exhaust manifold question
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exhaust manifold question
where are the top bolts 3 accessible from? i can't find any feasible way to get up there. the bottom three aren't a problem, but the top 3... ?
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yeah, you guys got any tips for that one?
i tried every extension known to man and couldn't get it out of there.
is there something i need to remove first for it?
(the mazda spends ANOTHER night up in the air in my garage)
i tried every extension known to man and couldn't get it out of there.
is there something i need to remove first for it?
(the mazda spends ANOTHER night up in the air in my garage)
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well, i knew about the motor mount coming out...
but after i get it out, do i need to put it back before i put the headers on, or after? i don't see how to cram everything back in there one way or another.
i got the exhaust manifold completely unbolted this morning, all that's left to undo are the o2 sensors and the motor mount, i guess.
but after i get it out, do i need to put it back before i put the headers on, or after? i don't see how to cram everything back in there one way or another.
i got the exhaust manifold completely unbolted this morning, all that's left to undo are the o2 sensors and the motor mount, i guess.
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ha ha ha.
After the turbo was pulled from the car, I looked at the manifold area and was thinking about how much empty space and how big that area was in stock form.
After the turbo was pulled from the car, I looked at the manifold area and was thinking about how much empty space and how big that area was in stock form.
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i did need an impact gun for that top bolt on the mount. jacking the engine up a lil helps relieve some pressure off the bolts, but they are on really tight.
once you get the mount bracket loose and the rubber mount off it takes some maneuvering and rotating to get the motor mount bracket off. then you can get at the manifold.
you reverse the removal to install. put the header in, maneuver the motor mount bracket in, and install the rubber mount back. you will have to jack the engine up or down slightly to get things in.
once you get the mount bracket loose and the rubber mount off it takes some maneuvering and rotating to get the motor mount bracket off. then you can get at the manifold.
you reverse the removal to install. put the header in, maneuver the motor mount bracket in, and install the rubber mount back. you will have to jack the engine up or down slightly to get things in.
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for the time being i bolted the stock exhaust back up until this weekend. i talked someone in to letting me come to their shop on a saturday to use their lift.
i could easily do this, i just need air tools which i do not possess (yet).
regardless, that motor mount still seems daunting.
i could easily do this, i just need air tools which i do not possess (yet).
regardless, that motor mount still seems daunting.
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I don't buy Kool-Aid
Sounds like fun. Thats why I will let my friend install my header for me lol
Let me ask you this; Is the O2 Sensor seized on most of the time? and you had to buy a new one? or a universal one and cut it lol
Let me ask you this; Is the O2 Sensor seized on most of the time? and you had to buy a new one? or a universal one and cut it lol