Van5150

How long would it take to fix the intake oil leak ?

95BlackTA

Better part of the day I hear...some guy said like 5-6 hours...i Bet it'll take me 10 being my first time and that I always take things slow...

shoebox

Same place you find the Permatex gasket sealer.

95BlackTA

thats what im asking....discount auto doesnt have it...napa?

pvkn1ght

wow long thread, don't know if that's a good or bad sign

where do our intake manifolds usually leak from? mine seems okay but where should i keep an eye on?

thanks, Brian

95BlackTA

the back end is where it usually leaks first. If you run your hand on the back of the intake you should come up with some oil if its leaking. It leaks down onto the transmission and oil pan, and drips onto the exhaust pipe...mine is also all over the starter as well.

pvkn1ght

gotcha. thanks

dave1w41

Note to self: Never allow this person to work on anything I own.

Cereal box is not a gasket and using it the way you suggest is un-necessary and probably weakens the sealing of that joint significantly.

You usually can get Pertmatex "The Right Stuff" at Auto Zone. It isn't cheap.

All_Z_Way

I have had a bunch of trouble with the GM grey stuff and will definitely be using something different next time.

BTW... I have also seen cereal box used for gasket material. It is an old mechanics trick. I have seen used for an intake gasket, but for water pumps, water inlets and fuel pumps and it worked great.

To do it you use a hammer and beat around the edge of whatever you are making a gasket for with a hammer with the material on top of it. Then you can easily tell where to cut it and thus make a pattern. Seems to work very well.

gb95zconv

Autozone, Pep Boys, Advance, and NAPA. I used the NAPA thread sealant.