so apparently my car decided to puke.

**Bluemagic** · 10-15-2013

well i decided to check out my engine and look around to see if there was any issues that i could see and long behold i see a nice puddle of coolant by the injectors.

after further inspection its coming from the center supercharger bolt channel directly in front of the middle injector.
so after cleaning it and finding the middle channel supercharger bolt not tightened i decided to check today. after checking today i see a tiny amount so its still leaking.
so now its time for troubleshooting.

i had just replaced my supercharger gasket a few weeks back so im guessing somewhere within the weeks something changed.

also i noticed to gasket hangs by the first injector closest to the coil packs. should it? ill snap a pic and also can i just remove that one bolt and apply some red threadlocker?

i know it could be the manifold gaskets but it seems odd for it to fail that quickly out the blue. never had a leak until i removed the charger. thoughts?

this pic shows the overlap of the gasket.

**blueguy** · 10-15-2013

Gasket looks normal.

**Bluemagic** · 10-15-2013

so apparently i did something wrong or i got a crappy gasket, also should i use gasket sealer? for the supercharger gasket?

**blueguy** · 10-15-2013

I said it looks normal because there is overhang. Why would you need to seal anything?

**Bluemagic** · 10-15-2013

oh because im going to remove the charger in the morning to investigate and i have to replace the plenum gasket so i was wondering should i use gasket sealer. i know i should go ahead and do the manifold since im so close but money is tight lol. damn you sallie mae

**TLSheff** · 10-15-2013

Make sure you replace the little yellow o-rings, that's where the coolant comes through to the throttlebody. If you don't use new o-rings it will spray coolant and that could be part of the issue. I would pull the gasket, replace the supercharger gasket, those o-rings, and clean both surfaces perfectly and then put it back together. Should fix it unless there is crack somewhere.

**ericspecullaas** · 10-16-2013

Originally Posted by TLSheff

like in this picture

**Bluemagic** · 10-15-2013

ok thanks, ill start in the morning.

**ericspecullaas** · 10-15-2013

umm your valve cover has a small crack in it.

**Bluemagic** · 10-15-2013

after thinking back...... i rembered something. not one time did i look at the supercharger to see if there was gasket still stuck to it. smh. but why the massive coolant leak all of a sudden. its been fine for quite awhile. thats whats confusing me.

**Bluemagic** · 10-15-2013

I mean I pulled off what was on the manifold but I didn't look at the bottom of the Supercharger

**TLSheff** · 10-16-2013

Originally Posted by Bluemagic

I mean I pulled off what was on the manifold but I didn't look at the bottom of the Supercharger

Need to double check that when you tear it off. and get some Scotchbrite pads and surface sand it so its nice and clean on both the manifold and supercharger where the gaskets meet. If there is anything there it will result in either an air leak, or coolant leak, depending. But it is possible it took a bit to leak because was almost sealed but finally worked its way out.

Just make sure both surfaces are flat and smooth and use new GM/Felpro gaskets and you should be good to go.

**ericspecullaas** · 10-15-2013

if you had a gasket there it would have stuck to one side or riped in half. so it looks like the last person to touch it didnt put one on. how cheap can you be.

EDIT: not meaning you the other person who fixed it

**Bluemagic** · 10-16-2013

Success! After two tries lol. Had old gasket on the charger. Here's a few pics

All done

**TLSheff** · 10-17-2013

Good Job!

That small spot being that close to the o-ring was definitely a problem. Took thick to seal with a "double gasket" area like that, especially that close to the o-ring. Glad it was an easy fix.

**Bluemagic** · 10-17-2013

Thanks man, was happy to have it fixed. Got frustrated but remembered to walk away before I break something lol

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**tms8582** · 10-17-2013

Nice looking engine bay. I like the gold color.... it even looks good on the throttle body which surprises me because I usually think throttle bodies look horrible painted the same color as the super charger.