How hard is it to remove the intake manifold? Mine is ported and I want to have it sent out and have it pimp powdercoated..Thanks!
Tony T.
Tony T.
Intake Manifold Removal?
DSMu4ia
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you'd better have some time on your hands
remove all the IC piping fron the fender up., pull the wires.
pull all the connectors off, remember where they go, unbolt the wire holder ont the top of the intake. remove teh vacuum readers from the firewall. i think its a 13mm wrench you have to use to pull the bolts out., pull the fuel rail aside, there shloud be enough line to go to the fire wall with it so you don't have to dis-connect that
make sure all teh wire/wireharness is out of the way. hope you have small arms to get all the bolts on the bottom side out. i did all the bolts on mine from the drivers side, im not a big guy. so i could do it, it took me about an hour to get it all done and out. you might have another bolt on the support on the block holding a brass plate in, you may need to crawl under to get it undone.
if i think of anything else, i'll let ya know
remove all the IC piping fron the fender up., pull the wires.
pull all the connectors off, remember where they go, unbolt the wire holder ont the top of the intake. remove teh vacuum readers from the firewall. i think its a 13mm wrench you have to use to pull the bolts out., pull the fuel rail aside, there shloud be enough line to go to the fire wall with it so you don't have to dis-connect that
make sure all teh wire/wireharness is out of the way. hope you have small arms to get all the bolts on the bottom side out. i did all the bolts on mine from the drivers side, im not a big guy. so i could do it, it took me about an hour to get it all done and out. you might have another bolt on the support on the block holding a brass plate in, you may need to crawl under to get it undone.
if i think of anything else, i'll let ya know
In an hour!? Well crap man, I spent a couple hours and still can't get the bottom ones off... I have a 1G AWD dsm w/Air Conditioning... Maybe I should pull off the A/C pump?
Anyone else pull off their intake manifold, and want to share their wisdom with me?? This is a PITA right now... How do i get the bottom ones off? I can barely get an open end wrench on it, but I don't have enough room to turn it. I'm trying from the passenger side though.
Anyone else pull off their intake manifold, and want to share their wisdom with me?? This is a PITA right now... How do i get the bottom ones off? I can barely get an open end wrench on it, but I don't have enough room to turn it. I'm trying from the passenger side though.
Damn this was a long ass time ago when I didn't own many tools.
Get yourself some ratcheting wrenches if you want to do it easy, and a pair of gloves.
Remove the starter, you can get an extra few inches of space that help immensely.
The two bolts on the bracket, can be reached easily from underneath the car, with a nice extension.
^Above is what I used on my 2g, but I'm thinking 1g's should be even easier, they have a fair amount more room....or so it looks like.
Get yourself some ratcheting wrenches if you want to do it easy, and a pair of gloves.
Remove the starter, you can get an extra few inches of space that help immensely.
The two bolts on the bracket, can be reached easily from underneath the car, with a nice extension.
^Above is what I used on my 2g, but I'm thinking 1g's should be even easier, they have a fair amount more room....or so it looks like.
Ratcheting wrenches... I'm not exactly sure what those are.
I'll have to take off the starter then. I can use all the room I can get!! I think with the starter out of the way I might actually be able to MOVE the wrench. I can move it up and down maybe 10mm without hitting something, on the outer bolts.
How long did it take you?
I'll have to take off the starter then. I can use all the room I can get!! I think with the starter out of the way I might actually be able to MOVE the wrench. I can move it up and down maybe 10mm without hitting something, on the outer bolts.
How long did it take you?
DSMu4ia you're a genious! With the starter off I was able to move the wrench enough to remove the bolts. I was starting to get mad there. Hopefully this will help some poor sucker in the future... Anyway, I did it from that side, the passenger side. I have no idea how you could fit, on a 1G at least, to undo the bolts form the drivers side.
At least I can now go to bed VICTORIOUS!
At least I can now go to bed VICTORIOUS!
No need to remove the head. No need to pull the A/C compressor. I have big hands but was able to squeeze my left hand underneath and barely reach the furthest bolt. Work at it from the passenger side. I used a 12mm open/box wrench. The box end has a slight angle which works perfectly. Definitely get the starter out of the way. You should already have the throttle body off. Also, you may be able to get a little more room if you remove the three bolts for the intake support bracket. You may also want to keep a telescoping magnet on hand in case you drop a bolt like I did and it gets trapped around the A/C compressor.
Krefly nailed it.
An hour, damn, buy that man a beer! :beer: It took me an hour JUST TO GET the bottom bolts out, hehe.
I like to work on my car! R&Ring an awd clutch is a one man job for me here, but removing the intake mani blows!
I'm positive that your typical ratcheting box-end wrench is too big and there isn't enough clearance around the bolt heads.
An hour, damn, buy that man a beer! :beer: It took me an hour JUST TO GET the bottom bolts out, hehe.
