Cracked two-part manifold

Phil Payne quattro at isham-research.com
Tue Dec 18 14:37:37 EST 2001


For the amusement and delectation of all - a JPEG of a cracked two-part manifold:

http://www.isham-research.com/quattro/cracked_2part.jpg

Note the location of the crack - underneath the manifold and on the other side of the bellows join from the wastegate.  This was
caused by a collapsed right engine mount, and no amount of support to the wastegate would have made the slightest difference.  It
also illustrates that the two-part manifold - while it MIGHT be part of the solution, is certainly not all of it.  This manifold was
fitted by a UK specialist whose name is almost certainly known to you and lasted just 4,500 miles.  It was replaced with a
single-part that's still going strong after 12,000 miles - over a new engine mount and heatshield.

I apologise for the poor quality, but at least it loads quickly.

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  Phil Payne
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