My polished EPS intake manifold is leaking oil up through the bolts. This is a brand new engine too. I have been told that this happened as the engine was broken in. We drove it over 11 hours home when we bought it. It was not leaking when we picked it up.
I am not a mechanic, but it doesn't seem to be much to take off and clean and reinstall the Felpro Gaskets and silicone the threads on the polished bolts.

Should I risk it and do this myself?
And if so, can anyone give me some direction?

Is there anywhere I can get a step by step instuctions to do this?
Also, am I going to have to take off the valve covers too?

Hi, lefty
Bad notice for me.
I've the same problem for my jeep grand wagoneer with a rebuild engine. I found oil near to front intake bolt, in the impossible position to think that the oil arrive from other parts.
It's better change the gasket if you remove it. You must to follow the easy instruction. You can also put the silicone on the bolt becouse you have not a oxigen sensor becouse you have a c3, if you had the c4 you have to choice the correct silicon free disturb for the sensor.
Before take off the parts control with white talco if you have a leakage, otherwise you save to take off parts that are mounted correctly.
:)

I am not quite understanding your response. I just need some dummy proof instructions on taking off the intake and replacing the gasket. Are there any secrets I need to know?

I think this may be a little more difficult then I expected.

Any assistance is appreciated.:smack:

Leftyscotty,
I put your post back up here that i answered for you about a week ago. So check it out:)

Admin, you may delete the other thread since there are two.
They are both titled the same "Can anyone Help Me?"
Sorry about that.

anyway.....

I am just a bit "ifee" on doing this myself. I am just concerned that I will mess something up and it will cost me in the long run.

Say for instance, When I get the intake off, how do I get all the old gasket off and all the silicone without getting some of it in the block?
Since I am not a mechanic by any means, it makes me a bit nervous even thinking of doing this myself.

I know, I sound a bit chicken.
Are there not any secrets about doing this?:confused:

One thing you could try and do if the oil is coming from the intake bolts is, take one out at a time and put thread sealer on and re-install them. Work from the middle out and from side to side. DO NOT do one side and torque them down and then the other. This can allow the intake to seal better on one side than the other.

IF the intake manifold needs to come off and you feel nervous doing it, then maybe you could have a friend, vette club member help you and show you how to do it. If not, then find a shop that has a reasonable price to do it. But if you would like to try it we can walk you through it. Beleve me, its not as hard as it looks or sounds.

:) :iagree:

I am sure I can reinstall the bolts with silicone.. I got the black silicone - "high temp" to do this instead of the blue.
I hope that is ok.

Oil is not coming out of all of the bolts.
I also went to the Edelbrock.com site and found the order in which to tighten them down.

I will hand tighten them first after applying with silicone, then torque them 25#

Torque Sequence for EPS Intake Manifold - Front of car to the left.

12 11 4 1 5 6

10 9 3 2 7 8

I just talked with a Tech at Edelbrock. He said to do one bolt at a time
(just as you said, Fly-nC3)
with a torque wrench and not to put silicone on the first couple of threads of the bolts. This should do the trick.

So I am off to AutoZone for a torque wrench. :leaving:

I just talked with a Tech at Edelbrock. He said to do one bolt at a time
(just as you said, Fly-nC3)
with a torque wrench and not to put silicone on the first couple of threads of the bolts. This should do the trick.

So I am off to AutoZone for a torque wrench. :leaving:

Good Deal! Yes, keep the first few threads clean and free of silicone. Also buy a can of break Clean to clean the threads of the bolts with. This stuff dries quick and leaves no oil or residue on the bolts or any parts you need to clean. You can also spray this into a rag to help wipe up surface oil off your intake if you want.

Good luck and let us know how it went for you. I'll be working on my vette this weekend to while watching Barrett Jackson:cheers:

If this works, I just dodged a big one!
But I decided to wait till it was a bit warmer since the garage is not heated. High today 33. Low 18.
I want the silicone to seal correctly.
The Edelbrock Tech dude said the same thing yestereday on the phone, since I am using the black silicone instead of the blue.
It takes longer to seal under normal temps.
I will let you know if it works. I will get some brake clean too.

Barrett Jackson is addicting, isn't it!!?
I watch every one. Sometimes more than once!!
And this week is LIVE!!!!

Hey Flync3, Do you have AC in your vette?
Cheers,
Scott
:cheers:


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My vette is an A/C car and i have the A/c in a box right now. I havent put it back on yet. Note the word "Yet",lol!!:lol: I need to get a few parts to put it back on and convert to r134. Its nice not having it in there as it makes the engine compartment a little cleaner and easy to work in. I removed my mechanical fan and put an electric fan in. Even on a 100* day the engine only runs in the 185 to 195 range. I love it!!!!

Yep, i'd just wait for a little warmer day do work on your vette. Nothing sucks worse than doing it in the cold. If you lived closer, you could do it in my shop where its 70+* in there:) ......