water intake leaks

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ILV2HNT
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2001 aztek has 80,000 miles and the water intake leaks and i'm trying to figure out what this all intales and should cost to repair
Jul 20, 2007 at 8:29 PM
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The upper and lower intake gaskets need to be replaced,Also the valvecover gasets, and a few misc o-rings. It is a good idea to replace the oil pump drive seal while the job is being preformed as it is right there and known to leak...probably looking at about $700.00 to complete the repair....It is about a 6 hour job as far as labor goes....

If it is leaking I would not drive it anymore than you have to because those are known to leak internaly as well and coolant is hard on bearings........

Cly
Jul 20, 2007 at 8:41 PM