Intake manifold leak?
#1
Intake manifold leak?
This sounds like a noob question, but does this oily area indicate a leaking upper intake manifold gasket?
It doesn't look like it is leaking off the back of the valve cover, so this is my assumption.
It doesn't look like it is leaking off the back of the valve cover, so this is my assumption.
#4
I would wipe the spot down and check it again and see if the mannifold does get wet.
I am having the same problem it can be the front valve cover gaskets. Just
to make sure Is the black gasket the mannifold gasket? and under that are
the valve cover gaskets?
I am having the same problem it can be the front valve cover gaskets. Just
to make sure Is the black gasket the mannifold gasket? and under that are
the valve cover gaskets?
#5
The valve cover gaskets have nothing to do with that, they're on the valve covers.
#6
sure that there is nothing there beside the black rubber gaskets.
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They don't have a special name for them like the (mannifold Air Sealants) If
there is no special name for them than that's good,because Nissan parts
website has weird names for all most all of there parts. It gets confusing
when your trying to figure what's what.
there is no special name for them than that's good,because Nissan parts
website has weird names for all most all of there parts. It gets confusing
when your trying to figure what's what.
#11
Nissan's official term for it is 'GASKET-INTAKE MANIFOLD'.
#13
when was the last time you cleaned out the ol' EGR...... my plenum had the same thing and i had several mechanics tell me cleaning the EGR would solve the problem..(ya i know that this sounds rediculous.....) me not wanting to pay them for something that i could do, i pulled the plenum and cleaned all the tubes and plenum of carbon deposits. Problem solved. i know that you may think it is a load of BS, but after doing that, i havent seen any more deposits. keep in mind that i did this all about 30K miles ago..... Just my experience..
#15
Hmm, this is interesting. I have a friend who used to have a white 1997 SE and his intake manifold looked just like this, however where the valvecovers meet the heads they were spotless. Is that weird or what? Maybe resonance under part or heavy throttle and shoot little bits out the intake manifold gaskets even though it normally is under vacuum? With the PCV system there definitely are some oily fumes which pass through the intake.
This could be absolutely ridiculous but it is just a theory to try and explain this phenomenon which I have only seen once before on my friend's old 97.
This could be absolutely ridiculous but it is just a theory to try and explain this phenomenon which I have only seen once before on my friend's old 97.
#16
alright, well it was just confusing since i didn't see any sign of it leaking from the front valve cover. i cleaned it all up right after taking the picture so we'll see what happens.
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