Pontiac: Coolant leaking in engine

It may have already caused irreparable damage. Do a google search on the
lower intake manifold gasket problems with the GM 3.1 and 3.4 engines. Dex
Cool erodes the bearings and a lot of people have had the cam bearings
freeze up and break the cams. Get it fixed immediately and make sure they
flush the engine good to remove all the crud. Around here they want $770 to
$1000 to replace the gasket.

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Probably a head gasket, if it were intake I think water would be on the
ground.


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Go to the repair shop, go directly to the repair shop, do not pass go and
fork out the deductable from your warranty.
Water in the oil (brown sludge) is not conducive to good lubrication, and
you run the risk of spinning a bearing the very next time you start it.

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Thanks everyone for the replies. I am taking the car in in the next 2-3
days, and I don't plan on using it much before I take it in. If something
was seriously wrong, would I not notice something in the way the car
runs/feels ? I am not using Dexcool, just the green stuff that comes
premixed. Not sure if that helps much. It hasn't overheated yet, it has
gotten up over 1/2 on the temp guage, but nowhere near the red. There is
alos no visible signs of coolant leaking so it must be an internal leak. I
can also smell coolant when the temp rises, not sure if that helps to
detrmine if it's a manifold leak or head gasket leak. Thanks again to any
and all who responded, any further feedback is welcome.

Regards,
KDawg
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By the time you notice that it doesn't run right, it will be WAY too late.
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OK I took it in this morning, and the tech said it definitely looks like
it's the manifold. The dipstick looks like it has been dipped in a double
double coffee. He said it looks like I brought it in in time, and doesn't
think there will be any damage. He also said they will flush the whole thing
out real good, and the good news is that it is all covered under warranty.

Regards,
KDawg
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Not sure how its covered under warranty after you contaminated the
system. Havent you been reading the groups Kdawg? You post in here all
the time. How have you missed all the dexcool and conventional coolant
talk?

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Sorry I don't follow the group unless I am having a particular problem. I
thought that it was dexcool that was the bad stuff ? My warranty covers
seals and gaskets, and as far as I know at this point, the intake manifold
gasket became defective, which allowed coolant to leak into the oil. I had
just had an oil change 2 weeks ago, and no noticeable signs of coolant were
visible in the oil, but now it is visible. I don't see how this is not
covered, and the tech read over my warranty, and said it would be covered
too. I'm just wondering why you think this would not be covered. ?

Regards,
KDawg
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