Difference between revisions of "Removing the exhaust manifold heatshield"
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The heatshield cannot be removed completely until the dipstick bracket is removed. Remove the M6 x 10mm dipstick to bracket bolt (green arrow) then move the heatshield out of the way to gain access to the 2 off M8 x 16 dipstick bracket bolts. | The heatshield cannot be removed completely until the dipstick bracket is removed. Remove the M6 x 10mm dipstick to bracket bolt (green arrow) then move the heatshield out of the way to gain access to the 2 off M8 x 16 dipstick bracket bolts. | ||
| − | Once the dipstick bracket is removed, the heatshield should simply lift out. | + | Once the dipstick bracket is removed, the heatshield should simply lift out. Note it is possible to remove the dipstick bracket bolts without removing the heatshield using a slim socket and judicious bending of the heatshield. |
[[Image:ExhaustManifoldHeatshieldRemoved.jpg]] | [[Image:ExhaustManifoldHeatshieldRemoved.jpg]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:38, 15 September 2013
Basic procedure
The top turbo heatshield must first be removed to gain access - see Removing the top turbo heatshield.
Removing the top turbo heatshield takes out one of the exhaust manifold heatshield bolts (blue arrow) but the remaining two M6 x 10mm bolts (red arrows) need to be removed:
The heatshield cannot be removed completely until the dipstick bracket is removed. Remove the M6 x 10mm dipstick to bracket bolt (green arrow) then move the heatshield out of the way to gain access to the 2 off M8 x 16 dipstick bracket bolts.
Once the dipstick bracket is removed, the heatshield should simply lift out. Note it is possible to remove the dipstick bracket bolts without removing the heatshield using a slim socket and judicious bending of the heatshield.
