ive found a website were you can buy this stuff to repair manifold cracks and blows. repairs stainless steel, cast iron to 2000f its a paste ive just ordered some its £85 delivered a half (u.s pint) size tin to do mine yes you order it through this company and they have a shipment every 2 weeks from the states £85 cheaper than a garage BILL ££££ the companys name is PI KEM LTD BASED TAMWORTH   CALL THEM   01827 259250  ITS A BARGAIN!!!!!!!  :y :y

Trouble is that its the gasket that goes on the 2.5/3.0.....

Wonder if it works (other than short-term)?

If it does, I'll give you a tenner for a couple of teaspoonsful!

Our 2.0 has a manifold crack that doesn't seem to leak gas, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.

Bought an uncracked 2nd-hand one, but the face is bowed like a banana (2-3mm end to end).  Guess I could get it re-machined flat.  :-/

Abiton wrote on 18. Mar 2011 at 22:29:

Wonder if it works (other than short-term)? If it does, I'll give you a tenner for a couple of teaspoonsful! Our 2.0 has a manifold crack that doesn't seem to leak gas, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time. Bought an uncracked 2nd-hand one, but the face is bowed like a banana (2-3mm end to end).  Guess I could get it re-machined flat.  :-/

Borrow a belt sander.

If attacking the crack then it needs holes drilling at each end, the crack grinding out and the goo putting in.

Ta Mark.  :y

Hope the OP's problem is solved with this stuff too.  :)

its a paste so if gasket has gone just paste over and around manifold simples its got to be cheaper than a garage been told it will take 3-4 hours to change gasket i know £85 a lot of money but its worth a try  :y :y

it can only be a temporary repair....i think i would rather replace manifold

they use this stuff on furnesses,boilers etc.. the bloke i spoke to who used it has had it on his car 2 years so it does last and not temp im using the stuff when delivered and will let u all know how it works not if it works :y

Slap it on mate, Omegas are a pain in the ass to work on especially manifolds etc so patching it is fine by me anyday. Good luck :y

Surely,even for all the extra agro removing the manifold ,how could you possible get a paste to repair a leaking gasket.

If the manifold has a crack in it,you could pick up a second hand for about £20..the couple of gaskets and seals say another £20 max so the only nasty bit is then actually doing the work.

Assuming this stuff sticks like sh## to a blanket and you manage to smear it allaround the manifold how would you ever remove it if it doesn,t live up to its billing and the gasket/manifold replacement is then the only cure.

GLENNY BOY wrote on 18. Mar 2011 at 23:29:

its a paste so if gasket has gone just paste over and around manifold simples its got to be cheaper than a garage been told it will take 3-4 hours to change gasket i know £85 a lot of money but its worth a try  :y :y

Yes but, your gonna have to strip most of what is needed to be removed to change the gasket just to get to the mainfold to 'slap it on'