New Owner

[BillPendleton]

Hey Everyone! New owner from Washongton State. I picked up a 2003 GTP this past weekend. I wanted one for a 3rd vehicle/ my work commuter. For the price I feel they are a HUGE bang for buck. I really like the car but it seems that I have inherited someone elses problem. I amhere to research the valve cover and manifold gasket leaks. I need to get this done ASAP because I do not want to destroy the engine in this car. I can see the oil leaking from the front vavle cover and it was low on coolant. The temp gauge was fluctuating so I tried adding coolant and bleeding the system. I will see how it works when I drive it to work. Thanks for looking

 

[Iceman6669]

Welcome to the site.. There are a few good write ups on how to do both the intake gaskets and the valve cover gaskets.

 

[BillPendleton]

Right on, Thank you. I'm trying to figure out how to navigate around lol.

 

[LeadfootCJ7]

Welcome!

 

[BillPendleton]

Well, I just went down to NAPA this morning and they ended up having everything. They even have the coolant elbows in stock. Should I just go ahead and replace those while I'm in there? The car has 103,000 miles on it.

 

[Iceman6669]

Yes but use the alum elbows. And make sure the gaskets are alum also.

 

[98buicksupercharged]

Yes. Don't get the plastic elbows. Or intake gasket. Both need to be aluminum

 

[BillPendleton]

I think all they has was the plastic elbows. I haven't looked at the gasket yet. It was the one in the "kit".

 

[BillPendleton]

Thanks for the quick reply btw.

 

[BillPendleton]

Alright, I found the metal elbows at Autozone and I did get an aluminum gasket. Thanks guys.

 

[BillPendleton]

I am going to start this today. I figure it will take a few hours. Hopefully I can get it done around noon and drink some beer.