Jon,
I have had this happen before with another intake. I suggest you check the back
of the manifold with a square to see if the surface is flat. Turns out I had
one that was not flat at all. I changed gaskets three times before checking
that the fourth time.
Regards,
Tom Carey
Jon Smith wrote:
> well today I pulled off the MPI to fix the rear gasket which was leaking
> pretty bad. All said and done too me a leisurely 3hrs, just find and
> dandy... drive home and I start to smell oil again.
> F*@&@#$IO!@@!@!!!!!!!!!! leaking AGAIN!!!!!! I did reuse the
> steel/rubber gasket, but sandwiched it with RTV.. What gives???? The front
> doesn't leak, just the rear (cam gear throwing the oil up??) This now means
> I get to take it off AGAIN, although I hate to drop $40 for another freakin
> set of gaskets.
>
> Anyone else had this problem with the MPI/M1?? If so, PLEASE how did you
> fix it I am gettin annoyed!!!!!
> _________________________
> Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
> 95 318 4x4 CC auto
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