Well just replaced these and one of the little feckers snapped and fell onto the head Luckily the pieces were large and the valves pretty much shut. Still, an hour and a half and one inlet manifold removal and refitting after I started a 15 minute job, I'm done
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Originally posted by Rusty View PostWell just replaced these and one of the little feckers snapped and fell onto the head Luckily the pieces were large and the valves pretty much shut. Still, an hour and a half and one inlet manifold removal and refitting after I started a 15 minute job, I'm done
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I went at mine yesterday, changing them to be on the safe side besides my IM was blasted so who knows how damaged those inserts are.
I had great difficulty getting them out, My extremely snug fitting allen socket just rounded the insert, leaving me to melt a section, by running a hot screwdriver along an edge taking care not to damage the threads to relieve pressure
Was only successful 3/5 times though
No threads were harmed but it took a long time to clear it out.
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Originally posted by irishs2 View PostI went at mine yesterday, changing them to be on the safe side besides my IM was blasted so who knows how damaged those inserts are. I had great difficulty getting them out, My extremely snug fitting allen socket just rounded the insert, leaving me to melt a section, by running a hot screwdriver along an edge taking care not to damage the threads to relieve pressure.Was only successful 3/5 times though No threads were harmed but it took a long time to clear it out.
Dave F.Last edited by UrS4boy; 9 June 2013, 18:28.RS2'd 93 UrS4 5 spd sedan
94 UrS4 V8 6 spd manual avant
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Mine aren't as bad as the 5 above but here's the one that broke and the bits that fell out. The other one was broken when I tightened them up a bit a while back, luckily I was able to completely remove it after hearing the crack and remove the section.Cheers'en, AndyC
1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss
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These never come out in one piece.
If they do, it means they weren't sealing, as they always should be fitted with a sealant to prevent a massive boost leak.
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Originally posted by Rusty View PostWell just replaced these and one of the little feckers snapped and fell onto the head Luckily the pieces were large and the valves pretty much shut. Still, an hour and a half and one inlet manifold removal and refitting after I started a 15 minute job, I'm donesigpic
1991 Audi S2 3B - 2.5 Stroker engine
1997 A6 2.5TDi quattro avant - C4
1976 RD250E / 350LC cafe racer
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They were fine the first time round... only a couple of months back. It was the one on cylinder 5 that snapped, more than likely because access to that one wasn't as good as the rest
Have to say, if I was doing this on another car, I'd just pull the IM off, although with the radiator air guides in place, this would be a lot more difficult than it was on my car with it's no nonsense engine bay.Cheers'en, AndyC
1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss
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