Having a mare with downpipe bolts on an s3.

[Samuealle]

Essentially. Whatever I'm doing they simply unwind themselves. I managed 10 miles and they seem to have dropped out again.

I'm on bolts rather than studs and nuts.

Any ideas?

 

[EXSpartan36]

Do you have enough thread to stick another nut on? or try something like this......

 

[<tuffty/>]

OE fitment is studs and nuts... anything you use has to be the correct hardness as the heat will stretch and subsequently loosen anything thats too soft

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[Samuealle]

Those were my thoughts tuffty. Id be using the ER14 turbo to manifold screws as it was when i originally got the car (well the running gear in the other car). Ive got a set of studs I can extract from a spare turbo. Worth a shot tomorrow i guess.

 

[goodbuzzman1]

Bite the bullet man. I was using bolts and nothing I did stopped them coming loose or falling out every second week. Finally got oem studs and nuts. Never a problem since. Although I took the engine out to do the job

 

[Samuealle]

Bite the bullet man. I was using bolts and nothing I did stopped them coming loose or falling out every second week. Finally got oem studs and nuts. Never a problem since. Although I took the engine out to do the job

Might have to. Why did you do a daft thing such as that?

 

[goodbuzzman1]

Well the thought of trying to insert the studs using two nuts made me a bit sick due to the lack of access. I'd say I saved time pulling the engine... Sure it's only a few bolts and pipes

 

[Samuealle]

Its not too hard a job whilst its in position to be honest!