HomeSchool

Went too replace an old cracked emissions hose today, ( the one leading from the passenger side valve cover too the intake ) and found this on my 96 lt1 trans am

Bummer.
I deleted the coolant passage through the intake, so does this look like a intake gasket, or a head gasket leak? And is there any where else coolant/ water could be getting in? Thanks in advance for your help

TheTinMan

Check the oil in the block. If it's milky then i'd say head gasket. If it's just the valve covers its possible its just from condensation build up.

LLLosingit

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I assume the hose is part of the PCV system. The PCV system is there to remove moisture that is a byproduct of the combustion process, If the hose was bad then it wasn't pulling it out and it just built up. If it's not in the oil pan itself then I would just clean it up and run it and check it again after a couple hundred miles.

HomeSchool

Thanks guys, looks like it was just some condensation or moisture coming in through the intake.