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Originally Posted by jimmytroanoke
These engines are famous for that problem. GM has issued a redesigned intake gasket for them and also recommends new bolts. Just clean the old ones and loctite them. The torque is very low on them hence the need to threadlock them. If you get lucky they only leaked to the outside. Don't wait until they turn your oil into a milkshake. Then its motor time.
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Thankfully I check this stuff regularly. The wife doesn't and it woulda been bad if I hadn't looked the other day. So far, the oil is normal; no milkiness or sludge on the fill cap. We have an appointment with the dealer on Thrusday, so we'll see what they say but there's a reddish-brown stain on the intake gasket so I suspect that's where the coolant's going. If the dealer/GM won't offer any assistance, I may do the work myself; I am pretty handy and have done plenty of work on my motorcycle, including cracking the engine case and replacing the trans, so I should be able to handle this.