Well last wkend i changed the 15g to the 18t as the turbo return was leaking, whilst i was at it i also changed the Exhaust manifold.
Ive had this before when i last changed the mani it started to blow as the studs work loose.
I covered around 125 trouble free miles car going really well.
Parked it up Sunday evening all good, Went out to it Monday to go to work and the mani was blowing a goodin.
Got her home that day and sure enough 2 Studs had worked loose, i tighten'd these up but it was still blowing.
One of the studs had snapped?? and sure enough causing her to blow. Ive just about had enough with Volvo's tbh. Broke my Red one which was a great example, and now all this hassel.
So im now stuck with a dilemma, Do i change the head on black and use the Ported n Polished head which deffo gave soo much improvement to the power, or change the whole engine and Gearbox and subframes over to blacky.
I Think i'm goin to go with the 2nd option as the Auto lump is such a sweat powerfull lump. But im just worried about transfering the starting issue that the red car had to the black one tho be it extremley slim as it seemed to be a electrical fault when the car was cold. (surly mechanical fault) would be there all the time??
Tbh if this does happen i will be done with Volvo ownership and all the hassle that has gone with it.
Engine and gearbox change within the next 2 wks when i can be bothered. any advise would be apreciated.
If i just change the heads it means at least another head gasket and manifold gaskets.
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