F430 manifolds?
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Bonce of the long.
Am following with interest as my original ones (alright 2nd set replaced under warranty in 2008) are perfect so far (25,000 miles on 'em) and a specialist has advised not to bother replacing (maybe make the mountings a bit more flexible) but there is that nagging doubt in my mind all the time..! Capristo would be the way to go for me, so £5K to fix a problem that may or may not ever arise. my specialist (one of the most renowned in UK) has advised that in well maintained cars they have only ever seen the problem occur once!
Am following with interest as my original ones (alright 2nd set replaced under warranty in 2008) are perfect so far (25,000 miles on 'em) and a specialist has advised not to bother replacing (maybe make the mountings a bit more flexible) but there is that nagging doubt in my mind all the time..! Capristo would be the way to go for me, so £5K to fix a problem that may or may not ever arise. my specialist (one of the most renowned in UK) has advised that in well maintained cars they have only ever seen the problem occur once!
That's interesting, I wonder why they needed replaced in 2008 at probably a very low mileage!
My car has a full dealer history but I'm still unsure if the manifolds are original until all the necessary panels are removed to expose them, which looks like being next month as the garage is very busy.
My car has a full dealer history but I'm still unsure if the manifolds are original until all the necessary panels are removed to expose them, which looks like being next month as the garage is very busy.
240Cup said:
Bonce of the long.
Am following with interest as my original ones (alright 2nd set replaced under warranty in 2008) are perfect so far (25,000 miles on 'em) and a specialist has advised not to bother replacing (maybe make the mountings a bit more flexible) but there is that nagging doubt in my mind all the time..! Capristo would be the way to go for me, so £5K to fix a problem that may or may not ever arise. my specialist (one of the most renowned in UK) has advised that in well maintained cars they have only ever seen the problem occur once!
Which specialist do you use? The manifolds do provoke discussion, the chap I bought my 430 off said that his (mine now) are originals and in 15k miles. Dick Lovett said that they could replace the system for a princely sum but if if there weren't any problems anyway they said don't bother. Another indy said he wouldn't run one without changing them, Graypaul mechanic said its does happen a fair bit and on it goes.Am following with interest as my original ones (alright 2nd set replaced under warranty in 2008) are perfect so far (25,000 miles on 'em) and a specialist has advised not to bother replacing (maybe make the mountings a bit more flexible) but there is that nagging doubt in my mind all the time..! Capristo would be the way to go for me, so £5K to fix a problem that may or may not ever arise. my specialist (one of the most renowned in UK) has advised that in well maintained cars they have only ever seen the problem occur once!
longbonce said:
2005 56k miles. Not sure yet if it's still originals until I have it looked at. What kind of lifespan do the originals have?
Its not a manual car is it ? Mine had a noise on start up that i was convinced it was terminal, it sounded like the death rattle. Fearing the worse it was only the manifold to head joint gasket was the issue. I was still not convinced but i did 15K more before i sold it with no issues.
It is something to do with the engine running lean and with a lot of advanced ignition on start up to spark off the cats' so for the 1st minute so i was told.
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