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Old 01-22-2008, 10:04 PM
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2001 4.6 Intake leaking OIL

just bought this truck, 82k miles, the back of the intake has a leak and it drips down to the hot motor and smells bad!!

anyone else have this problem?


any cheap tricks to fix? thinking about using a liquid gasket glue and squirting in there the best I can

any other ideas?
   
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Old 01-24-2008, 03:19 AM
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If it is the intake and not the back of the head gasket, then I would remove it. It's not that difficult in a truck. I've tried the rtv thing, but never had any luck sealing a leak without removing the intake.
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