gaskets

boltz · Post by **boltz** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:49 pm

just one more question, the nut sizes on the torbo and manifold, do you know what they are? need to go buy those before i start working.
any other bits ill need to replace when i put everything back together?

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:07 pm

i would say spend the money on nice ratchet spanners. they really helped when i did this last.

not to loosen or tighten the nuts and bolts, but for the inbetween bits!

you will need 12, 14, 17, 19 - depending on your methods!

boltz · Post by **boltz** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:10 pm

sorted thanks, are the nuts m10 or m8 or do i need both? (the copper nuts that tighten the manifold to the block)

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:12 pm

boltz wrote:sorted thanks, are the nuts m10 or m8 or do i need both? (the copper nuts that tighten the manifold to the block)

off the top of my head...

HTF should i know. nah sorry mate i cant remember.

take a few off, and take the sample with to the supplier!

boltz · Post by **boltz** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:17 pm

rofl

all good no worries, ill have to take them off then i guess. Let the games begin, ill post some pics of the carnage!

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:07 pm

They M8

boltz · Post by **boltz** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:40 pm

Thanks bro!
(all of them?)

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:23 pm

All the turbo ones are. The head studs are M10.

boltz · Post by **boltz** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:07 pm

few luckily i bought 10 of both

The challenge will begin tomorrow!
(Found the last gasket kit in jhb, or at least thats what they told me)

Phinx · Post by **Phinx** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:16 am

I blame Boltz (only joking man)

My turbo gaskets have gone to cr@p yesterday. looks like I have blown number 4 or The Manifold to turbo one OR both damn nissan

This Tubular manifold keeps ejecting the studs after a month or so.(literally)
Anyway I need to fix the Cam seal and will port that little turbo when shes off.

Damn there goes my budget

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:32 am

If its the turbo studs then trust me and fit the locking tabs, I had the same issue.

Doctor G · Post by **Doctor G** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:34 pm

Buy the Nissan ones. I bought the 4 exhaust manifold port gaskets when I bought my sx in anticipation of this. They weren't too pricey if I recall.

I've had a leak for the past 3 months and haven't had the courage to attempt the job yet. Maybe winter has something to do with it. I dunno.

I noticed yesterday however that the head stud that the manifold bolts to is not sticking out of the manifold, so it must have broken off. The one right by the firewall's side nogals.

Vaughn you still keen on the job?

boltz · Post by **boltz** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:31 am

Job done, holy hell that was a challenge!
removed all the pipes and the exhaust, and had to bend a spanner with a oxy-acet flame so it looked like a banana(for one of the bolts on the back of the turbo)
Probably removed more than i had to but it all worked in the end

Took around 5 hours, lots of coke and some good music!

Phinx · Post by **Phinx** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:42 am

Well With the tubular manifold you have to remove the ABS bracket to ge thte Bast@rd out.

Anyway ordered the gaskets from Nissan:

4 x Head to Manifold gaskets
1 x Manifold to head
2 x Locking tabs
4 x Studs

R 500

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:56 am

2 x Locking tabs

Cost me like R6 each or something, had them laser cut.