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09-27-2009, 05:54 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Exeter, NH
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Oil near intake bolt cracked intake?
I have been watching this for awhile now and I clean it before each trip. I have changed the valve cover gasket and used permatex. There is no way it is leaking so now I figure I have a cracked intake manifold. I have checked the bolt and it is tight. How serious is this and can I continue to drive it until I have the money to do new heads and intake? I did drive for about 7 hours through the mountains yesterday and that was all the oil that I found.
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09-27-2009, 06:37 AM
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Location: daytonabeach
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Re: Oil near intake bolt cracked intake?
probable cause is improper assembly// those intake bolts require thread sealer to prevent those oil leaks// lots of guys try using sillycone and it doesnt work well like teflon based thread sealer
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09-27-2009, 07:55 AM
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Location: Sunny Arizona
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Re: Oil near intake bolt cracked intake?
Mine does the same thing, only on the other side. I was gonna try some thread sealer also.
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09-27-2009, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Panama City, FL
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Re: Oil near intake bolt cracked intake?
x2 on the thread sealer
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09-27-2009, 11:27 AM
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sharp as a marble
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: atlantic beach,florida
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Re: Oil near intake bolt cracked intake?
x3 on the sealer. seen this a bunch of times.
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09-27-2009, 03:05 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: St. Paul MN.
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Re: Oil near intake bolt cracked intake?
I used loctite on my aluminum intake manifold fasteners to keep them leak free and tight under expansion and contraction of the manifold.
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