16-07-2014, 01:21 PM
Yep, it probably was. The banging was high up, not out the exhaust, so I suspect you are correct. The injectors weren't seated brilliantly either so now no leaks at ll around them.
No idea how the manifold warped....it came off my ph.2 which overheated and eventually had HGF, possibly the head got hot and warped the mating surface...but they were both warped so still sealed on that car...it was warped on the passenger-side cylinder which is typically where the HG fails from what I've read.
In any case, the mating surface wasn't straight when held up against a straight edge. Wish I'd let everything else on now and just done the PAS pump and rad with the bumper off...would have saved all this faffing!
No idea how the manifold warped....it came off my ph.2 which overheated and eventually had HGF, possibly the head got hot and warped the mating surface...but they were both warped so still sealed on that car...it was warped on the passenger-side cylinder which is typically where the HG fails from what I've read.
In any case, the mating surface wasn't straight when held up against a straight edge. Wish I'd let everything else on now and just done the PAS pump and rad with the bumper off...would have saved all this faffing!
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