Trumpet bolts heads up !!!!!!!!!
Trumpet bolts heads up !!!!!!!!!
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Meatball

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1,638 posts

241 months

Saturday 18th October 2008
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I took my plenum off this afternoon to paint it and found 2 of the bolts laying next to the trumpets and a 3rd half undoneyikes
I think ive found the cause of my faint rattling noise now hehe

Im guessing they shouldnt have washers on them, does anyone know for sure?

blitzracing

6,422 posts

251 months

Saturday 18th October 2008
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yep, there should be washers !

big geoff

387 posts

231 months

Saturday 18th October 2008
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hi mate i would put some thread lock on them when you put them back in i have known screws and bolts damage engines your cars sound great by the way
big geoff

Chimjunkie

2,879 posts

242 months

Saturday 18th October 2008
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Bloody hell! I wonder how many of us out there have bolts coming loose? My oil pump bolt coming out wasn't fun frown

chim

245 posts

228 months

Saturday 18th October 2008
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I have just fitted a plenum spacer and shortened trumpets and found 3 of the inlet manifold bolts loose

Chim

Edited by chim on Saturday 18th October 21:29

Meatball

Original Poster:

1,638 posts

241 months

Sunday 19th October 2008
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Good thinking Geof i need some locktight anyway thumbup