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
http://www.isham-research.com
+44 7785 302 803
+49 173 6242039
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