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Astra inlet manifold
skydivepaul - 7/11/09 at 09:34 PM

anyone here changed an inlet manifold on a 52 plate astra?

brother in law has been quoted £760.00 by a local garage to fit a new one. I have a vauxhall service CD and the time allowed to remove and fit a new one is 3.5 hours but i cant get an accurate cost for a new manifold.
i will call vauxhall dealers on monday but does anyone have an idea of the cost of a manifold.

iirc the car is a 1.6 petrol

cheers Paul

macspeedy - 7/11/09 at 09:38 PM

16 valve or 8?

skydivepaul - 7/11/09 at 09:50 PM

16v i think?

l0rd - 7/11/09 at 10:32 PM

Why would someone need to change the inlet manifold?

rusty nuts - 7/11/09 at 10:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
Why would someone need to change the inlet manifold?


Ask a few of the Mondeo owners with Duratech engines who have had the inlet break up and damage the engine

[Edited on 7/11/09 by rusty nuts]

gazza285 - 7/11/09 at 10:56 PM

Plastic fantastic?

mediabloke - 10/11/09 at 11:14 PM

Seems a bit steep. It needs a coolant drop and alternator removal to change it, as well as the TB, but those are the only remotely complicated bits IMHO.

The coolant needs to be dropped because there's a water feed on the manifold.