[The Burning Rom]

Originally Posted by Rascal835

Try one or preferably two bottles of BarsLeak or BarsLeak Gold first, and give it a couple of weeks and a couple of hundred miles to work before going the expensive route of intake gaskets. Chevy puts that stuff in at the factory, and it worked on my 3.1. By the way, my leak was at the timing chain cover on the front, not the intake as most are. Six dollars sure beats 900.

Do not use this method..especially if you live somewhere where it gets cold. Fix it right the first time....don't pay for it later.

$900 CD may seem like a lot. You can do it yourself for the cost of the gasket...IIRC $35 USD. It all depends on how mechanically inclined you are.