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Old 03-19-2018, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by steve meltzer View Post
OK, thanx for the info about the intake leak, which was immediately obvious after hard driving at the right rear "China" corner, but using a UV light + dye revealed oil leaking from the front, esp on the driver's side and from the rear not only in right corner, but across the middle. I'm just disgusted as I was very careful in trying to do this job. Does anyone ever use the cork gaskets they always supply for the ends? I never have, but jeez...
I wish I had a "magic bullet" for intake installations to keep them from leaking but, alas, I do not. If you just can't, can't, can't get it installed without it leaking, and it didn't leak before you removed it, then I would start to suspect something is warped or cracked or the like.
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