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By Justin on Monday, March 05, 2001 - 03:40 pm: Edit

Dear all,
I recently took my 96 disco to the shop to have some much needed work. It has been hard to get moving every time I don't let it sit for over 25 minutes between drives....seems as if it is flooding out and this could be a serious problem! I assumed that it was a bad oxygen sensor but the mechanic (whom I trust, he's a friend of the family) told me they check out all right and that I have a leak in my "exhaust manifold collection gasket" or something like that. I have yet to look at it, I will head over there tomorrow so that I can see exactly what he is talking about.... I have no doubt that the name is different, I just was curious if anyone had any ideas!
I never thought an exhaust leak could cause these kind of headaches!!!
Thanks in advance!
Justin

By garrett on Friday, March 16, 2001 - 08:22 am: Edit

Just had my 'collector' gaskets replaced yesterday. I was driving back from Vermont and about in New Jersey (of course it would have to be this state) I started hearing a slight ticking noise. My passenger could not hear a thing, but I know the sounds this truck should and shouldn't be making. By the time I got to central PA my truck sounded like an M1 Abrams tank. No really. So I figured it was a cracked manifold. But to my good luck it was just a bad 'collector' gasket. I had them both replaced. They are only $10 a pop from the dealer or someone like Rovers North will have them too. But the dealer had no idea what I was talking about when I called them 'collector' gaskets. But they are the gaskets that connect the manifold to the 'Y' pipe anyhow. Sounds great now. Just waiting for my Magnecor wires now. But if you have a leak in your gasket you should be able to hear it for sure. It may start out as a slight ticking noise, but should progressively get worse. Don't see how this would cause flooding. When the noise got horrible on my truck it would not idle well at all and would almost stall, but that is it. Good luck.

By Chris on Friday, March 16, 2001 - 09:12 am: Edit

I have also had this problem. I had the gaskets replaced and everything was great for about a year, now the leak is back! It is the same gasket that was previously replaced. This time I am going to replace the gasket myself. Does anyone have any advise on doing this? It seems to be a very straight forward job. I would just like to know if there are any problems that I should look out for when doing this myself.

Thanks,
Chris

By Ben There on Friday, March 16, 2001 - 09:35 am: Edit

Anytime that you are dealing with connections on the exhaust system, you are dealing with rust. To make this easier where you don't pop a nut or stud, use liberal amounts of something like "Liquid Wrench" or "Breakfree" to coat the fasteners with and let it sit for a while. This will help you unscrew everything without breaking it. Don't get in a hurry.

By Justin on Friday, March 16, 2001 - 10:07 am: Edit

Thanks a bunch for all your advice and personal experiences...Its good to know that this happens to others, it seems that when anyhthing goes wrong with my disco no one around me can relate to the frustration of a foreign vehicle!!!! I'm going to replace the part next week (spring break) so wish me luck.
Justin

By Bruce on Friday, March 16, 2001 - 04:35 pm: Edit

Justin,
I use PC Blaster when I replaced my gaskets during my transmission screen service task. There is nothing it will not free-up. Don't forget the use some Anti-seize compound on those bolts/nuts when you are putting everything back together in case you need to disassemble these pipes in the future.
Bruce

By Ster on Sunday, March 18, 2001 - 02:50 am: Edit

PC Blaster is great, we can't keep it in stock at our local NAPA!