[J.Garrido34]

 

[DIY Fan]

Try your local salvage yards. Also car-part.com

 

[alpha1976]

What DIY Fan said.

Just curious about how it happened?

 

[thscott]

I think this is the third case of this happening that was posted on this forum in recent months.

 

[WiiMaster]

And this usually does not happen for no reason. When it happens it's usually caused by a timing system failure. So you need far more than just a new manifold.

 

[12pawsinn]

Odd, I tested out my turbo and so far the manifold is holding 5 psi no problem

I'm very curious what caused this. 🤔

 

[geotek]

And this usually does not happen for no reason. When it happens it's usually caused by a timing system failure. So you need far more than just a new manifold.

I agree. It did not happen on older cars because the intake manifolds are made from cast iron or much thicker cast aluminum. If I would give a guess, someone may have been troubleshooting a fuel problem and used starting fluid to see if it would fire up. I have done it because it is convenient. But, too much and with a burnt valve, this is what you get. You have to be careful with starter fluid, my brother-in-law set his catalytic converter on fire one real cold winter.

 

[J.Garrido34]

I agree. It did not happen on older cars because the intake manifolds are made from cast iron or much thicker cast aluminum. If I would give a guess, someone may have been troubleshooting a fuel problem and used starting fluid to see if it would fire up. I have done it because it is convenient. But, too much and with a burnt valve, this is what you get. You have to be careful with starter fluid, my brother-in-law set his catalytic converter on fire one real cold winter.

Sadly that’s exactly what happened. Tried to get it starting up again. N well that’s the results.

 

[J.Garrido34]

Try your local salvage yards. Also car-part.com

Thank you. I will look up.

 

[tdelco]

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JB Weld works great on magnesium alloy, but now you have the opp. to replace it with a J37 Acura I/M, with assoc. P2R racing gaskets. Have some fun with it, maybe!