Simple method... get some carb cleaner or starting fluid. With the engine running, spray the area where the intake manifold gasket is. If you experience sudden bursts of increased RPMs, you have an intake manifold gasket issue.
The Intake gasket is leaking, NOT THE HEAD GASKET. Replace the intake gasket
No reason to if the intake gasket is the only problem you have. If engine was running smooth and was not overheated then there is no reason to fool with the HEAD gaskets
Answer Yeas absolutuley can, Typical of the 3.8 and the 3.1 motors, Have also seen it it in the 3.4 motors. What do you have? It is probably an intake manifold gasket problem, depending on the motor.
The intake gasket is the gasket that conncects from your air filter into your intake manifold
if its a 3.1v6,then it is a intake manifold gasket problem, the 3.1 a noted for this!! check to see if gasket is bad.
You will need to replace the intake gaskets to fix your problem. The HEAD GASKETS will not be your problem.
The only fix for a bad intake gasket is to remove the intake manifold and replace the gasket.
Intake manifold gasket
Had the same problem with my 2003 Axiom... It was my intake gasket. 50 dollar gasket.... easy fix
not likely on newer models, but on older ones it could be the fuel pump. If you have that problem with a newer model it could be the head or head gasket, I just replaced intake &head gasket and installed a new head on a 2001 neon and the car started right up after having that problem.
Yes it can leak water through the intake gasket into the runners in the head and smoke white, But the water ports and intake runners are a long way from each other because of the design. SO I would say that you have a cracked head are bad head gasket that is making it smoke. Did you get the engine hot are over heat it ? If so then you have a head gasket or head problem not an intake problem.
Leaking from? Hose Water pump Intake gasket