Diesel MAP spanner

Ennine · 28th March 2013, 17:29

Sorry if this has been done before. Did a search and couldn't find anything. Wanted to get my MAP out to check it and obviously it is a very tight squeeze. The pictures show clearly what I did. Socket cut down to 30mm overall length and ground down to make a tight fit for a 6mm ring spanner to be tapped on as a tight fit. Makes very easy work of it.
Nigel

Jakg · 28th March 2013, 17:37

Obviously personal preference, but in the time it took you to cut down a socket you could easily of removed the inlet manifold and used a normal socket set on it.

Ennine · 28th March 2013, 17:40

In reality it took around five minutes to modify the socket and a total of fifteen minutes or so to remove the engine cover, MAP, clean and replace it and get the engine cover back on. Just about the same amount of time that the sun was out for ;-)
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Frank Incensed · 28th March 2013, 18:42

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Originally Posted by Ennine

In reality it took around five minutes to modify the socket and a total of fifteen minutes or so to remove the engine cover, MAP, clean and replace it and get the engine cover back on. Just about the same amount of time that the sun was out for ;-)
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Takes me that long just to get my tool kit from the shed.

Ennine · 28th March 2013, 18:45

Oh yes. I know that one. As I have got older I have had to spilt up tools into more and more boxes in order to keep my back in place.
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Arctic · 28th March 2013, 22:32

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Originally Posted by Ennine

Sorry if this has been done before. Did a search and couldn't find anything. Wanted to get my MAP out to check it and obviously it is a very tight squeeze. The pictures show clearly what I did. Socket cut down to 30mm overall length and ground down to make a tight fit for a 6mm ring spanner to be tapped on as a tight fit. Makes very easy work of it.
Nigel

Hi Nigel.
Nice little tool to have in your kit like it a lot

Arctic.

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28th March 2013, 18:45	#5
Ennine Posted a thing or two Ford Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Portmahomack Posts: 1,330 Thanks: 545 Thanked 317 Times in 193 Posts	Oh yes. I know that one. As I have got older I have had to spilt up tools into more and more boxes in order to keep my back in place. N __________________ Ni9e How to: Replace touch screen Navall II [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

28th March 2013, 17:37	#2
Jakg This is my second home N/A Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 6,867 Thanks: 0 Thanked 397 Times in 302 Posts	Obviously personal preference, but in the time it took you to cut down a socket you could easily of removed the inlet manifold and used a normal socket set on it.