DIY: Removing Intake Manifold

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DIY: Removing Intake Manifold

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.:Disclaimer:.
This is a guide i have written to be used as a supplementary resource to people wanting to remove their intake manifold. No liability can be accepted for any loss, damage or injury caused by undertaking this guide.
Follow this guide at your own risk.


.:Intro:.
Why would you want to remove the intake manifold you ask? many reasons i say! you will need to remove the intake manifold to change spark plugs, spark plug leads, fuel filter, adjust tappets, polish your intake manifold. It takes about 15min to remove the intake manifold given the right tools.

.:Tools Required
Hex Key Set
10mm, 12mm sockets

.:Step 1 - Remove the air intake pipe and mivec cover (for gpx):.
If you cant do this, don't continue...
it should look like this now
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.:Step 2 - Seperate the Throttle Body from the Intake Mani:.
To do this there is 5 bolts holding it in place, from memory they are 12mm bolts. But dont pull off the ThrottleBody yet. For your ease i have provided a photo 8O
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.:Step 3 - Take off all the bolts holding the intake manifold down:.
Outline in the photo below
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.:Step 4 - Remove intake valve sensor:.
This requires a hex key to unbolt but isn't all that hard.
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.:Step 5 - Remove rear intake manifold bolts:.
Just remove the top few, theres no need to remove the ones that are really far down. Be careful of scarping your knuckles against the firewall when doing this, because i wasn't careful and :lol:
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.:Step 6 - Seperate Throttle Body:.
slowly pull the throttle body off the intake manifold, do this slowly as to prevent damage to the gasket! once down put the gasket in a safe place! you will need it again later!
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.:Step 7 - Removal:.
this stage is simple, just pull up, but make sure all the bolts and vac lines are taken off first.
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think ya carpet is now stained... but very nice work. i'm stuck trying to get the mivec cover off... i broke a screw driver trying to undo it
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what! the mivec cover is 10mm bolt, what you doing using a screwdriver 8O
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jonowong wrote:what! the mivec cover is 10mm bolt, what you doing using a screwdriver 8O
its all i got :P
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eThix wrote:
jonowong wrote:what! the mivec cover is 10mm bolt, what you doing using a screwdriver 8O
its all i got :P
Lets all pray you aint doing something dangerous with that screwdriver 8O
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Re: jonowong's DIY: Removing Intake Manifold!

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jonowong wrote: Image
Question..

Whats the plug on the left side with the arrow pointed towards it.

Mine was unplugged already
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its pointing at a bolt lol
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WARNING FOR THOSE WHO GOING TO DO THIS THEMSELVE.

Please please please take your time and take one bolt/nut/screw off at a time, i've seen two engines that had a nut or washer dropped into it, and the result is a full engine replace. 8O

I've removed the intake manifold myself before, is dam simple, but people just need to be sober and concentrate a little bit more. :lol:
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jonowong wrote:its pointing at a bolt lol
Alright smart guy I realise that but in the general area of that "bolt" you can clearly see a plug.

Whats it do?
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FTO338 wrote: but people just need to be sober and concentrate a little bit more. :lol:
sounds like either ben or yang.... lol
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FtoSam wrote:
FTO338 wrote: but people just need to be sober and concentrate a little bit more. :lol:
sounds like either ben or yang.... lol
Hey, ya dont see me pullin' motors cause I dropped a washer in the bore :lol:

The key is to do all the hard stuff as you start drinking :D
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im doing my rocker cover today guys and iv havign a bit of trouble with the throttle body....iv removed the intake pipe and the mivec cover and the four bolts on the side of the throttle body but the one ahe back how the f**k do you get to it?
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a socket tool fits there or a ring spanner
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jono check the fto help sub forum and chekc my post i tried all morning icant get sh*t back there theres all this crap in the way check the pic i posted...
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