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Coolant leaking from IM

I just replaced the head gasket on my D16y8 and i was putting coolant in and i noticed coolant is leaking where the intake mani meets up with the block. It is leaking on the nut under the vtec solinoid. IM gasket is brand new. All the nuts on the mani are tightened to torque.
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Re: Coolant leaking from IM

I sure can't see yours, but I know there are water passages between the head and intake manifold very near there.

Leftover gasket material that didn't get thoroughly scraped off?
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Went back and took the IM off and there was a small piece of leftover gasket. Thanks
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Re: Coolant leaking from IM

Update: I cleaned the surface and the 1st leak is gone but not there is a new one. I spent about 3 hours trying to find it. From what i can tell it is coming from that black box that the PCV hose goes into. Right above the oil filter. Has anyone ever had this problem? I'm so lost
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Re: Coolant leaking from IM

Um, the PCV oil separator can't leak coolant, but there are a lot of places the intake can leak, along with all the water hoses attached to it.

A NEW leak after pulling the intake? Inspect more closely. You didn't poke a hole in the pump feed tube, did you (or rust through)? You may need to pull the intake again.
 
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