ok heres the deal, ive got an ls with sleeves but in by my local machine shop. i put my swap in and i keep on losing antifreeze. i call a performance shop and they tell me that more than likely the sleeves are leaking. i jack my car up and take off the oil pan, windage tray, and oil pickup. i compress my system with air and slowly but surely water droplets form on the bottom of my sleeves.

have any of you guys ever heard of this and what can i do to fix this? is there some kind of miracle stop leak on the market? what have you guys done? this really sucks because i paid the shop 1300 dollars ans some odd change and this is what i got. they wont warrenty it. wtf im stuck and heart broken HELP!!!!!!

 

well it sounds like you have a hairline crack in one of your cyclinder walls, that or the shop that did the work didnt press them in right and they arent sealing against the block

 

It shouldnt have anything to do with a warrenty. It has to do with them doing the work you paid them to do, 'correctly'. It sounds like they didnt.

 

if it was me i would pull the motor and take it back , they messed it up and should fix it free of charge

 

Damn, it sounds totally like the shop is at fault. I also have been talking to a couple shops about sleeving in my local area, but if they want to charge the same price as guys that do it everyday (list big sleeving companies here) than you're just better off sending it out.
I think the completely correct way to fix the problem would be to talk to one of the larger sleeving companies and see if anyone want's to attempt to fix the problem. If you can get one of them to do it, at least your block will be in good hands. Good luck.

 

Damn man that suxs.. They should warrenty there work.. Take the **** to them and show them whats going on. I know when I do sleeves again i am going with Beason or Golden Eagle.

 

i sent my block to bensons=their customer service is great