whats going on forums i just joined cause i need help badly..


i just purchased a 2002 f150 5.4l the other day.. the guy i bought it from told me the "DONUT" where the header meets the exhuast was rotted an needed to be changed so it has an exhaust leak an sounds like a diesel which is annoying.

so today i started doing the work on the truck cleaning an all oil change then finally was going to fix the exhaust..


well i look under the passenger side manifold long behold its missing 1 bolt at the rear which is why im asumming its leaking so bad so he was wrong.. well its gets worse , the bolt next it is completely rusted an looks like its getting ready to break an i want to to take it off an replace it to hopefully get rid of this exhaust leak..

BUT now i need to know what do i do if i try to take that bolt of an it snaps in the head? how should i go about taking it off...

an also where do i buy NEW exhaust manifold bolts? dealer? an anyone have a part number or anything? an what they run?

please help me asap i wanna get this issue fixed!

 

Hi,
welcome to the site.
All ya need to do is look around on here. Plenty of wright ups on it.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...placement.html

 

so i took off the wheel well cover an i saw that 1 of the stud are broken off inside the head an the other studs are all rusted an all.. HOW THE HELL do i go about getting them all out an drilliing without hurting the head? im honestly very scared to do this job can anyone point me into a correct path?

 

One of the best discussions of your exact problem taking place now!

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...placement.html

 

yea i saw that but that removing all the studs i just have 1 dead one i need to replace

 

I would do them all. If ones broke....there all going to break. It's a matter of time. The F150s plagued with this.

 

But how can I do just the one cause I'm gunna sell the truck soon.

 

What tools do I need to do this job then if I do all of them? An what has to be done to take the head off? How hard is it to do??

 

I used a 90 degree air grinder with course sanding disk to grind off all the studs. I also used a Irwin easy out cause I had one broke off in the head too.

You can try to drill a hole in the broken stud with the manifold on and try to use the easy out. I think its to riskey with it on cause you can't really see what's going on.
I thought you just bought the truck? You want to sell it already? Not because of the leak is it.

 

Honestly yea cause of the leak. This is going to be such a big project an I don't have the time for it. An it's seems like it just a pain in the *** an big time consumer an I don't have much help or tools

 

I wouldn't sell the truck cause of the leak! This is minor....if you sell this one and get another you will be facing the same thing again. I know it sounds like a crazy job but its not to bad. You only need your self and a few tools.

Man I wish you live close to me I would give you a hand...cause i hate to see you give a truck up for this.
Next time you hear donut gasket and f150 tell them there full of chit!

 

I'm just not confident in doing it. I'm scared of drilling into the broken stud an hitting the walls an messing up the threads. I'm scared of drilling to deep an hitting something inside I honesty dont want to be bothered with this right now. I bought the truck cause I thought it was good a a minor exhaust leak , I look under it an see that gap in manifold an head an a broken stud in the head an now it gunna cost money to get fixed that I don't have right now. Anyone In NYC that can help me PLEASE?!? I'll buy a lot of beer an pizzas!=]. Cause I'm at the point of selling this truck

 

It is no major issue. Just simmer down and pick up a few new tools. No worries at all. Take your time and you can do this.

Thanks

 

Really is not that hard to do. And best bet is to take them all off and replace them all.
Just had to to them on my truck and cost was very low and our local parts store could order the parts.

 

I know someone who could help you. Got a mirror?

Cheers,