The manifold heats up and expands/ contracts much more than the engine block.

This means it has to slide a bit on the gasket in between them

So, the metal part of the gasket touches the exhaust manifold, the paper side to the block!

Voila!

you can sell headlights at 100% margin when you sell air filters at 5000% margin

Use a Mann or Volvo filter, buy once , pay once if you are a cheapskate like me. You won’t get HP increases from air filter changes

Each time you view this, you owe cn90 $1 , Canadian and also ozarklee $1 US

Remember these marks are NOT top dead center but the clearance position, that is, all pistons low in cylinders below the extended valve train

( added ozark lee , original photo , to the money list!)

Yes, there is a single rear red light fog bulb on driver's side, that is supposed to come on by pressing the fog switch. You may also have the daytime running lights that come on always as the car is running - front and rear And if you've got DRL* then yes it's the same 5/15w bulb. *Front and rear ...

Pictures to be added, from the 1998 parts car, Clarke I jacked the car up on left side and got about 1 foot clearance under rear, wheels on I had previously drained tank to about 1 liter of fuel left. Removed 5 M6 screws and removed Al plate over pump Disconnect all electrical connectors going throu...

Ok, back on track

Here is what we need to restore to.

Could be. The fuel pump on the 1999- is much more reliable than the -1998, but monitoringfuel pressure at the rail will tell you if there is a delivery problem. No vacuum controlled fuel pressure regulation on ME7 or DENSO cars , 1999-

Well done Paul

You are driving a $60,000 luxury car on a $8000 cost, and you could probably get most all of it back if you chose,

Due to some oil getting spilled on my FCP return box, I now have a brand new Mann, not opened in dirty box, cartridge oil filter for a 99-00 P80 (and possibly other models). Mann Oil Filter HU819x free to good home, I have no use for it. E Showell, abscate and kahl have first dibs to balance the ka...

Both nicely done. Add an engineering inspection protocol to those repairs. Your nose will tell you if you have a seep, but 10 seconds under with a flashlight looking for staining will catch it earlier. I would say once a season, every three months. One of the beautys of doing your own car repair is ...