So one of the studs from the exhaust manifold to the head stripped on the head side. i know i couldn't of over done it when i did the tightening. either way. all the other ones are in and good and tight. but this one in the pic is not
The other problem that really makes me cry. I was gonna clean the turbo and these two bolts from the side cover by the waste gate lever... broke ! The first one came out fine. The second one broke on like the 3rd turn. So did the last bolt. So I hope the shop can drill those out and re-thread it for me. Or am I screwed?
Am I screwed? busted bolts
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I'm with Alpos. Get the head HELICOILED, staninless steel thread insert, If you buy a kit from a bolt/Bearing shop then you can do ityrself, kit costs about $50-70, has a packet of 10 inserts M8x1.25mm pitch in it and everything required. The turbo is a workshop job, It need to be drilled out down the centre of the bolt gradually getting bigger in size until U get to the base of the thread, then taped with the correct tap M10x1,25mm pitch, once u get it all done, use brass nuts on the exhaust, they don't rust and are easy to get off later. :beer
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U will get them out, even if it means drilling a small pilot hole, and then drill it out bigger and bigger. After that get the correct metric tap and re-cut the thread. I think it's 8x1.25 metric tap, or take a good bolt to a tool shop and buy the right tap.
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