Cracked manifold
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Cracked manifold Hey folks. Have a 2006 Grand Prix GXP, and it looks suspiciously as if I have a cracked water manifold. Aside from the nearly $500 it will cost to purchase a new one, how much pain am I looking at to replace the cracked manifold? Is this something that might better be done by a professional? I have all the tools needed, but I'm admittedly getting a bit on in years and am finding that my ability and willingness to crawl under, over and around a car is decidedly less than when I was in my 20's, 30's or even 40's.
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I was just curious as to what manifold you were referring to, intake? Those should be able to be found reasonable but I didn't think they have water jackets in them so not sure what you need to replace. I hear yea about working on cars as we are getting older , I cant do nearly what I used to and these cars are a pain to work on as everything is so packed tight. Someone in the know will hopefully chime in
Originally Posted by rottonj
I was just curious as to what manifold you were referring to, intake? Those should be able to be found reasonable but I didn't think they have water jackets in them so not sure what you need to replace. I hear yea about working on cars as we are getting older , I cant do nearly what I used to and these cars are a pain to work on as everything is so packed tight. Someone in the know will hopefully chime in
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Oddly enough the mixture tests at -35F, so I'm puzzled as to how it got cracked myself!
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Originally Posted by rottonj
I thought it was the water pump he was referring to, just never heard it called a water manifold. If something is cracked as he suggested, would the whole assembly bracket system need replacing?
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