WHAT ARE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK SYMPTOMS?
Like humans, cars also need oxygen. But the oxygen that the cars need is not used to breathe. Oxygen allows the fuel to explode in the engine cylinder, providing power to the vehicle. The intake manifold is the component that provide oxygen to engine cylinders. In addition, it delivers the coolant to the cylinders. If this part is damaged or defective, it is not a good sign for the engine. Identifying intake manifold gasket leak symptoms is a good way to avoid further damage to the engine.
What Is Intake Manifold Gasket?
The intake manifold is a multi-chamber component that delivers air and fuel mixture to the engine cylinder. There is a gasket in each of the engine connections that need to be sealed. Therefore, the function of the intake manifold gasket is to seal the connection between the intake manifold and the engine. The gasket, made of rubber and plastic, and because of extreme heat and constant shrinkage and expansion, it will crack or damage. When this happens, the engine will overheat due to coolant, gas and air leakage.
Intake Manifold Gasket Leak Symptoms
1. Overheated Engine
The Leakage of intake manifold can cause the engine to overheat, and when the engine temperature exceeds the safety level, you will smell the smell of rubber or plastic scorching. When you smell this smell, you may also hear some strange noise. This is because when the liquid boils, it splashes around the engine and produces noise.
If the trouble of overheated engine is not dealt with in time, the engine may even emit smoke, which is dangerous. At this time some parts of the engine may have been damaged, you need to repair the car in time.
How to prevent overheating of the engine? There is a thermometer on the dashboard of the car, and there is a red area on the thermometer. If the pointer points to the red area, it means the engine is overheated, and the engine needs to be checked at this time.
2. Poor Engine Performance
The overheated engine will eventually lead to poor performance of the vehicle. After the intake manifolds leak, there is more air entering the cylinder, which destroys the air-fuel ratio and leads to the reduction of fuel combustion efficiency.
3. Coolant Leakage
Because the intake manifold transports air-fuel mixtures and coolants, if there is a crack in the gasket, you will find a large amount of liquid at the engine. The coolant has a sweet smell, its texture is like shampoo or soap.
4. Increased Fuel Consumption
The leakage of the intake manifold gasket will result in a reduction in engine power and an increase in fuel consumption. When these things happen, the engine needs to use more fuel than usual to restore lost power or just keep running.
5. Air Leakage
In addition to the above symptoms, intake manifold gasket leakage will also cause air leakage. However, air leakage symptom is not easy to be detected. But you can still do it. Kick off the engine and let the vehicle idle for a while. Spray cleaner at the junction of the intake manifold and the engine. If there are bubbles on the surface of the cleaner, it means air leakage.
