🔧 Dorman 902-100 Engine Coolant Water Outlet: Perfect Fit for Select Saturn Models Review

The mating flange looked as if it had been punched out by stone chipping and was as uneven as a swing rider. I managed to save him after flashing. But for $54, it's a shame.

Slow fix in 5 minutes. The gasket mating surface was warped and needed to be cleaned with a file. It only took 15 minutes to cut this thing off. Find the removal procedure on YouTube without removing the distributor.

A big improvement over the plastic air intake that always breaks over time, steel beats plastic every day. A bit of extra work but really not much more than replacing the air intake, plus it's cheaper than another air intake and the car will never have this problem again!

I don't understand why GM didn't do it from the factory. When we installed this on our 2001 Saturn SL2 we used Permatex on both sides of the gasket to ensure there were no leaks. It's been over a month and no leaks. Much better than the plastic pipe that comes from the intake manifold. You will need to remove the intake manifold to make the modifications needed to install this vertical pipe.

Of course I drive a Saturn with a PLASTIC intake manifold! Who does it? Anyway, my dad removed the punctured part that was leaking along the seam where the plastic was glued - imagine! - and put it in place. It was tedious work, but that's the beauty of these post-sale items! My Saturn drives like a dream and the coolant won't leak anymore! Hooray!

YouTube has a video on how to adjust this item with the engine off. Make sure you have an oscillating cutter, I've tried a dremal tool, won't work. A cheap Harbor Freight oscillating knife sliced through the plastic header like a hot knife through butter. If I had used the right tool, this would have been a 20 minute project. The problem with this part, and why I'm not giving it a five star rating, is that the base isn't level. Tried sanding by hand. Unfortunately I didn't make it flat enough…

I don't normally write reviews but I felt it was important to review this part. I wish I could just go to my local NAPA auto parts store and buy this part instead of saving $20 and ordering it online. It arrived deformed but of course I couldn't tell until I installed it and the Saturn was still leaking fluid. I took it to Smyth Automotive and they confirmed it was deformed and cut it out for me. I reinstalled it and now it works fine. But it was a headache taking the car apart and reassembling

It worked perfectly. I was very unsure if not removing the manifold was a good thing or a bad thing. As a mechanic I decided to try it without removing it and I did it successfully, although I think removing the header is much safer I didn't want to risk damaging anything or running into additional problems. times, but you have to be very careful with the EGR pipe just below, which I took off and tucked underneath. It's a little tricky to cut off, but it can be done if you don't dig too deep…

The Saturn SL2 intake manifold is made of plastic and for reasons I don't understand the manifold water outlet and bypass port are molded in the same part as the intake manifold. Boiling hot water under pressure, plastic parts, 200,000 miles and seventeen years is not a good combination. This little device, combined with a YouTube video showing how to fix the manifold without major disassembly of the engine, solved the problem and our little Saturn is happily back on the road with apparently a…