I think Im going to leave the exhaust untill I get the intake out

It looks like a pos

the driver side manafold top bolt looks a little tricky IDK its a tight spot

 

stubby wrench to hold the top and an extension and go between the fender liner and frame.

 

so what gives I have the intake manafold wiggling like a loose tooth but it seams stuck in the front what am I doing wrong

I have the egr cooler lose except the short hose fitting and its out of the manafold or really close

all I took off in front was the cac fitting I left all the turn down and other stuff theres a stud going through the fan shroud but no bolt on it and I got the two 15 mm ones out

is that stud stoping it what do you guys do with the stud

 

if you are doing it the way I think you are.. you need to remove the intakae elbow from the intake as well as the 10mm bolt that holds the fuel line from the passanger head
on the front of the intake.

 

ya I was doing it that way

I will take the intake elbow off

already got that bolt that holds the fuel line braket

did you separate the elbow into peices

 

03 yes... I dont do mine like that though but it works

 

it looks like if I get those 3 allen headed ones and the 1 10mm long it will come as one on the elbow

or is that wishful thinking

 

cool I got it in 1 peice on the elbow


good thing I got new intake gaskets looks like I nicked one of the back ones

whats everone doing to clean the valley I have a pressure washer or is that to aggressive

thanks again

 

insode the intake... spray foam carb cleaner and a pressure waser. dont do it on concrete it makes a big mess.

 

ok going to birthday will get some faom carb cleaner

 

A pressure washer in the valley with the intake out might be a bit too agressive. Put a drain pan underneath the back of the motor where the infamous bell housing drip usually accumulates and use brake cleaner. You get the added benefit of washing the backside of the motor also and it drains right into the pan. I actually clean all the loose stuff off with a brush or vacuum before removing the oil cooler and then after removing the oil cooler I just run all the oil from the HPO reservoir down the valley and off the back of the motor THEN clean it all up with brake cleaner after replacing the oil cooler assembly. It sounds like a huge mess but it works really really well.

 

why was I thinking he ment inside the intake.. bahhh
what tim said

 

Hows it going Benny how far are you? Are we seeing oil cooler yet.

 

Im right down to the oil cooler havent undone it yet just need to clean the valley better. I sucked the loose stuff with a vacum but its still a mess. I was thinking I might put the turbo drain in to keep the junk from going down in the HPOP while I cleaned it

that IPR looks nasty to get at later so I will give the engine valley a good cleaning tommorrow I will get some foam carb cleaner and some brake cleaner and go to town cleaning it up. Dont want to mess up my IPR

I can pressure wash tthat inside of the intake manafold like cheezit said too
do you pull the IAT sensor out while you pressure wash it


the inside of the intake was fairly clean hell some of it was still shiny inside the intake manafold there was like some greasy patches inside. but not near as bad as I thought I figured it would all be covered in soot

birthday partys got me behind schedule a little

you pros would have been all done
I probably have 8hr in it so far

 

the car cleaner is for cleaning the intake ports.
use break clean to clean the top of the engine. and yes please stick something in the port for the trubo oil drain