LIM gaskets

**Grand prix 06** · 07-25-2016

Hello all i have a 06 gp gt i smelled coolant and wouldn't you know it the dreaded lim gasket it looks like. Coolant is standing between the intake and the head.How hard of a job is this being supercharged and all? Thanks for any help! Oh by the way it has 104000 on the car as well.

**Scottydoggs** · 07-25-2016

its likely a coolant elbow that blow up on ya. look near the water pump, plastic elbow to the lim.

**Grand prix 06** · 07-25-2016

How can you tell? The intake where it meets the head all the way down from pass to drivers side is wet with Dexcool. I heard a hissing noise really close to the intake after it was run.

**Scottydoggs** · 07-25-2016

fill the rad with water, then start the car, watch the elbow for the leak. when the elbow blows up it blows coolant all over the place.

**Grand prix 06** · 07-25-2016

I checked them they are dry unfortunatly

**Scottydoggs** · 07-25-2016

split rad hose?

the lim gaskets dont leak to the point of everything's wet. you got a 06 with upgraded gaskets already.

**Grand prix 06** · 07-25-2016

i don't see it leaking but it is wet on the intake.

**231FUN** · 07-26-2016

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

split rad hose?

the lim gaskets dont leak to the point of everything's wet. you got a 06 with upgraded gaskets already.

Not all 06 cars have the upgraded gaskets, early 06 cars built in 05 with engines built a month or two earlier still had plastic LIM gaskets.

**Scottydoggs** · 07-25-2016

post some pics or a vid then.

the rad could have split too, the side tanks are plastic and its rather common for them to crack.

**Scottydoggs** · 07-26-2016

who cares bout that, either way you look at it, coolants not spraying all over from a lim gasket.

**SaukRapids** · 07-27-2016

Took a min, but I found a horrible pic of an old fiero engine. My awesomely gigantic red arrows shows where the elbows are, which can be seen from the top.