cracked intake manifold 98 cv

[Ron cark]

2 years ago, the intake manifold on my 98 cv cracked and was leaking coolant and overheating, after findind out that is was a know problem and not under warannty and over 1000$ to fix, we drained the coolant, cleaned the intake with brake cleaner, sanded the area and applied J-B weld, it held for 2 years, it was in the shop for a new temp sending unit, and after the install it spilt again, same method was applied, its not leaking and did not cost 1000$, just thought Id pass this along

[rhandwor]

They make aftermarket intakes that are well under $1000.00 they used to be around $250.00 you can also buy used.

[dieseltechcv]

i bought one at ebay for 30 bucks, its plastic just like the old one but it now has 20K miles on it, and i don't know how many miles on the mustang it come from. I suggest buy one used and never let the car overheat because that's what kill the plastic crap they put in our cars.

[Stale Trooper]

Originally Posted by dieseltechcv

i bought one at ebay for 30 bucks, its plastic just like the old one but it now has 20K miles on it, and i don't know how many miles on the mustang it come from. I suggest buy one used and never let the car overheat because that's what kill the plastic crap they put in our cars.

Be careful what you buy on Ebay. There are a S$%*pot full of different part numbers for the 4.6 intake manifolds. I bought one for a Mustang thinking it would provide better performance, but it was about 1" too tall to even go on my engine. I contacted the seller in NY, and he shipped me the correct part, all I paid was shipping both ways. I was really lucky on that deal!

[ctabacchi]

I had the same problem but without the overheating. It leaked fluid on two of the spark plugs and the coils over them. I took it in since I was in an apartment complex - they frown on working on cars.

They replaced the intake, two coils, 8 plugs, cleaned a couple of sensors, wires, and it still was $1200 for everything. Those frickin' coils were expensive - I miss the one coil for $30.