B-Well

How easy is it to crack/break the intake manifold. i put in a y7 in my eg on friday and it ran fine minus the irratic idle. i had no luck locating an iacv so i put on a d15 intake mani. once it was on i remembered coolant leaked around the gasket into the 4th cylinder so i figured there was somthing wrong with this mani. (did the same thing on the d15 motor) took it off and put the y7 mani back on the y7 with a new gasket and then my friend broke the stud right beside the coolant line on the intake manifold(over tightened it). i put a new stud in the head and tried it again. now, as soon as the thremostat opens and the coolant starts flowing i get white smoke all over the place just like the d15 was doing. whats the solution? I'll head to the junkyard tomorrow for a new IM if that will solve it. lmk what your opinions are to fix the problem. Thanks to all in advance.

bonestock94

Wait, so it did that with both intake manifolds?

B-Well

it didn't do it with the y7 mani on it the first time. changed to d15b7 mani and it did it.(then i remembered it was doin it with the b7 mani on the b7) so i took it off. i reinstalled the y7 mani with new gasket and my buddy broke off an intake mani stud. this is when/were i thought the break might have occured. i put the new stud on and completed the install now its leakin coolant.

O Rly?

it saddens me, i wanna see this car runnin

Jarrod

Pretty easy to break it actually. If the manifold isn't bolted to the bracket on the rear of the motor, and it's pulled from the car or lifted off the ground, it can break.

I know from experience

BTW, did you buy that Y7 from a guy at first team honda?

B-Well

yeah, got the hook up from darrel. the owners son is puttin a k24 in his hatch so this had to go.

Jarrod

Yah thats cool. I figured that much.

I don't think they are doing the K24 swap anymore.

Anyways, you get it solved yet?

B-Well

still havin the problem. any other advice?

dirtnyurface

boo. still doin it. i wanted to drive it tomorrow.