Manifold Fitting

[Nick The Greek]

Gonna be fitting a de-catted manifold in the imminent future.

Anything to be aware of?

Will the nuts/bolts undo ok?

Do I need to jack the car up?

How easy does that steering spline undo?

Any gaskets needed?

Any advice appreciated!

Thanks! :D

[MacRS200]

Will the nuts/bolts undo ok?

Throughly wire brush the studs and soak em in penetrating oil overnight and they should be OK

Do I need to jack the car up?

Yes to fit the down pipe

How easy does that steering spline undo?

Should be easy enough just make sure you mark the position before you detach it

Any gaskets needed?

You will need a manifold gasket and a gasket between the manifold and down pipe

Any advice appreciated!

Watch you knuckles

[Nick The Greek]

Thanks for the replies. :)

Can I get the manifold gasket from Halfords, or is it a Lexus jobbie?

[Gord]

Thanks for the replies. :)

Can I get the manifold gasket from Halfords, or is it a Lexus jobbie?

Lexus for the gaskets, about £20 for all that you will need :winky:

[Nick The Greek]

Thanks for the replies. :)

Can I get the manifold gasket from Halfords, or is it a Lexus jobbie?

Lexus for the gaskets, about £20 for all that you will need :winky:

doh, thats a PITA.

[Monster-Mat]

depending on the condition of the manifold to head gaskets you can reuse them...i have and had no problems

[Nick The Greek]

depending on the condition of the manifold to head gaskets you can reuse them...i have and had no problems

Hmmm, I might try and re-use them then.

I have no time to visit a lexus garage at the moment, too many things to do!

and I have no debit card to buy stuff with at the moment as I lost mine whilst wandering the streets of London last weekend

[Gord]

depending on the condition of the manifold to head gaskets you can reuse them...i have and had no problems

Hmmm, I might try and re-use them then.

I have no time to visit a lexus garage at the moment, too many things to do!

and I have no debit card to buy stuff with at the moment as I lost mine whilst wandering the streets of London last weekend

Nick i have changed a few and each time i have found that the one's at the outlet of the manifold, down near the gearbox will need changing, sometimes you can get away with it at the top end of the manifold, the older the car the more chance you will need them.

[MacRS200]

I would be inclined to get one anyway, what could be worse than standing on a Saturday afternoon with a nice shiny manifold and one hand and a knackered gasket in the other.

Phone a local motor factor and get them to order you one, probably won't be genuine Toyota but will be cheaper.

Take it you know about tightening down in a "diagonal pattern" and all that, also the correct torque settings would be handy if anyone knows them.

[Nick The Greek]

bah, I might just let prolex fit it when my car goes in for a service at the end of the month!

[Monster-Mat]

nick if you need my number just Pm me.....its very easy to fit, ive done a few now

[Nick The Greek]

cheers mat.

when it turns up i'll examine, ponder and consult my diary. I know I need the car sat night :( and i know you gotta remove the top half of the s/c to fit it. but then, thats only a 20 min-job tbh.

[Scalle--]

Are there actually any spaghetti manifolds available for the IS200?

[Mr Morse]

Are there actually any spaghetti manifolds available for the IS200?

Yeah you get them the same place as the pizza induction kit

[Scalle--]

Are there actually any spaghetti manifolds available for the IS200?

Yeah you get them the same place as the pizza induction kit

Spaghetti manifold is a 4-2-1 manifold, just not sure if they do em for 6 cilinders

[Nick The Greek]

How long would it take to fit one?

I reckon a couple of hours?

Just been quoted £200 to get it fitted Seems a bit pricey to me...

[Dave-Ellen]

Are there actually any spaghetti manifolds available for the IS200?

Prolex-UK do the only readily available performance manifold for the IS200 :D