I'm doing a little DIY changing the spark plugs...
Lights out - no problem
Bumper off - no problem
Intercoolers off - still no problem
Coming to removing the aluminium heat shields, they are attached to the chassis by what look like pressed steel nuts.
Once I managed to contort into a position that allowed me some access I have managed to shear one of the small studs off from the chassis (The nut didn't look that badly corroded). Anyway, is this common, whats the usual repair for this? I have stopped trying to remove any more nuts as I did this on the first one. I can just about get access by bending the heat shields up but I didn't want to do this. I am tempted to replace the heat shields as well as the lower mounts have almost rotted through, they had some very large penny washers as a 'fix'. My main issue is the upper stud.
Lights out - no problem
Bumper off - no problem
Intercoolers off - still no problem
Coming to removing the aluminium heat shields, they are attached to the chassis by what look like pressed steel nuts.
Once I managed to contort into a position that allowed me some access I have managed to shear one of the small studs off from the chassis (The nut didn't look that badly corroded). Anyway, is this common, whats the usual repair for this? I have stopped trying to remove any more nuts as I did this on the first one. I can just about get access by bending the heat shields up but I didn't want to do this. I am tempted to replace the heat shields as well as the lower mounts have almost rotted through, they had some very large penny washers as a 'fix'. My main issue is the upper stud.