Has anyone tried this for an intake manifold leak?

Spotted it on the shelf at autozone. I have a little seapage from the mani and am too lazy to rip it all down right now. might work well on those oil pan leaks too.

http://www.permatex.com/products/Aut...eak_Repair.htm

 

I don't trust quick-fixes. I would do it right.

 

In short? No, it won't work. No access to get a can in there, and also the oil that's sure to be covering everything will keep it from sticking.

 

Well If you read my sig i have a b body not an f body. i have complete access to the rear of the engine. I can actually acess every tranny bolt from the top with an open end(with ease). Plugs take 20 min taking your time.

As far as the oil goes.... brake cleaner....

I got a can of it for 8 bucks figure why not. Im gonna try it this weekend and look at my map readings at idle for any change.

Would anyone want pics or anything?? any intrest at all?

 

The "mechanic in a can" track record is not the best.

 

Forgot to mention......
After degreasing and following the directions...... it worked!! i now have zero oil seepage. have loged a 100 or so miles. pretty cool stuff

 

oh good Lord, I can see it now, people will start spraying this crap all over their motors and they'll look like they've been shrink wrapped

 

Glad to hear it worked. Its good to have options

 

I've got this weird idea about spraying the outside of the opti before putting it on. Curious as to whether that could provide some weatherproofing for the cap seal. I have not seen the stuff in action to know what it looks like after applied.

 

Yea do you have any pics, I would like to see what kind of texture this left on the sealent does it looked like dried rtv or something.

 

I must say, it actually is an interesting concept. Perhaps I will try it on my timing cover leak which is only a dribble every now and then from the very bottom. It's hardly worth removing and replacing just for this little seepage.

 

It looks like clear silicone after applied. It applies almost like pb blaster except thicker(through a straw). if you hose it down -> clean the excess -> waite specified amount of time and repeat 3-5 times more it dosent look too bad.

Of course my motor is drenched in oil and i dont really care what the back of it looks like so i just hosed the crap out of the back. But i will see if i can snap some pics this weekend.

 

Keep us posted, I'm curious to see if this will hold up.

 

I would also suggest using castrol gtx high millage, the additives they have which cause seals to swell actually does work. When I run it on my car the timing cover stops seeping after 400 miles or so, when I go back to regular oil it slowly starts back up again.

 

Keep in mind i did this very fast and sloppy. All i did was clean it quickly with brake cleaner and follow the instructions on the can. I did zero cleanup as you can see. But it did stop the seeping.