 AM Ive had a bolt missing and sounded like what u explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosignal Phantom Menace Donating Members 232 Member For: 14y 6m 15d Gender: Male Posted 23/09/10 12:17 PM Author Share Posted 23/09/10 12:17 PM Cheers for the advice fellas ill have a look and see if theres any missing before I take his word for it, im just strapped for daylight hours where I can have a good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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