Thursday, April 23, 2015

gearbox silicone rubber oil seals

Gearbox silicone rubber oil seals.The intake manifold gasket can develop external engine oil leaks. The intake manifold will need to be removed and the gaskets replaced to correct this issue.
I reported to the nearest dealer (Chevy, not Buick) that the driver side intake manifold melted in one spot and appeared to be caused by a coolant leak. Looked like coolant was dripping onto part of gasket extending outward of engine. Ten hours later (called dealer at 5:45 p.m.(cost for diagnosis is $79)told that replacement is needed for both plastic elbow tubes with o rings (tension assembly piece and motor coolant flow tubes), two intake manifold gaskets, a transmission gasket, and replace both rear shocks is estimated at $1500 (nothing in writing yet).Gearbox silicone rubber oil seals.
I am a little uneasy in letting this be done as I had to have a major transmission repair right after this dealer did a transmission flush (do not recommend at all) and I found transmission fluid all over the engine compartment and the engine a few days later.Gearbox silicone rubber oil seals.
I reported to the nearest dealer (Chevy, not Buick) that the driver side intake manifold melted in one spot and appeared to be caused by a coolant leak. Looked like coolant was dripping onto part of gasket extending outward of engine. Ten hours later (called dealer at 5:45 p.m.(cost for diagnosis is $79)told that replacement is needed for both plastic elbow tubes with o rings (tension assembly piece and motor coolant flow tubes), two intake manifold gaskets, a transmission gasket, and replace both rear shocks is estimated at $1500 (nothing in writing yet).Gearbox silicone rubber oil seals.

I am a little uneasy in letting this be done as I had to have a major transmission repair right after this dealer did a transmission flush (do not recommend at all) and I found transmission fluid all over the engine compartment and the engine a few days later.
Fix it. I plan to ask the service manager if they can do better and reduce the cost from $1500. If not, I will delete the rear shocks (do them myself at a local auto craft shop) and tranny gasket (no visible leaks anywhere)and see what the revised cost estimate numbers are.Gearbox silicone rubber oil seals.
Just for some fun, one phone call to a parts place produced the following: plastic elbows are $3.99 a pair; non-plastic gasket intake manifold kit is $299.00. And, the current on engine intake manifolds are make out of plastic....and I am totally surprised to hear that and am not keen on that at all. Now, intake manifold gaskets can develop engine leaks. Assuming these gaskets are the plastic ones that were not advertised to this owner by GM.Gearbox silicone rubber oil seals.
The intake manifold gasket leaks engine oil. Replaced manifold gasket to correct.
There is also the fact that nothing of significance happened on the drive..I think I may have had exactly the situation described here happen to me and I would love some feedback from y'all! Situation: I recently drove a friend's 2006 Ford Transit a few hundred miles, a couple of days after it had just done another several hundred mile trip. The car had been serviced, including an oil change, right before both trips. As I was about to return, literally within a few minutes of turning on the engine, the car totally died as we were getting on the freeway! The oil light only came on about a minute or two before complete engine failure, and we were heading for the first exit when the car lost power and then all the other lights came on too. Long story short, there was ZERO oil in the motor and after at first telling us that the car could be repaired by putting in a new oil filter housing, the auto centre we were towed to later called and gave us the bad news that the engine was destroyed! When we returned to where we'd parked overnight, there was a massive oil slick in the street, way beyond a "leak".Gearbox silicone rubber oil seals.

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