when i took my car to get my MAF changed
the mechanic told me i had a leak in my intake manifold
so the coolant is leaking.

what do i do??

 

replace intake manifold gasket

 

lower intake manifold?

 

Get the intake manifold gasket changed...its common on the 3.8L

 

but which intake gasket? haha

Because if it's not the LIM but the UIM we could upgrade something while fixing the gasket...

 

Ahh I like your thinking...LOL! Always thinking PERFORMANCE!

But more than likely it is the LIM that is the most common gasket to leak on the 3.8L...maybe this guy is somewhat luck and its the UIM and he can go do a few mods! wooohooo!

 

Find out which one. If it's the UIM then HV3 while putting it on will give performance and change the gasket.

Mine was leaking too :P

 

im not that good with my car, but i think its the UIM
its the black plastic thats under the "3800 cover"

check this image, the red is what im assuming that is leaking
& the yellow arrow points to where i find traces of coolant

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...intakejose.png

 

yes that black plastic thing is your UIM. It's actually basically just a stupid hallow cover that bounces air around.

If you want a performance boost + gasket change buy This HV3 Insert

Once you take the UIM off, you just take out the plastic runners (the black plastic inside the UIM throw those away, and replace that with this insert (takes 2 seconds to remove and put the insert in, then you just lightly bang it with your hand to get it to fit, being careful not to crack the UIM) and it comes with the new gasket!

Put back together, and no more leak and upper RPM response is better. (aka highway speeds)

 

There you go! Fix the problem, and gain a few ponies while doing it!