You don't need to smoke test it, the black crud that seeps out of the crack is very obvious, look under the engine cover, its likely to be black as well.
Obviously when it fault codes thats a clue as well.
Just as a side note, I have seen the cheap alibaba ones (i think for $130 a pair) pretty thin and hollow, apparently only lasted 10K before splitting again
While I'm no genuine fan boi, the genuine ones are the go, so at least you get what? another 100K
P.S the thin breather lines that T piece in the centre of the engine can be deleted and blanked off as the new manifold does not have a through hole.
Regards
Daz
120k RRS. I have read the threads but seeking a sanity check. Restricted performance, loss of power starting at 1800 RPM and a whooshing noise that certainly sounds like compressed air.
IIDTool fails to scan faults on the latest version of Android out this week so I can't even try out the advanced fault settings
Oil traces seem to suggest split manifold or is there something else I can check?
Thanks
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Hi all, I just wanted to update this thread as it has been an excellent source of information, and it helped me quickly diagnose my split manifold.
I’m currently travelling from Cairns to Brisbane, towing a big van. I’ve got a 2012 SDV6 RRS. 100km out of Townsville I get the restricted performance light. Pushed on at 70km/h to Townsville. By the time we got there the whooshing sound was louder, and the orange engine light had also come on.
It was a Sunday, so no mechanics open, so went to SuperCheap and picked up a code reader. Confirmed the P006A code, and started searching this forum, leading me to this post. Went straight to the offending area and confirmed the crack.
Not wanting to be stranded in Townsville over Christmas I decided to try a temporary repair. I removed the fuel lines to get better access to the crack, then cleaned the area using plumbers pipe cleaner. I covered the crack with an epoxy resin, the 5min set time variety with a 3500psi rating. Not pretty, but it worked.
That repair got us to Bowen, but the epoxy resin was brittle, and cracked through. I chipped it off, recleaned and sanded the area, and reapplied the epoxy, but this time I added some fibreglass cloth for strength. That did the trick, and got us back to Brisbane. I’m now looking at doing a full repair of both manifolds, and will also cover off all the hoses and plastics while I’m at it.
Anyone know if a good indie in Brisbane?
Cheers
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