Were the intake manifolds that were part of the class action suit with Ford every changed to aluminum/metal?

I have a 1997 Lincolm Towncar that the intake manifold was replaced 2 times. Then Ford offered reimbursements in a class action suit for those of us who had to replace our manifolds. Now my car is smelling like coolant again, no visible leaks and I am wondering if with the previous 2 manifold replacements did they continue to use the plastic manifold?
I replaced my intake manifold 2 times actually, and received money from the class action suit. Now again my car is smelling of coolant and I don’t see any visible leaks but was wondering if during the last 2 replacements was the same old plastic manifold put back in or did they update the part with aluminum/metal when they realized there was a problem with the old plastic version. The first replacement I did was in 2003 and then the manifold failed again while under the 12 month warranty so it was replaced a second time but cost me nothing. Could this be happening again???!!

2 Responses to “Were the intake manifolds that were part of the class action suit with Ford every changed to aluminum/metal?”

1. frank a says:

   October 19, 2006 at 12:36 pm

   YES BUT THEY WERE ONLY COVERED FOR I BELIEVE 7YRS CALL YOUR FORD DEALER WITH YOUR VIN NUMBER
   THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RUN AND “OASIS SEARCH ”
   TE NEW INTAKE HAS A ALUMINUM FRONT CROSS OVER.
   MOST OF THE TIME YOU NEED TO TAKE THE ALTERNATOR OFF TO ACTUALLY SEE THE LEAK. IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A COOLANT PRESSURE TESTER THIS WILL FOR SURE SHOW YOU WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM .

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2. kayef57 says:

   October 20, 2006 at 5:26 pm

   Only if the car is 7 years old or less,
   If your intake manifold has aluminum water ports, it is not warranty.

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