skunk2 intake manifold coolant leak

ReggieSD

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new question...i had a skunk2 intake manifold installed in my civic this weekend and had the hondata gasket replace my stock gasket. now when i got home from church sunday morning, i come to find out that coolant is leaking from my engine whenever i shut it down and i couldn't figure out where it's coming from. i found a medium size hose that's supposed to be hooked up to the manifold loose so i tightened it up and pushed it in...it was possibly one of the problems causing the coolant leak because the clamp tigtening it down was hard to push in because it didn't have enough clearance due to the custom manifold. finally got that fixed and now, it's still leaking coolant, but not as much as before. i took it to pepboys (because i'm away from home right now, like 3 hrs away, and i won't go back home till this weekend) and had it looked at and now...i'm not sure if i have this right but i think the guy told me that coolant was sipping out from the hondata gasket? or atleast it has something to do with the coolant leak.

now is this pretty bad coz i have to drive 3 hrs on friday to go back home and i don't want to blow my motor driving it. the coolant doesn't actually start leaking until i turn my engine off...and i also don't want to have the coolant get inside my engine if i drive it 3 hours long.

has anybody had this same problem with the skunk2 manifold and hondata gasket (d16y8 engine)? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
 

ReggieSD

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anyone? boy, this must be a serious problem if noone's helpin out...or maybe i just typed too long of a story...haha..
 


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maybe you should post cliff notes at the bottom of ur post
 

ReggieSD

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anfrey said:
maybe you should post cliff notes at the bottom of ur post
lol! haha..that's cool. i'll just bring it back to the shop this saturday..i don't drive it too much out here anyway.
 


anekin007

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i have the same gasket, but no problems with it. re install it, it might be a installation error.
 

JDM Juice

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If your head gasket is warped that might cause the problem.
 

ReggieSD

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i finally figured it out guys..thanks for the help. the bolts on the manifold were loose and that was all there is. my head just got too stuck on focusing on hose and clamp that was hooked up to it and how coolant was leaking out that i never thought of checking the bolts..it kinda sucks though coz i really liked the shop that installed my manifold...i always take my car there for all the performance and tuning i do to it. now, it kinda dissappoints me coz that leak was just a simple loose bolt problem that wasn't done right. anyway, thanks again!
 


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