Well, I fixed the tensioner elbow fittings (in another thread.) Today I got out of the car and smelled coolant. When filling the system I forgot to reinstall the bleed screw so coolant did spill out onto the engine. That stuff stinks and takes a while to go away. So I did an inspection, and I can see a small puddle of oil? (can't get my finger down there to find out) on the intake manifold behind the alternator.
I was just reading about the LIM gasket failures (why on earth did they use plastic gaskets???? It looks plastic...)
I strongly suspect that the LIM gasket on the car is the original one, as the coolant elbow was replaced six years ago.
After searching around on RockAuto, I see they have a redesigned LIM gasket set that has all the bits you need, and it looks like it's a metal gasket, not a plastic one. That's the one I ordered. Even though i don't see any evidence of coolant etc out the tailpipe or in the oil, I'm thinking this would be a good preventative maintenance type of deal.
Are there any gotchas with this job? The supercharger is obviously in the way, I ordered a new supercharger gasket (OEM.) As far as mechanical aptitude, I've rebuild engines in my carport before. You do what you have to sometimes...
