Still leaking LIM (fixed)

[TheOtherNick]

I guest replaced the gaskets with the newer metal ones and now I have a new leak. It is the front right corner of the intake. It is -25 now, so I do not know if that is effecting it or not. Coolant also appears to be running up the bolt. I am going to pull the intake again and have a look. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Bio248]

you need to put RTV in the cornors where the sides meet. this will keep it from leaking.

other than that just make sure youve got the right tightening order.

[TheOtherNick]

We put RTV on the corners, maybe just not enough. I followed the tightening sequence and torque spec. The only thing I can think of is I accidentally skipped a bolt. Put it on at 2am.

[Bio248]

hm..youre sure it's leaking from the lower intake then? did you let the RTV settle?

[TheOtherNick]

RTV settled for probably an hour and a half. There is a puddle of coolant around the bolt I guess It could be coming from the coolant o ring on the top of the intake.

[Bio248]

no one will ever know until you take it apart

[98SilvermistGTP]

Man that sucks....You have been having a ***** time with this....Look at it this way, you have a very good knowledge of the LIM now....

[TheOtherNick]

Figured it out today. Wow i'm dumb. I never looked at it with the car running. The thermostat housing was not tight enough and I could watch the coolant bubble out. She's all fixed up now. Finally lol! I also got ambitious and replace my stripped battery terminal bolt and my diverside fog light bulb.

[SyntheticShield]

glad to see you got it figured out and it wasnt a major issue and an easy fix.