Cracked 5 cylinder manifold

[Peter Orban <ORBAN@nrcamt.iamt.nrc.ca>]

I am looking at a 4000Q with a cracked/blown manifold/gasket. The dealer
and independent places quote about C$800.00 for repair in optimal
case (just machining the manifold, replacing the gaskets). They were
mentioning warped manifolds and pulled studs at cylinder 5. I can
see things getting expensive if the head needs to be pulled and/or replaced.
What is the experience, what do they do for repair, how long repairs last,
how much it does it cost, and when showed up first the problem. The
car I am looking at has 120kmiles.

Thanks for your time, Peter
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Peter Orban
National Research Council of Canada
Internet: orban@nrcamt.nrc.ca