NEEDS WATER INTAKE GASKET REPLACEMENT

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Found a 2004 Crown Victoria for $850.
The ad say it "NEEDS WATER INTAKE GASKET REPLACEMENT"
What does that mean exactly?
Any Idea of repair cost?

[justbob]

Probably a cracked intake manifold?


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[sam]

Typical crack on the thermostat housing on the intake manifold.
DONT buy the Dorman intake buy OEM

[loud2004marquis]

^^^what they said^^^

How many miles on it?

[fastblackmerc]

I'd get a metal one. they are 3 - 4 x's more expensive but you'll never have the same problem again.

[RF Overlord]

FRPP intake M-9424-P46

[Logizyme]

Might also mean the oil filter adapter gasket, which is also the water inlet gasket.

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Thanks for the help. Yes it seams the Thermostat housing has cracked and needs a new manifold. The CV has about 141,000 MILES.
$500 + $300 for manifold sounds pretty good..

[EMAS]

The "cracked intake" problem is on earlier cars with the all plastic intake. The 04 would have the aluminum crossover which is not prone to cracking. So it is highly unlikely that you would need a new intake manifold. It is probably just like the ad says that the gasket needs replacement. Note there is also a gasket between the crossover and the actual intake who's bolts go up from the bottom and the gaskets for those do not come in the typical intake manifold gasket set.

[RF Overlord]

From what I've read on CVN, there have been cases where the plastic part UNDER the aluminium crossover gets deformed and leaks. Apparently this is part of the main body of the intake and therefor requires complete replacement.

[vegasmarauder]

^^^^Exactly correct. The redesigned replacement manifold cracks about every 80K-140K miles or so, which means just about every CV/MGM out there will experience this problem with enough miles. The thin plastic part under the metal cross over section right next to the water opening in the head breaks off and causes the leak. New manifld only fix. Used manifold just delays the problem. Changed about 10 of them so far. I have used the OEM part, but hear the FRP is a good unit too.

[Logizyme]

The FRP intake is identical to the OEM part, even has the number on it, but the FRP comes in a fancier box for 100$ less.

And yes the updated intake still has a layer of plastic between the intake gasket and the aluminum crossover. When they fail its typically a slight seep to a slow leak, unlike the plastic crossovers which cracked and dumped all the coolant. I also believe that the revised intake cracking and leaking has allot to do with thermostat replacement because the thermostat housing bolts go all the way through the intake into the head and when they are remove and retightened stresses and cracks the plastic strip, avoid replacing the thermostat unless completely necessary.