Spearos Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Hi all! Today I went about changing the manifold gaskets on my factory fitted 90 V8. I had soaked the bolts in WD40 for the previous week and I got the engine nice and hot before attempting to loosen them (how difficult is it to bend back the little tab washer thingys?!!). They all came loose with a minimum amount of fuss. I couldn't believe none of them snapped! Anyway I was feeling rather chuffed with myself and proceeded to then remove all the bolts completely, and as I removed the last one at the back, on the drivers' side, out it came with a chunk of manifold complete with what looked like a load of silicon type sealant stuff! Oh carp! Looked like it had broke and some numb nuts had tried to 'stick it back together! I carried on with the other side, no bits of manifold came off with the bolts - oh goody I thought, until upon closer inspection the numb nuts didn't bother with any gaskets on this side! The mating face of the manifold is deeply pitted, rusty and looks pretty much useless! Anyway the part numbers are on the manifolds so I thought I'd just order 2 new ones. Trouble is the part numbers aren't recognized on any of the land rover parts sites I normally use. They are ERC5068 and ERC2995. I've seen before that the 90 V8s are broken down into 3 categories; up to '86, '87 and '88 onwards - could it be the manifolds for my 90 are no longer available as it's an '87 model? Or should I just get something like the Hedman Headers? I know they're listed for the Range Rover classic but it cannot be that hard to fit them to a 90 surely? Any help much appreciated, the 90 isn't very popular at the moment!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 A quick google makes it seem it was superceded: *CLICK* "ERC5068 Use ERR2535 plus 3 off TE108051L Metric Studs" So I presume the same for the other... Which google produced: *LINK* HTSH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 google shows this: ERC5068 - Use ERR2535 plus 3 off TE108051L Metric Studs which i found here: http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listi...FOLD-V8-LH.html The other part number doesnt show up, but ERR2533 does: http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listi...20rh&page=1 Theres also a few other versions: http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listi...20rh&page=1 http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listi...20lh&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacredDog Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 google shows this:ERC5068 - Use ERR2535 plus 3 off TE108051L Metric Studs which i found here: http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listi...FOLD-V8-LH.html The other part number doesnt show up, but ERR2533 does: http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listi...20rh&page=1 Theres also a few other versions: http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listi...20rh&page=1 http://www.lrseries.com/shop/product/listi...20lh&page=1 Yep MicroCat confirms that but if the MicroCat prices are right I would be getting A Stainless Tubular system instead: ERR2533=£221, ERR2535=£413 Colin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearos Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 A quick google makes it seem it was superceded: *CLICK*"ERC5068 Use ERR2535 plus 3 off TE108051L Metric Studs" So I presume the same for the other... Which google produced: *LINK* HTSH... Opps I did see that result but I tried searching for ERC2535 not ERR2535, good job there are some people on the ball! As for the bottom link from Aragorn, that looks very similar to my manifold. I think a phone call to LR Series is in order and we'll see what they say. But, if it is ERR2535 and ERR2538 I need then that's £190 - like Sacred Dog says I might well be better off with a four branch manifold and the extra horses it'd give me? Many thanks for your help guys, I feel a lot better about the whole thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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