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#1349578 08/01/05 03:51 PM
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That got your attention
Off your lazy butts and out to the garage.
Time to retourque the headers AND collector AND related parts
.....collector - 1 nut tight, 1 nut loose, 1 nut missing
.....downpipe - 1 nut loose
5000 kms/3 months since install.....just a reminder!


2012 Lotus Evora --------- 95 Mystique MTX - GONE 395,000 Kms --------- Both Zetecs '97 Contour Mtx - stock - GONE
#1349579 08/01/05 10:15 PM
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Originally posted by WestCoastAjax:
That got your attention
Off your lazy butts and out to the garage.
Time to retourque the headers AND collector AND related parts
.....collector - 1 nut tight, 1 nut loose, 1 nut missing
.....downpipe - 1 nut loose
5000 kms/3 months since install.....just a reminder!


Zetecs do tend to vibrate more than other engines. Mine did the same thing; lost one and both the other ones were loose on the header->downpipe flange. Needless to say I got some heavy duty bolts/nuts and put locking washers on BOTH sides with some high heat thread lock!


Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ
#1349580 08/03/05 03:53 PM
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Good call LOCO. Having ALOT of different vehicles with headers on them I can say from personal experience that headers vibrate bolts out of them alot. Not just on the zetec but on just about anything equipped with them. Just means you have to keep an eye on them more often. Better to check them now instead of having to pull them off and replace the gaskets later. Small price to pay for a little more zip under the hood.


95 Contour, Custom EVO bodykit, 2.0l, PNP Focus head, Stage 2 cams, Je pistons, Eagle rods, 4in1header, 2.5" header back exhaust(complete stainless), D P nitrous, ram air intake, 10mm wires, flamethrower.

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