Am i to worry?

HI people, i was doing my weekly check in my engine bay and came across a little (what i assume to be a crack) on some part of my exhaust manifold, am i to worry about this or can i get sumthing like a steel fix paste and just try and seal it?

please i couldnt sleep since friday wondering about it [:^(]

 

no steel fix paste wont fix it...a good welder may be able to make a decent repair

 

arc weld? i could do that if i had the tools

 

u got an arc welding machine?

 

actualy yes i do have a arc welder....you would need stainless rods or stainless wire in a mig welder

 

any quick fix? where do i go to find sum1 with a mig welder to seal it? its probably 1cm long and 2mm wide

 

try a powerflow dealer ...they should be able to weld stainless steel

 

like a kwikfit?

 

Hi all. The exhaust manifold is usually cast steel. Presume yours is stainless if you're talking about stainless mig wire. The handiest rod for this is a 29/9 3.2mm using about 100-110 amps. Take your time and clean the area to be welded.

 

yes sorry pigbladder it is cast steel. but shane d i don have a welder but i was planning to pigb's to weld it

 

my mistake...thought i read it was staniless

cast is even harder to weld properly

 

tell me something else what is it that sits above the exhaust manifold am i right in sayin thats the inlet manifold?

 

yeah

 

well coz now i just embarassed myself big time coz its my inlet manifold thats got it [:^(]

 

oops

 

an alloy welder is what you need then.....and no i havent got one

 

oh goody is it cheap to fix and will da steel paste fix thing work?

 

erm

cast iron manifolds can be welded up but its a specialist job to get it done properly

probably cheaper and far seasier to either get a new one or take a trip tot he scrappies

 

i just called vw they say all the inlet manifolds for my make is aluminium and u do get aluminium welders, vw also quoted me 398,22 for a new 1

 

no s h 1 t