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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Malibu / March 20072002 Malibu - losing Antifreeeze
Hi all I need some advice. WIth 40,000 miles on my 2002 3.1 engine. Ive started to lose anti freeze. Its not a slow leak as I find a puddle every morning under the car. I spoke to a mechanic, taht used to work on GM cars and he said its the Intake Valve Gasket. which will run me about $800. A lot of money for me. Now the question. Why is GM still putting on poorly designed gaskets that break in almost every car they sell. Can they be held responsible and replace the gasket or at least be responsible for some part of the labor cost? Has anyone else dealt with this and what was the outcome? Thanks Larry Larry, I have heard that this has been a problem in the 3.1 and 3.4 engines. However, I have owned three Chevys all with the 3.1 engine, and have never had to deal with the Intake Manifold Gasket. These cars have 195,000K, 157,000K and 272,000K in them, and never had to do any work on the engines. We still own and are driving the Chevy with the 272,000K on it. We drive it every day in central Saskatchewan where we have 40 below in the winter and 40 above in the summer. Newer Malibus have the 2.2L "Ecotec" or the 3.5 V6 which are, according to my mechanic friends, significantly more durable. Good luck! David > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Larry Oh ya, GM has fixed the coolant leaks on the newer models, they no longer have coolant passeges in the intakes,if ya cant fix it, illiminate the source!! Or use normal antifreeze instead of the fancy GM long life antifreeze that ate the gasket in the first place. > Oh ya, GM has fixed the coolant leaks on the newer models, they no > longer have coolant passeges in the intakes,if ya cant fix it, illiminate > the source!! Sure, if you want to invalidate your warranty if it's still under warranty. After that point, you might be ok, but I would be concerned about the coolant system not having problems with traditional coolant (of course if it's not a problem, I might consider changing as soon as my warranty is up). Cy Welch 89 Camaro RS 5.0 TBI 98 Passport 03 Malibu > Or use normal antifreeze instead of the fancy GM long life antifreeze that > ate the gasket in the first place. > >> Oh ya, GM has fixed the coolant leaks on the newer models, they no >> longer have coolant passeges in the intakes,if ya cant fix it, illiminate >> the source!! I had the gasket replaced (not under warranty) and did not replace it with GM long life stuff. We'll know if it was the right move in 5 or 10 years. > Sure, if you want to invalidate your warranty if it's still under > warranty. After that point, you might be ok, but I would be concerned [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> illiminate >>> the source!! > I had the gasket replaced (not under warranty) and did not replace it > with GM long life stuff. We'll know if it was the right move in 5 or [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>>> illiminate >>>> the source!! dex-cool is a fine non silicate coolant. just dont depend on the 5 year change. bump down to 3 yrs and all will be good.........as far as ethyl glycol, also good coolant, except it has silicates and the smallest amount of leakage into combustion chamber will react with 02 sensor (quad4 02 failures ring a bell?)..........im a believer in dex-cool, just at much shorter changes. before it turns to jelly.................kjun  SignatureThe Source For Premium Newsgroup Access Great Speed, Great Retention 1 GB/Day for only $8.95 > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Larry LIM Gasket, had it, got it fixed, 600 dollars, 100 for parts, 25 for oil change and 465 for labor, Why did they, because they did. > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Larry Larry, its the same reason they keep putting intermediate steering shafts in they KNOW will start popping very quickly.......BECAUSE THEY CAN! OH, and dont get me started about the piston slap theivery...........hate to say it but i havent had ONE problem with my tundra in over 4 years. IOW, have had no problems................zero........zilch........naada. maybe just luck? i had a 00 malibu piston slap at 24K took it to gm put in new motor,intake started leeking and piston slap started up again 60k later.it now has a new home.and the wife now has a subaru impreza. the new gasket you get from gm is a updated part,it has metal inserts that will help this from happening again. If you have a aftermarket part make sure it is updated as well! some are not. russ |
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