So I just did the valve cover gasket that is under the air intake. Before i took intake off with all the hoses the truck ran awsome. when I put it all back together it idles like it has a lumpy camp in it and almost stalls. but when i brink up the rpm its runs fine or when i am driving it. I was thinking that it might be the egr. But if anyone has had similar issues and fixed it i would love to know what you did. I am sure I put all the hoses and line back in the right spots. And i reused the intake gasket.

Any sugestions would be great
Thanks

 

22re or 3VZE?

 

yah sorry its a 3VZE

 

Did you replace the intake manifold gasket?

 

no I reused the old one and when i was installing it the middle piece of the gasket betweein the the two sets of 3 holes broke off but it was still stuck to the intake and didnt move

 

its a vacuum leak. take another look at all those hoses. two might be mixed up or one might be disconnected. this happens to me all the time, i always forget one of the small ones or the passanger side PCV on the valve cover.

 

If you have all vacuum hoses hooked up correct, I'd say you probably have an intake leak.

 

as long as that gasket wasn't broken it shouldn't have any major leaks, but you really sould have bought a new one for $12.

 

I phoned 3 parts stored here and the cheapest was 90 dollars

 

For an intake manifold gasket?
That cannot be right.....that must be for the set, try and get just the one you disconnected.

 

thats why I reused the old one. I am trying to find an online store that will ship to canada does anyone know of one. I found one with the gasket for 4 dollars but they wont ship to canada

 

That I can't help you with, sorry, never had to think about it.

 

dude that blows, if you know someone in the states have it shipped to them and then have them ship it to you.

ray, that avitar is hilarious. HI, I'M WILFORD BRIMMLY, AND I GOT THE DIABEETUS. LOL.

 

What the heck?

I got mine from the dealer for under $15.....

 

I got my intake plenum gasket for $5 from napa, its a felpro....

Tell them you just want the upper plenum gasket

 

yeah but what they're trying to sell him is the entire intake gasket set i think. cause thats usually $80 at autozone or any of the CSK owned stores. but the phlenum gasket its self sould be less than $15.

 

oh I see. Well he should be able to get just the gasket from the dealer.

I got mine a few months ago for when I pull the intake. Did he even try the dealer??

where abouts in canada are you??

 

no I didnt try a dealer i just did it saturday and i am in alberta. but i will try all the sugestions tomorow and let you know what i find

 

try napa, o' reilly's, and also try Px3 auto parts.

 

How hard is this to replace? I think mine is leaking from the back and I would obviously like to stop the leak...