Has anyone ever tried this, I read about it years ago and I used the technique on my old Sunbeam as one end manifold stud had sheared - it was fine - only had to change gasket when lifting the head.

I used it on the CD when selling due to a broken stud and it worked then.

SO what are the opinions?

I presume you proposing silicon sealant on the inlet manifold rather than the exhaust manifold!

Not a great fix, but I suspect it would work.

Never really thought of using silicon sealant, I just used the usual sealant when I did my manifold gasket.

Recommended at the parts desk.

Seems to be ok even with a missing stud.

HTH

Sealent on the manifold.....what sealent.....

Be careful with silicon sealent as it can attack some metals (i.e. copper).....

JasonH wrote on 19. Jul 2006 at 11:02:

I presume you proposing silicon sealant on the inlet manifold rather than the exhaust manifold! Not a great fix, but I suspect it would work.

Well it worked for the 2.0CD exhaust and the manifold gasket for the Sunbeam - read it somewhere - I'll have a search tonight

Tell me more.

Had a go at replacing my passenger side exhaust manifold gasket today (without removing the engine) found one stud broken off and then had to call a halt when one other stud refused to budge and eventually rounded off.

Here's the cheeky little blighter:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j292/jasonhanlon/IMGP2207Small.jpg

As I'm now going to need the full engine out treatment (which I can't do myself) silicon sealant seems most attractive.

Did you fill the stud hole?

Did you put a bead round the edge?

Or did you lift the manifold away and use the silicon like a gasket?

I put a thin bead around each hole both sides of the gasket. Then quickly bolted down before it dried - don't know how long it will last

OK - thanks.

In my case I can't get the manifold off....I've also just read that silicon sealant can poison the lamba sensors - so not sounding quite so good now  :(