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mick · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 183 Location: ohio

hey guys i got a kindof bad leak coming from the back side of my head. i took out all the head bolst and made sure there was nothing in the holes and retorqued them its still just as bad the head gasket is only 8 months old. what do ya think , if it means anything i put and intercooler on the car and thats around the time it started.
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80 931 intercooled,1 bar, and kinda runs right

CBass · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada

Did you pull the head when installing the intercooler?
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'81 931 in various states of assembly

mick · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 183 Location: ohio

no didnt even touch it.
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80 931 intercooled,1 bar, and kinda runs right

Alex Roy · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:20 am Post subject:

What's leaking, oil or water?

mick · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 183 Location: ohio

anti freeze.it only does it for the first 5-10 minutes after the car is started as far as i can tell.it does not seem to heat up any more than normal when its on the road either
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80 931 intercooled,1 bar, and kinda runs right

Lizard · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:15 pm Post subject:

are you sure it is from the head and not a hose at the back of the engine, or maybe a water connector to the head
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3 928s,

mick · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 183 Location: ohio

hey lizard i just pmed you thanks for getting in on this one . im pretty sure its the head not 100% though. its dripping on to my wastegate pipe onto my exhaust my water pump has had a minor leak for awhile now . but its only a few drops not that bad. this other leak seems to be getting worse is there any way the itnercooler could have made the gasket blow?or the head itself?
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80 931 intercooled,1 bar, and kinda runs right

Lizard · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:28 pm Post subject:

I have responded, however the IC would not have caused this, and I had stated to either use a dye to try and track the leak or remove everything in the area and pressurize the system while cold to see if you can see it leak, I doubt it would be the headgasket however, more likely to be hoses in the area and when cold they are not sealing properly or a connector on the back of the head
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3 928s,

mick · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 183 Location: ohio

cool i try to get on it in the evening thanks . also i got a fuel pump from a board member that dosent quiet look the same as mine . mine has a long extended nipple if you will on the outlet side and the new one does not . does that nipple contain the check vavle if so how can i retrofit it to fit mine ??
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80 931 intercooled,1 bar, and kinda runs right

CMXXXI · Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 1939 Location: Vicksburg, MS