cdti inlet manifold

[shinyb1]

busy day tomorrow , having a new inlet manifold , timing belt kit and water pump fitted - can't wait to have alook at the old inlet , to see how clogged it is lol

[Mission1979]

Let me know how it goes, need the same doing on mine ASAP.

[Leemarksmith]

They'll be a mess! I have Dan_Blacksri's old one and he had a new manifold and egr fitted and blanked it all up, it's done less then 6k with a new holed "blanking" plate and they already need a right good clean

I may even fit new and re blank when I eventually run it myself...

[shinyb1]

new inlet fitted , and wow what a differance - its like a complete differant car lol

[signum_rob]

How long did it take you? Any issues along the way?

[shinyb1]

to be honest mate i didnt do it , a mate of mine did it for me - he did the timing belt kit , pump and inlet in about 5 hours . he replaced the antifreeze and cleaned my egr , throttle body and boost sensor while he was at it . the old inlet was a mess , the flaps on the new one are a lot better made . the car is smoother , more responsive and doesnt stink lol . not a job i would take on to be honest - he has done 6 in last few months . no issues at all .

[john norris]

its not that hard to do your self, just when you look at the how too it looks like a nightmare it does take some time though

theres nothing like the pleasure of getting the old one off

[signum_rob]

Im quite looking forward to doing it and mine doesnt have the vacuum canister to worry about but the only thing ive trouble getting my head around is there is a mention in the how 2 that you need flush coolant to allow inlet removal, i cant seem to see anything cooling system wise in the way of removal or i might be missing something.

Whats the effects long term if you left it without changing it for a while? just thinking getting christmas out the way.