lately i've noticed a nasty stench coming through my vents so i popped the hood after i got home and found that i had coolant leaking down the front/top of the transmission. i traced it back to the intake manifold gasket which is stained green on the corner where the coolant hose connects. its not a lot of coolant but its safe to say that the gasket is the source of the leak. all the bolts/nuts are torqued to spec.

i also noticed that there is a little bit of liquid on the headgasket...on the front corner where the number is stamped. just to be sure the head gasket wasnt the culprit i did a compression test and got 260 across the board.

has anyone else had this problem with their hondata or AN-R gasket?? i dont know if its worth getting another one if this is a common problem.

 

no one?

 

Ive reused my Hondata IM gasket several times and never had a leak. Id double check and make sure its not any of the coolant lines in that area or maybe even a hose clamp...
I guess just get it warm and look with a mirror to get a different view on the leak. It could be the gasket or anything, Good luck!