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Originally Posted by me, stupidly, last weekend
....I've got the bumper off, well worth spending less than an hour to get it removed....
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I can't believe how long this has taken, it's not a case of just getting the bumper off, there's so much else that needs to be removed, whole back-end of the car is in pieces, it seems. Talk about soul destroying, but there you go, it's necessary just to get to everything.
Headers are finally now off, with the turbo still attached. A lot of the top-of-engine stuff has had to come back out
yet again, just to get to the EGT sensor plug/socket....cunningly mounted under the inlet tract
While it's all in pieces, now's the time to send the cold pipe out for powder coating. I've opened up the BOV as well, to see what spring is installed. After speaking with Chris a few weeks ago I may increase this spring rate, as it does open very easily when lifting.
Looking at the headers and re-familiarising myself with how they seal, the blowing is quite obvious....
#6 - Not too bad, no evidence of soot on flange
#5 - Needs fixing
#4 - Not too bad, flange dirty but not sure yet if it's breaching gas.
#3 - Not too bad
#2 - Not too bad
#1 - Worst of the lot, needs fixing
The first job will be to check how flat the flanges are; simple to check, a pain in the arse to rectify if required, with the primaries protruding through. I'll get the vernier out again and re-check the step depth in the exhaust ports.
While a lot of the top-side components are out of the way, I'll likely get the old dampers removed and fit the new ones. Getting to the 3x top mount fixings at each corner is impossible with everything installed. To that end, all the required components have been ordered from Porsche, so hopefully it'll be a straightforward swap in a week or two's time (and I get to use my torque multiplier again to undo the M14 lower damper bolts...."should be a breeze").