C6 VETTE

Has anyone heard of a recall in past years regarding the intake manifold cracking near the radiater hose inlet? I had a colling system flush done on my 1999 GT and also had the thermostat replaced...Later that day , coolant was gushing out and it was traced to the thermostat/radiater hose inlet port....I noticed that the inlet was cracked....Since when does a manufacturer design an intake manifold out of hard composite plastic?.....The mechanic said that there was a recall years ago on it, and also mentioned that Ford now manufacters the intake manifold with metal inlets....My question, is it true about a past recall? If not, then there is a good chance that he screwed it up......

MustangMan00

yup the plastic cracks on them they had them all fixed by mid 2000 i beleive but the warrenty is no longer, your going to have to by a new one with the aluminum crossover in the front.

this is the new revised one with the aluminum crossover
http://www.seanhylandmotorsport.com/...s/615-178a.jpg


this is the one you have now all plastic
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...7_450_full.jpg

C6 VETTE

Thanks for the great info!!

I bought the car in Nov. 2006 with only 53K miles!! It's my first Mustang and it has been very reliable...Thank god I purchased an extended warranty because the mechanic quoted close to a Grand...

MustangMan00

you can pick em up for about 300 or so....my friends went and he bought one from advance and we put it on in about 2 hours, if you want to go that route

C6 VETTE

I'm not too mechanicly savvy...Also, since my warranty covers parts and labor all I'm liable for is a $200 deductable....I was able to get a warranty for it mainly due to the low miles the car has at the time of purchase.....The car was 7 years old which is why they only could give me a 2 year 24,000 mile coverage....I'm glad it took a **** before the warranty was up...It's too bad the original owner was'nt aware of the recall...

Quick Shot xMLx

Damn that sucks. Go get the thing replaced since it's still under warranty and keep on trucking lol

How do you drive a V8 for a DD by choice? I do because my other car is a pos DSM and we all know how those do Damn gas prices...

C6 VETTE

Travel distance from my house to the bus yard is 7 miles almost all of it freeway...87 octain helps....and I like being able to smoke ppl on my commuteafter getting my *** handed to me all day in my bus..lol

Are there any other recalls on the new edges that maybe I'm not aware of? I do notice every once in a while my windshield wipers will run a cycle on their own...A ghost in the machine?