Megane 2 GT 165
Saturday morning 10.00 I went from home to the Renault dealer to get the last two o-rings for the injectors. Then I was ready for fitting the lower inlet manifold I matched myself.
Paying for the parts I got f**ked and need to get back the Renault dealer on Monday to get my money back. The rings of the injector are a bit on the expensive side 19euro (14 pounds) for two rings. (Yeah they come in sets of 2, but you always need 4 but hey)
Got to the garage (Scania) where a mate works hey arranged a place I could work and use some tools if needed. (First things first, so coffee)
Starting on the car I removed the electronic throttle body to get working on the plenum, which was easy. Removed the cover plate underneath the car, so I could support the engine, if the top engine-mount had the came off the car.
I also replaced the rings on the injectors which I think was not really necessary, but I had bought them anyway.
Got all bolts, of the manifold, loose but 2 I couldn’t reach easily, for one I needed to get the top engine mount off, so I shove under a pallet-wagon (pump-wagon, I used this because I was working in a Truck garage and the jacks were too big to fit under the car) with some wood on top.
Removed the top mount and undid the bolt on the left side of the manifold.
After undoing all bolts the manifold did not came out easily, it was stuck between the front mount which keeps the alternator in place. (I Don’t know how to describe)
Finally got the manifold out and could compare it to the one I matched. The difference is quit big.
The manifold fitted to the car
My own grinded part. (Your can see the difference) It was matched to the outlined old gasket and about 0.5-1.0mm smaller then the gasket itself
(A problem I encountered, that sand was falling in the inlet ports, when I removed the manifold, the sand was lying on top the manifold when I unscrewed it, so be careful! I luckily managed to get all sand out)
Look at all the sand :S
Getting the part on was the toughest part. The new gasket I got would not stay on the same place so it would not mate good enough. (This was due the same front mount) After some fiddling and some help of a mate I got it all in place and started building it together again.
(Also the part I got was different from the part I took off my car. On the left side there was a flange which I had to remove to make it fit my car) All other dimensions were ok and it fitted like a glove.
Placed all stuff back on the car and turned on the ignition twice to get the fuel to the injectors. After that it started right up.
Me taking a nap!
Went for a small test drive and all in all it feels a lot smoother. Especially between 2500-4000rpm it has improved acceleration. Below 1750rpm it feels a bit more sluggish, but I guess nobody ever drives the car below 2000rpm. At the higher revs it feels like the car wants to rev more freely.
So the conclusion: The time and money well spend….total costs were about 80euro (60pounds) and 10 hours spend (5-6 hours grinding and 4-5 hours fitting)
Paying for the parts I got f**ked and need to get back the Renault dealer on Monday to get my money back. The rings of the injector are a bit on the expensive side 19euro (14 pounds) for two rings. (Yeah they come in sets of 2, but you always need 4 but hey)
Got to the garage (Scania) where a mate works hey arranged a place I could work and use some tools if needed. (First things first, so coffee)
Starting on the car I removed the electronic throttle body to get working on the plenum, which was easy. Removed the cover plate underneath the car, so I could support the engine, if the top engine-mount had the came off the car.
I also replaced the rings on the injectors which I think was not really necessary, but I had bought them anyway.
Got all bolts, of the manifold, loose but 2 I couldn’t reach easily, for one I needed to get the top engine mount off, so I shove under a pallet-wagon (pump-wagon, I used this because I was working in a Truck garage and the jacks were too big to fit under the car) with some wood on top.
Removed the top mount and undid the bolt on the left side of the manifold.
After undoing all bolts the manifold did not came out easily, it was stuck between the front mount which keeps the alternator in place. (I Don’t know how to describe)
Finally got the manifold out and could compare it to the one I matched. The difference is quit big.
The manifold fitted to the car
My own grinded part. (Your can see the difference) It was matched to the outlined old gasket and about 0.5-1.0mm smaller then the gasket itself
(A problem I encountered, that sand was falling in the inlet ports, when I removed the manifold, the sand was lying on top the manifold when I unscrewed it, so be careful! I luckily managed to get all sand out)
Look at all the sand :S
Getting the part on was the toughest part. The new gasket I got would not stay on the same place so it would not mate good enough. (This was due the same front mount) After some fiddling and some help of a mate I got it all in place and started building it together again.
(Also the part I got was different from the part I took off my car. On the left side there was a flange which I had to remove to make it fit my car) All other dimensions were ok and it fitted like a glove.
Placed all stuff back on the car and turned on the ignition twice to get the fuel to the injectors. After that it started right up.
Me taking a nap!
Went for a small test drive and all in all it feels a lot smoother. Especially between 2500-4000rpm it has improved acceleration. Below 1750rpm it feels a bit more sluggish, but I guess nobody ever drives the car below 2000rpm. At the higher revs it feels like the car wants to rev more freely.
So the conclusion: The time and money well spend….total costs were about 80euro (60pounds) and 10 hours spend (5-6 hours grinding and 4-5 hours fitting)
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