morris_marlin
Manifold fitted
The manifold is now fitted with the new gaskets and copper nuts. There were about 10 that were a pain to install due to being behind a pipe so it took about an hour of spannering. I was advised that as stainless steel expands much more than mild steel to just nip the nuts up rather than torquing them down. They are the weird crushed oval shape lock nuts that BMW seems to favour so won't work loose.
If the sound it makes when just turning the engine over with no fuel is anything to go by it's going to be a bit fruity when I start for real.
I ran a wire down to my sump plug oil temp sensor too while I still had access.
The engine now has 8.25 litres of 50/50 blue coolant and fingers crossed all I need to do before the first start tomorrow is pop some fuel in and test the pumps are working and that none of my fuel pipe work is leaking.
Manifold fitted
The manifold is now fitted with the new gaskets and copper nuts. There were about 10 that were a pain to install due to being behind a pipe so it took about an hour of spannering. I was advised that as stainless steel expands much more than mild steel to just nip the nuts up rather than torquing them down. They are the weird crushed oval shape lock nuts that BMW seems to favour so won't work loose.
If the sound it makes when just turning the engine over with no fuel is anything to go by it's going to be a bit fruity when I start for real.
I ran a wire down to my sump plug oil temp sensor too while I still had access.
The engine now has 8.25 litres of 50/50 blue coolant and fingers crossed all I need to do before the first start tomorrow is pop some fuel in and test the pumps are working and that none of my fuel pipe work is leaking.