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Chaps, can someone please explain studs to me? https://brickwerks.co.uk/product/exhaust-stud-t3-cs-ky-manifold-to-downpipe/ https://brickwerks.co.uk/product/exhaust-nut-m8x1-25-sw12-copper-coated/ The studs will only go half a turn into the manifold, and the nuts will only go a couple of turns onto ...

colinthefox wrote: ↑25 Apr 2025, 18:10 It's a right fiddle to get the two left mounts done up at the best of times.

You weren't joking about that, were you?

One reason that those rubber mounts can fail on a 1.9 conversion is that the block is about 9mm taller than the 1.6 so they are under stress. It didn't seem to be under any stress when I pulled it off. I'm guessing these welds, presumably dating back to the original diesel conversion - some time in...

... it SHOULD come off fairly easily.  😆 VW owners are nothing if not optimistic, aren't we? I found a photo of the engine before it went in, and can see it was delivered with the original studs in place. Resolution is not great, but they don't look to be in perfect condition. I wasn't there when t...

https://i.imgur.com/gcal7Pp.jpeg Sadly it looks like one hole completely gone, one cracked, and two usable. (Stud still in one, gasket hanging off it in pic.) Might have a go with exhaust putty, jointing compound, a fibreglass bandage, and wire it all up just to get me where I need to go in a coupl...

Parts ordered, thanks!

To remove the silencer ... Thank you so much. Mission accomplished! If I might pick your brains some more: As I removed the silencer, the mounting bracket closest to the manifold fell off onto the ground. Pretty sure it shouldn't do that! https://i.imgur.com/hew9HWH.jpeg The rubber itself looks OK,...

And finally, the other (tailpipe) end of the silencer. A pic for clarity. (From below, engine on right of pic) https://i.imgur.com/o0aPXdk.jpeg And another with highlights https://i.imgur.com/Kf6vMUP.jpeg The yellow ones seem to go into the rubber, nothing to grab onto on the other side so the nut a...

Next in line are the mountings for the silencer, which are pretty straightforwardly complex! (From below. Engine on left of pic, exhaust - rear end of the van - at right.) https://i.imgur.com/vdan6js.jpeg The green ones are 17mm, look new, and fix the silencer to the mounting plate. The other side i...

Here's the manifold, you can see the crack where the exhaust pipe attaches. It looks to be old? Is it bodgable for a few months until I have more time? https://i.imgur.com/N1q8vk6.jpeg The exhaust was attached to it with just these two, currently. I can't see any evidence there was anything else hol...

Hi all! I've just dived into a repair on the assumption that I've done all this before, but have suddenly realised that it's 3 or 4 decades since I was maintaining my old Cortina and I'm basically a beginner at all this again. Some words of advice would be appreciated on dealing with nuts and bolts....

https://brickwerks.co.uk/product/exhaust-mounting-t3-diesel/ Thanks much, that looks like what I need. I'm trying not to be annoyed that I bought a whole bunch of odds and sods recently while the van was in for major surgery. Could have added that at the same time, if the mechanic (who had removed ...

Hi all, I could use some opinions so I'm not completely at the mercy of a mechanic. Exhaust started blowing yesterday on a motorway run. I've done about 2k miles since changing the engine. (Diesel 1.9) I got underneath it and found the obvious immediate culprit. https://i.imgur.com/VozYERH.jpeg I'm ...

Is this not it?

Oldiebut goodie wrote: ↑06 Apr 2025, 20:03 Any particular reason why you need it?

My insurance company (Adrian Flux) insisted I provide mine after I told them it wasn't the original engine. Presumably to ensure it isn't secretly Porsche-powered now?