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12th September 2015, 15:17 | #1 |
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damp under inlet manifold
Hi my 75 1.8 has a slight water leak and when I rubbed my hand under the inlet manifold I had a bit of water on my hand which felt slippery like oily sort of feel
Am I correct in thinking the inlet gasket is leaking thanks |
12th September 2015, 19:35 | #2 |
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That slight oily feeling is coolant... yes manifold gasket. Replace with a good quality one.
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13th September 2015, 11:49 | #3 |
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Thanks has anyone ever used the FAI inlet manifold gasket as I already have a brand new one is there a way of doing the job without bleeding the coolant system
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13th September 2015, 12:21 | #4 |
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You can remove the manifold and incur minimal coolant loss. Once reassembled, the coolant will need topping up. I always bleed the system whenever i have disconnected anything that contains coolant. The little screw on the pipe elbow below throttle body, open it up, let any air bubbles out until you have a constant flow of coolant coming out of it, then tighten it back up. Give the coolant pipes a good squeeze and check the bleed screw once more. Its not hard to do, just a bit tricky to get to.
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