Exhaust manifold problems
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Exhaust manifold problems
I have a super duty 99 ford F250 V10 and have bolts on both sides that are broken off. They rusted out and fell off and some point and I would not be surprised if others fell off when they are replaced. I went to a local muffler man to have the muffler replaced and they are the ones who brought it to my attention. Muffler man told me they could fix both sides for around $800.00. I went to another mechanic to see what other estimates I could get and they told me they would have to lift my engine out of the car to get at the bolts and gave me and estimate around $2500.00!!! Does that seem right or do they not want to do the work?? Can this be done with the engine still in place?? Any advice would be great. Thanks
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it can absolutely be done with the engine in the truck. is seems that 600 to 800 bucks is what most people get quoted to fix this at private shops. If you pull the inner fender liner and the shock tower you have full access to all 20 studs. I am waiting for a weekend that the weather cooperates that im not obligated to help someone with something to install the ebay headers and remaining 16 studs and nuts on mine, I've already done the 4 that were broken off. Plan on having more of them break off, the key is several days of hitting them with penetrating oil before you try to get them out.
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it defiantly can be done by anyone. i done mine yesterday in 1 1/2 days. i had 2 broken stunds and a crack exhaust manifold. all my bolts were rusted and corroded but i got lucky and not one broke off when i took it apart. like i said i did the whole job in a day and a half, just make sure befor you start spray the heck out of all the old bolts with BP Blaster and let it sit for a few hours if not overnight
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What Dick said! I had like 8 broken studs. Got them all out in less than 4hrs. Heat from the welder helps loosen the broken studs.
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My '03 has at least seven broken studs right now. So... are you saying that these are the new, improved "stainless" studs?
I stand by my earlier statement. All of them are stainless, just different grades. But, in either case, it's irrelevant. Ford did change the studs at some point. The problem is that they're only marginally better than the originals. And, there's still plenty of reports of failures using the new ones.
I stand by my earlier statement. All of them are stainless, just different grades. But, in either case, it's irrelevant. Ford did change the studs at some point. The problem is that they're only marginally better than the originals. And, there's still plenty of reports of failures using the new ones.
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