Few months back I was having an odd problem of losing coolant but not being able to find a leak. However the problem appeared to self resolve. Woohoo!
Until last week when I was driving down the road and all of a sudden my check engine light and oil temp light flicked on catching my attention and then I noticed my water temp gauge was also pegged. After getting towed home I discovered I had a pool of coolant hanging out under my intake manifold.
Figuring I have a cracked manifold I just went through the joyous process of removing it but I'll be damned if I cant find anywhere that the thing is compromised. From the coolant stain in the engine galley it appears as though the leak originated on the thermostat side of the manifold but alas I can find nothing.
Should I still assume its the manifold and replace it and cross my fingers after putting it back in or is there a more likely culprit like...gulp...a head gasket? Possible that there is a crack that I'm just not seeing, I checked the intake manifold gaskets and they look intact?
Thanks for the help in advance.
Until last week when I was driving down the road and all of a sudden my check engine light and oil temp light flicked on catching my attention and then I noticed my water temp gauge was also pegged. After getting towed home I discovered I had a pool of coolant hanging out under my intake manifold.
Figuring I have a cracked manifold I just went through the joyous process of removing it but I'll be damned if I cant find anywhere that the thing is compromised. From the coolant stain in the engine galley it appears as though the leak originated on the thermostat side of the manifold but alas I can find nothing.
Should I still assume its the manifold and replace it and cross my fingers after putting it back in or is there a more likely culprit like...gulp...a head gasket? Possible that there is a crack that I'm just not seeing, I checked the intake manifold gaskets and they look intact?
Thanks for the help in advance.
