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Hi everyone,
Just thought I would close this one out with an update.
Pawl gave me some valuable and sage advice which I think helped with a successful outcome.
So to recap, the car was blowing an exhaust leak type noise, but horrendously loud from the cabin. Having correctly diagnosed the problem to be the EGR intake pipe on the NS of the car, having separated from the flange where it joins the manifold, the next job was to get a replacement part.
I found a good used item on the bay of E, and having given it a bit of additional TIG weld around both the flanges and a clean up, I just has to get it swapped.
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I followed Pawl's excellent write up to start spraying the lower bolts on the broken bit of the pipe at the exhaust manifold end with penetrant. I got to it from underneath, just lift the car enough to make it comfortable underneath, you don't have to remove anything as you can just see the offending flange bolts through the gaps between the exhaust and the body. Sprayed it liberally for 2/3 days.
I had decided to let the garage tackle the job as it was booked in for rear brakes and an MOT anyway and so helped them a little by removing the HVAC filter box and engine cover and then loosened off the top three bolts just to make sure they were OK. I left the bottom two to the garage but having had a fumble around its certainly possible as a DIY job if you are careful with the lower bolts on the manifold. This is what the top two bolts look like at the back of the engine which are quite easy to get at from the top.
The report back from the garage was that it involved a bit of swearing but other than that quite straight forward.
Everything back together, brakes and MOT done. A fully working (almost) car again - now where do I find some wood to touch ...............
Jon
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26th Oct 2024 5:01pm
