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Hi All, I have a 1991 EB Ford Fairmont 5.0lt V8, when I start the car, there is a load noise coming from the right side of the engine, I got under the car and could feel hot air coming out. Not sure if its coming from the exhaust manifold or head gasket.. Checked the oil, all clear, I dod flush the coolant out the other day, looked ok... can anyone help with the probable cause... cheers..
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| alfy |
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hi there, welcome to fordmods.
id say youd have a leaking exhaust manifold... good excuse for some extractors 
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| Matt_jew |
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Is it a loud ticking noise?
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hi,ye its a loud noise, ye its a ticking noise, well not so much ticking but sounds more like air pfffffff... I can feel hot air coming out from somewhere...
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| nighlord1 |
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from where i can feel the hot air coming out between the exhaust manifold and head gasket, there is no sign of any liquid leaking anywhere... today i took off the exhaust manifold and it looks ok... is it possible for the head gasket to leak hot air...
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| EBXR8380 |
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Check rear of RHS head.. There is an EGR exhaust port there..
It should be blocked off...Maybe a head from left side has been fitted on right ?? Where the power-steering bolt blocks off port on left head.. Check EGR near throttle body... This port here .. I use it to check back pressure on turbo engine.. 
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| nighlord1 |
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sorry what do u mean left head maybe fitted to right side... u mean the cylinder head..??
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{USERNAME} wrote: sorry what do u mean left head maybe fitted to right side... u mean the cylinder head..?? Cyl head as in pic...
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The exhaust manifold looked ok, but what about the gaskit that come off? Usually if an exhaust gaskit has leaked, you will see it - around the ports that don't leak will be a small carbon ring, the port that leaked will usually leave traces of carbon from the port to where it was leaking.
A little hard to explain in words, but if you look at the gaskit you may see what i mean. Cheers ToranaGuy
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| nighlord1 |
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hi, just had a look at the exhaust manifold gasket, looks ok from what I can see.. But I have just noticed looking at the lower part of the cylinder head, there are 5 bolts that run along the bottom of the head just below where the exhuast manifold bolts into the head, well I've noticed that 2 of the 5 bolts, the heads of those bolts have come off at some point, could this be causing the probs... thanks
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