broken manifold bolt,

[wilmo80]

hi just had this really loud whistleing noise coming from the manifold,found out there is a bolt snapped off and i was wondering if this can be done at home or if a garage done it how much would this cost,may thanks.

[haydn callow]

If it's the one nearest the front of the engine ( No 1 stud ) it is a simple job to extract it and if that cannot be acheived then drill and helicoil...Any decent garage should be able to do it and it can be done without removing anything. Just swing the alternator out of the way.

[mister munkey]

More than likely will have warped the manifold though so that will need skimming flat, or a suitable replacement sourced & make sure you get a new gasket too.

Not really a diy job but any local engineering shop should be able to do that for less than an hours labour time.

[flipflop]

just had mine done, no1 had gone and on closer inspection others has gone/softened to

gasket was replaced to

pm me if you want to know price

[Nippon Tuck]

I would wholeheartedly advise getting the job done properly by having the manifold skimmed. I had the same problem last year and only had the offending stud redrilled and replaced. 6 months later the noise returned. The recent solution was to have all the bolts replaced and a skimmed unit. It is about a150-170 pounds but worth it in the long run.