so after about 3 months of not having my car i got it back and noticed that my intake manifold was leaking at the notorious crossover section where they seem to crack...mines an 00 so it's the plastic one and not the aluminum one..
anyway i pulled the thermostat housing off, checked for any cracks, put a new gasket on and drove it around a bit.. when i had the housing off, there were no cracks to be found anywhere... it was completely clean and smooth on the inside and around the edges..
the new gasket seemed to do the trick until the next day when i was at a gas station i heard a sizzle when i closed my door.. so i popped the hood and seen that at the crossover it had been leaking again....nothing like before but still it was leaking... when i first noticed the leak it was just pouring out, this time just the plastick was only a tad wet.... well after a few days more of driving that's all it seemed to do... yesterday, i opened the hood and found a puddle of coolant
is this a sign of my intake warping or going bad or something? i was gonna take the crossover back off and try and seal it with some permatex
the green arrow points to where it is leaking from
Ill get some more pics posted up later
and yes, i know, the engine needs cleaned...i live on a shatty dirt road and i just got the car back after 3 1/2 months and havnt had a chance to clean it since all its done is rain...which is all it had done before i took the car to get everything done
anyway i pulled the thermostat housing off, checked for any cracks, put a new gasket on and drove it around a bit.. when i had the housing off, there were no cracks to be found anywhere... it was completely clean and smooth on the inside and around the edges..
the new gasket seemed to do the trick until the next day when i was at a gas station i heard a sizzle when i closed my door.. so i popped the hood and seen that at the crossover it had been leaking again....nothing like before but still it was leaking... when i first noticed the leak it was just pouring out, this time just the plastick was only a tad wet.... well after a few days more of driving that's all it seemed to do... yesterday, i opened the hood and found a puddle of coolant
is this a sign of my intake warping or going bad or something? i was gonna take the crossover back off and try and seal it with some permatex
the green arrow points to where it is leaking from
Ill get some more pics posted up later
and yes, i know, the engine needs cleaned...i live on a shatty dirt road and i just got the car back after 3 1/2 months and havnt had a chance to clean it since all its done is rain...which is all it had done before i took the car to get everything done