I like to work on my car! R&Ring an awd clutch is a one man job for me here, but removing the intake mani blows!
I'm positive that your typical ratcheting box-end wrench is too big and there isn't enough clearance around the bolt heads.
I shouldn't have said ratcheting wrenches, but I did. I never personally used them on intake manifold removal, but I would assume if they would have fit (which I didn't think of) they would help.
Took me 15 minutes to get my intake manifold off...but that was with everything else off first..such as TB, etc. Biggest problem I had was how tight the bolts were...luckily my engine was fairly stripped at the time, and I could stand overtop of the center crossmember infront of the radiator.
Took me 15 minutes to get my intake manifold off...but that was with everything else off first..such as TB, etc. Biggest problem I had was how tight the bolts were...luckily my engine was fairly stripped at the time, and I could stand overtop of the center crossmember infront of the radiator.
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Just FYI the first thing I do is put the sumbitch up on ramps, & of course put the fender covers on, there are few jobs that aren't easier that way.
I'm going to try and use the flat ratchet wrenches to put the manifold back on. It may make it a little bit easier. I'll let you guys know if they fit (for future manifold removers). There's a car guy that lives a block and a half away form me who's really cool AND has hott daughters! WHoo!
I borrowed a 12mm ratchet wrench from him, and the girl my age was outside... MMmnnnnn...
I need to go over there more often!
I borrowed a 12mm ratchet wrench from him, and the girl my age was outside... MMmnnnnn...
I need to go over there more often!You guys are right, the flat ratchet wrench won't fit. I tried using it to put it back on, but no luck.
Doing all of this though fixed my idle, and the brake booster works a ton better! I put a new gasket on both sides of the throttle body, new intake manifold gasket (cleaned out as much of the inide of the manifold as I could), and new fuel injector gasket. It used to misfire when idling, but now it runs great! I think my vaccum leak is now taken care of. I guess this is a good step to take in fixing idle problems!
Doing all of this though fixed my idle, and the brake booster works a ton better! I put a new gasket on both sides of the throttle body, new intake manifold gasket (cleaned out as much of the inide of the manifold as I could), and new fuel injector gasket. It used to misfire when idling, but now it runs great! I think my vaccum leak is now taken care of. I guess this is a good step to take in fixing idle problems!
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that friggin intake bracket on the back side of the motor is a bit*h, at least in mine it was, also the underside intake bolts...easier with the head out
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i recomend doing this though...
i just recently got a white powdercoated eci ... it wasnt too hard to put together, fixed all the boost leaks and alot of the idle problems i was having, i also did an oil change and radiator flush with compression restorer/ring sealer while i was at it...
all the gasket prices together is no more than 20 bucks here in ohio, but i also had no a/c when i did this, blocked off all the vacum hoses, cleaned the throttle body really good, egr was blocked and that came off along with the starter (only 2 bolts, why not?) got that extra space to pull out the screws, unplugged every wire, (i was also having electrical problems, so i replaced all the wires to the alt. with new conncetions/cleaned the batt. terminals, and it worked.) pulled the fuel rail out and cleaned it, cleaned the injectors (one fuel rail bolt broke when doing this) and it was ready to go back on...i liked doing it because it let me clean her up a bit, so now she runs perfect.
alrighty then... bumblebeetuna.
i just recently got a white powdercoated eci
... it wasnt too hard to put together, fixed all the boost leaks and alot of the idle problems i was having, i also did an oil change and radiator flush with compression restorer/ring sealer while i was at it...all the gasket prices together is no more than 20 bucks here in ohio, but i also had no a/c when i did this, blocked off all the vacum hoses, cleaned the throttle body really good, egr was blocked and that came off along with the starter (only 2 bolts, why not?) got that extra space to pull out the screws, unplugged every wire, (i was also having electrical problems, so i replaced all the wires to the alt. with new conncetions/cleaned the batt. terminals, and it worked.) pulled the fuel rail out and cleaned it, cleaned the injectors (one fuel rail bolt broke when doing this) and it was ready to go back on...i liked doing it because it let me clean her up a bit, so now she runs perfect.
alrighty then... bumblebeetuna.
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Re: i recomend doing this though...
Hey man, how do you like the powdercoating? Do you have any pics of them both (manifold and cover) on there?dsm614 said:i just recently got a white powdercoated eci
all the gasket prices together is no more than 20 bucks here in ohio, but i also had no a/c when i did this, blocked off all the vacum hoses, cleaned the throttle body really good, egr was blocked and that came off along with the starter (only 2 bolts, why not?) got that extra space to pull out the screws, unplugged every wire, (i was also having electrical problems, so i replaced all the wires to the alt. with new conncetions/cleaned the batt. terminals, and it worked.) pulled the fuel rail out and cleaned it, cleaned the injectors (one fuel rail bolt broke when doing this) and it was ready to go back on...i liked doing it because it let me clean her up a bit, so now she runs perfect.
alrighty then... bumblebeetuna.
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