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Oil leak from intake

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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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Oil leak from intake

I am new to the site having just purchased a 95 z - lt1 6speed & have an oil leak fron the intake. I was wondering since I am new to the whole lt1/z28 scene if I could have some feed back as to what other recommendations you all may have while I have the intake off. The car is compltely stock at this time & I plan to use it as a daily driver/toy in the summer. Was planning to put a cold air intake & some exhaust mods as well as "chipping" but there seems to be a ton of options out there so I thought this would be the place to start.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Old Jun 23, 2007 | 10:58 AM
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Just fix the oil leak.
You have nothing to gain by messing with the intake on a stock motor.
Old Jun 23, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Z28Roxy
Just fix the oil leak.

I need to get around to fixing mine - I haven't yet and it has leaked since probably the day it left the factory. It's leaked since I've had it for sure (6 years / 45k miles) and getting under the car to work on it is getting annoying when you're filthy afterwards.
you dont need to go under the car to fix it. atleast i didnt have to. supposedly theres an egr pipe on the passenger side that heats up the back of the intake manifold where its just held on by sealant. eventually it melts the sealant and the pressure inside the engine bursts through and causes a leak. i fixed mine with header wrap for the egr pipe and high temp. sealant for the intake manifold. works like a charm now.
Old Jun 23, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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It would be a good time to do a throttle body bypass mod, which is a free mod. Other then that, there is not much else to do.
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