cracked intake on 4.6

66SilverStar said:

hey guys my mother has this car which is a 98 GT with a 4.6. Anyhow i drove it the other day and it smell like burning antifreeze and i noticed it was smoking out from under the hood. So i checked it out and i thought it was one of those water sensors that screws into the top of the intake that is until i leaned over the motor to rev it up and it sprayed extremely hot water all over me. I'm not sure if its a temp switch or coolant sensor where the crack is but its on the passenger side on the upper front part of the engine. the crack is actually right below the sensor and only leaks or sprays when the rpms are up. the part of the intake where its craked is plastic, Is that repairable? without replacing the whole intake? Is there a different intake we can get if it needs replaced that is better that that one? like gas milage or more HP? maybe an Aluminum one? Please help.

Thanks
Jimmie

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bdcardinal said:

ya there is a recall on 98s, i remember reading about it on here. they might not cover it because of time though.

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LI98GTStang said:

I hate to say it, but search on "cracked intake" or "PI intake" and you will find a wealth of information on this subject including install instructions parts needed etc... I went the way of using a newer version of the PI intake with the built-in aluminum crossover that should never crack (with assorted other minor parts to make it work) and am happy with the results. if you want to see what the newer PI Intake looks like, click on the link in my sig - it's on page 2. gefracing.com has PI intakes at a decent price for example.

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