Exhaust Manifold

[kyliemin]

Just had the car serviced Wed 28th May

and they reported a slight crack in the

manifold.

As yet not a problem, but it will need

attention at some stage.

My question is on M400 is this an item

I can buy anywhere, or does it have to

be ordered from Noble.

As most parts on this are Ford, and I have

a Ford mechanic on board who will fit these,

where can I buy these & any idea of the cost.

Many Thanks

[peterguk V6 KWK]

Any crack is a problem... It's not going to glue itself back together.

Either get it welded or replaced.

New from factory only (via a dealer ) - about £175 each.

[Waiter]

It's always worth doing a search before posting a question like this. Pretty much anything and everything which will go wrong with a Noble is on here somewhere, someone on here has asked about it, and loads of people will have responded.

I know people get pretty fed up with answering the same questions over and over, and often only a week or two since they were last asked.

[snuffy]

I had the same thing on a previous car. The dealer just told me to leave it till it did become a problem as it was okay and passed the MOT.

I assume you would have to take it off to weld it, so by the time you have done that you might as well fit a new one for 175 sheets.

[kyliemin]

Had the car services only yesterday @ Christopher Neal (Northwich)

They seem very nice but on asking they quoted me £850.00 to £950.00

to do manifolds.

I have only had the car a short while, so don't know much about

prices etc, but @ £350.00 for the pair from Noble & my local mechanic

won't be charging £500.00 to £600.00 for fitting them I hope

But thank you for all of your help

[peterguk V6 KWK]

kyliemin said:

& my local mechanic won't be charging £500.00 to £600.00 for fitting them I hope

He might do after he's done his first front one

[snuffy]

That's where I take mine too. Labour is around £65/hour, so around 8 hours work.

Because I'm a sad get I've got the records for what a new manifold cost me in 2002 from them on my Esprit GT3. £700 for the manifold ( singular ! ) and £500 labour.

[Adrian W]

peterguk V6 KWK said:

kyliemin said:

& my local mechanic won't be charging £500.00 to £600.00 for fitting them I hope

He might do after he's done his first front one

That'll be £100 for the rear and £500 for the front then

[nigelw]

can you get the front one off without removing the floor etc ?? anyone know ?

[alex s]

nigelw said:

can you get the front one off without removing the floor etc ?? anyone know ?

You really need to remove the engine tray for access to the manifold...still a b*tch of a job with that off.

[MadMacMcMad]

Took me 4-5hrs to do the front. A real bh of a job and I've got a pit. If you do not have good access to under the car, do not try it yourself!

The time spent under the car will solely depend on the bolts holding the Turbo/exhaust/manifold in place. If they are not corroded, then you'll be OK.
Put nice new nuts on when you re-assemble.