HOW DO I UNDO BOLTS!!!!!!!!!

[Blair G]

I'm not looking for answers like "use a spanner" or "turn anti-clockwise" on this one ha ha.

Having put a the Monty turbo engine in one of our maestros I took it to Knockhill, car ran really good so I thought I'd be a smart a**s and crank the turbo up full as we have a new T3 as spare. On lap three it went BANG big time, not the turbo though as thats fine (without getting into the engine I think its holed a piston or thrown a rod or somthing)

Trying to do some emergancy Track-side repairs we found it near impossible to get the intake and exhaust manifolds off the car(to get the head off), just could not get any spanner/socket in and under to undo the nuts/bolts.

Engine will be took out and striped in the next few days but does anyone know of an easy (and quick) way of removing the carb inlet and exhaust manifolds with the engine still in and the car on the ground?

Cheers

www.blairgmotorsport.co.uk

[MGTurbo]

You take the carb of first, then the inlet manifold can be undone, then the bolts for the exhaust manifold, i always use a socket for this.

[E_T_V]

After a weekend of spannering on a forum members car, I agree these bolts are a pain. (that was on an EFI engine - with a turbo there is even less room!) We had to work from beneath to get some of the exhaust manifold nuts/bolts out.

If you can undo the exhaust from beneath, take the head off complete with manifolds (I think the turbo should clear), then take them off (if needed) with the head out of the car.

[MGTurbo]

After a weekend of spannering on a forum members car, I agree these bolts are a pain. (that was on an EFI engine - with a turbo there is even less room!) We had to work from beneath to get some of the exhaust manifold nuts/bolts out.




Sorry Dan i have to disagree, Efi is much harder to work on in the area, the inlet manifold is near impossible to remove without taking the head off or swearing alot. On the turbo, once the carb is out of the way, its do-able with the right tools and a bit of fiddling.

Gareth

[mgdavid]

I agree with Gareth so far, and would add it's a lot easier using 3/8ths drive ratchets and sockets, and use 6-point sockets too - avoids burring any nuts over. :)

[E_T_V]

Sorry Dan i have to disagree, Efi is much harder to work on in the area, the inlet manifold is near impossible to remove without taking the head off or swearing alot. On the turbo, once the carb is out of the way, its do-able with the right tools and a bit of fiddling.

Gareth

Ahh excellent. I would have imagined it was more difficult with the turbo in the way from beneath but it seems thankfully I am wrong. I've only seen my turbo engine out of the car and in bits so it is hard to judge. The EFI was a sod to work on though but at last it runs. All it needs now is a tank and a steering linkage.