black smoke but no splits in hoses please help !!!

somebody please just make me feel better and tell me that the manifold not being hard down is likley to be the cause of the black smoke???? it will cheer me up

If boosed air can leak out the manifold gaskets, then yes, it could make your black smoke.

see that has cheered me up no end

still dont understand why the nuts wont go back on though

I am wondering if some body as put a different stud in. and yes a loose manifold would not help

I took the nuts off those threads tho

Remove the manifold again and check the thread as not be stripped or cross threaded, if you get stuck finding the nuts I have a few you can have, in the meantime once you have checked the studs thread and nuts thread, also check the rubber seals are all intact, refit the manifold but this time add some plumbers ptfe tape and see if this helps locking the manifold fully down Arctic.

PS clean out the manifold, first remove the MAP sensor also cleanout the EGR if you do not have a bypass one.

I have some m7s on the way so I will get it down tight, there is loads of thread on the studs and I cant see how i have stripped all 3!

The plastic manifold has been known to get hairline cracks in it. Give it a good look over.
Mike

gordoncoll said:

I have some m7s on the way so I will get it down tight, there is loads of thread on the studs and I cant see how i have stripped all 3!

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Ok good luck I would still take the time to clean out the manifold if you have not done so already.

I have a feeling that having the manifold down tight enough that the car wont run with the intake blocked might just solve the problem

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssss solved it, the manifold was so loose it was letting air in and out at will, four M7 nuts and a cpl of bolts and the truck is back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you all for your help and assistance and also to Ron at rover ron who was bloody brilliant

Great news, nice also that you have let us know you solved it, so many times members do not report back if they solved the problem and how Merry Christmas

The m7 studs were fine but the copper alloy nuts went funny and werent gripping the manifold down!

so now I gotta change the bloody rear diff mounts !!!! they were only done a year ago !!

gordoncoll said:

so now I gotta change the bloody rear diff mounts !!!! they were only done a year ago !!

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Yes use the poly ones see my post to your other thread

poly ones from bell engineering, £60 I believe for all 3 in the aluminium housing.

Lowbank said:

poly ones from bell engineering, £60 I believe for all 3 in the aluminium housing.

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Wow expensive check links below, these are so easy to fit my granddaughter could fit them into the original aluminium housing.

Using the poly ones should last the car out link below
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rove...wEK9T0ljn&clk_rvr_id=1143260934496&rmvSB=true

Colour make no difference to strength or composite of them
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rove...wQItUEand&clk_rvr_id=1143242830842&rmvSB=true