Exhaust manifold stud, '98 Wrangler V6
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Re: Exhaust manifold stud, '98 Wrangler V6
Jack Myers wrote:
> My '98 Sahara has a noisy exhaust leak that quiets down after a couple of minutes.
> This is a used Jeep that I bought about a year and a half ago. After my neighbor
> complained I investigated. The fasteners around the exhaust port for the #6
> cylinder are missing. There should be a bolt and washer on the top together
> with a stud and nut on the bottom. The parts guy said "those studs are known to
> break" and, sure enough, he's right. I can probe The remains of the stud just
> below the level of its threaded hole.
>
> Q1: Is there any hope of replacing the stud with the engine in the Jeep.
>
> Q2: What happens to lazy people who simply replace the bolt and ignore the
> broken stud?
My 97 had the same issue when I looked into it there was an extended
warrenty to 80K in the exaust manifold I had the dealer replace the two
front bolts at 60K then I had the back ones done at 120K at my local
trustworthy garage.
I don't think it was to expensive to have done.
Thanks Mike S..
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Re: Exhaust manifold stud, '98 Wrangler V6
Jack Myers wrote:
> My '98 Sahara has a noisy exhaust leak that quiets down after a couple of minutes.
> This is a used Jeep that I bought about a year and a half ago. After my neighbor
> complained I investigated. The fasteners around the exhaust port for the #6
> cylinder are missing. There should be a bolt and washer on the top together
> with a stud and nut on the bottom. The parts guy said "those studs are known to
> break" and, sure enough, he's right. I can probe The remains of the stud just
> below the level of its threaded hole.
>
> Q1: Is there any hope of replacing the stud with the engine in the Jeep.
>
> Q2: What happens to lazy people who simply replace the bolt and ignore the
> broken stud?
My 97 had the same issue when I looked into it there was an extended
warrenty to 80K in the exaust manifold I had the dealer replace the two
front bolts at 60K then I had the back ones done at 120K at my local
trustworthy garage.
I don't think it was to expensive to have done.
Thanks Mike S..
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Re: Exhaust manifold stud, '98 Wrangler V6
Jack Myers wrote:
> My '98 Sahara has a noisy exhaust leak that quiets down after a couple of minutes.
> This is a used Jeep that I bought about a year and a half ago. After my neighbor
> complained I investigated. The fasteners around the exhaust port for the #6
> cylinder are missing. There should be a bolt and washer on the top together
> with a stud and nut on the bottom. The parts guy said "those studs are known to
> break" and, sure enough, he's right. I can probe The remains of the stud just
> below the level of its threaded hole.
>
> Q1: Is there any hope of replacing the stud with the engine in the Jeep.
>
> Q2: What happens to lazy people who simply replace the bolt and ignore the
> broken stud?
My 97 had the same issue when I looked into it there was an extended
warrenty to 80K in the exaust manifold I had the dealer replace the two
front bolts at 60K then I had the back ones done at 120K at my local
trustworthy garage.
I don't think it was to expensive to have done.
Thanks Mike S..
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