Inlet and exhaust system seal check
- Make
- Alfa Romeo
- Model
- GT Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2003–2010
- Section
- Inlet and exhaust manifolds › Inlet and exhaust system seal check
INLET AND EXHAUST SYSTEM SEAL CHECK
Position the vehicle on a lift.
Working via the engine compartment, disconnect the battery.
Release the air flow meter hose band and detach it
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Fit buffer C10125 on the hose and secure it using a band.
Remove the bolts fixing the catalyzer to the centre silencer.
Remove the two bolts for the catalyzer mounting and lower it.
Fit the flange C10126.
Connect the air intake pipe to the pressure regulator network.
Close the regulator tap and calibrate it at a pressure of 0.4 bar.
Connect the regulator outlet pipe to buffer C10126.
Open the regulator tap.
Check for any air seepage through a decrease in pressure.
Locate the leaks using special foam.
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