Thread: Suzuki Samurai Intake Gasket

Why is there coolant on an intake manifold? Last time I worked on a zuk we actually turned it over and fired up it and stopped it just to confirm it would go before we buttoned the rest of the intake back onto the engine, unless your one is completely different I can't work out why there's a coolant passage leaking on the intake manifold...

Unless that bit with the coolant hose on the right front of the photo is where you're meaning - which would suggest it is a different donkey to the one I worked on. The above suggestion is correct if that's the case, drain it and pull everything apart, recover the gasket and clean everything up and degrease and depending on the type of manifold gasket get a new one if it needs it then coat everything in a thin layer of coolant proof gasket replacement or gasket maker poo (depending on your terminology). Fit everything loosely so it can't move, then once the poo has set up take everything to torque. If it still leaks you have a head crack or head gasket gone, not unheard of when stuffing with manifolds.