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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Martin_1962 on 18 July 2006, 22:18:35
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Has anyone ever tried this, I read about it years ago and I used the technique on my old Sunbeam as one end manifold stud had sheared - it was fine - only had to change gasket when lifting the head.
I used it on the CD when selling due to a broken stud and it worked then.
SO what are the opinions?
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I presume you proposing silicon sealant on the inlet manifold rather than the exhaust manifold!
Not a great fix, but I suspect it would work.
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Never really thought of using silicon sealant, I just used the usual sealant when I did my manifold gasket.
Recommended at the parts desk.
Seems to be ok even with a missing stud.
HTH
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Sealent on the manifold.....what sealent.....
Be careful with silicon sealent as it can attack some metals (i.e. copper).....
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I presume you proposing silicon sealant on the inlet manifold rather than the exhaust manifold!
Not a great fix, but I suspect it would work.
Well it worked for the 2.0CD exhaust and the manifold gasket for the Sunbeam - read it somewhere - I'll have a search tonight
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Tell me more.
Had a go at replacing my passenger side exhaust manifold gasket today (without removing the engine) found one stud broken off and then had to call a halt when one other stud refused to budge and eventually rounded off.
Here's the cheeky little blighter:
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j292/jasonhanlon/IMGP2207Small.jpg)
As I'm now going to need the full engine out treatment (which I can't do myself) silicon sealant seems most attractive.
Did you fill the stud hole?
Did you put a bead round the edge?
Or did you lift the manifold away and use the silicon like a gasket?
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I put a thin bead around each hole both sides of the gasket. Then quickly bolted down before it dried - don't know how long it will last
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OK - thanks.
In my case I can't get the manifold off....I've also just read that silicon sealant can poison the lamba sensors - so not sounding quite so good now :(