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2000 Saturn Station Wagon Repair Question


Topics covered: Coolant, Intake manifold, Coolant leak.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on January 11, 2011

2000 Saturn SW

How do I fix the nipple on the rear of the intake manifold that broke off?
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Replied on January 11, 2011

It would really help if you tell me if it was a sw1 or sw2?Also which nipple are we talking about a coolant nipple or vacuum nipple?Do you have a metal or plastic intake?

Tiny Answered by saturntech9 (expert)
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Replied on January 11, 2011

It's a 2000 SW1. The nipple is for the coolant. The intake is plastic.

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Replied on January 11, 2011

The sw1 has a metal intake manifold you must have a SW2 does it look like the one i posted?If so do you see the hose in the diagram if so please tell me which one it is.

Tiny Answered by saturntech9 (expert)
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Replied on January 14, 2011

it's the small hose ,going to the reservor

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Replied on January 14, 2011

So your manifold is plastic?The nipple is the small top one on the manifold in the diagram i posted?If so your best bet would to be get a used manifold at pick apart and replace the whole manifold.You can try repairing it with epoxy but if it were my car i would replace the manifold.

Tiny Answered by saturntech9 (expert)
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Replied on January 14, 2011

Thanks for the info.
I've already tried the epoxy (didn't work for long), so finding a used manifold is the next step.

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Replied on January 14, 2011

Just get the new improved intake gasket they sell to put on the used intake so you don't have any coolant leak's.

Tiny Answered by saturntech9 (expert)
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