Well. I just blew the famous intake gaskets today. Leaking coolant all over.
Should I try this myself or have a shop do it? Does anyone have any recomendations for a place in the east metro? I would rather give the business to a small shop or a guy working out of his garage.
Thanks for any advice.
not that bad of a job. no special tool required. take your time get all the old gasket off and keeping the mess out of the motor hardest part. check that the intake not warped or cracked b4 you put it back on. good luck
buy the good fle-pro gasket that cost around $70.00 the gasket is made of metal and ruber. not plastic and ruber
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buy the good fle-pro gasket that cost around $70.00 the gasket is made of metal and ruber. not plastic and ruber
I have redone my 5.7 twice until I installed the Fel-Pro`s been good for the last 87,000 miles.
x2 for the Felpro gaskets, also change oil to make sure no coolant is in crankcase
Put rags down in the intake before you start scraping the old gasket. You can also use a shop vac to get the old pieces out of the engine. x2 on Fel pros. Change oil and add new coolant. A bottle of good water pump lube/ Rust inhibitor is also a good idea.
Clean is key here, make sure everything is perfectly clean before it goes back together, also if you have a digitial camera, take tons of pictures as you dissasemble, also label everything with something like masking tape, especially wire and hoses.
Not a bad job, just take your time.
Al
Looks like every one suggests doing this on my own. I was leaning that way with 500 bucks in labor alone from a couple local shops. Do the local libraries have repair manuals to get my hands on? If so what do I ask for?
Thanks!!
Auto repair manuals I’d guess.
One thing though, make sure you have all the tools required, including a torque wrench.
Al
Get a Haynes Manual . They make it easier and they usually have pictures along with step by step instructions for most repair jobs. Usually $30 at most parts places.
DT
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Looks like every one suggests doing this on my own. I was leaning that way with 500 bucks in labor alone from a couple local shops. Do the local libraries have repair manuals to get my hands on? If so what do I ask for?
Thanks!!
If a shop is going to charge you $500 for labor, consider that is 5 hours at $100/hour. Therefore, it will probably take you “double” if not “tripple” the time due to lack of experience with this project. Therefore, is 10-15 hours (2 or maybe 3 full days) of your time worth saving $500?
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