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rspivey
Sep 15, 2007, 05:16 PM
Please talk slow and use small words.

I tried to remove the air intake manifold from my 99 f150. I removed the 9 bolts from the top and anything on the sides that I could find. The unit would not budge, like it was welded on. What did I miss?
I need to get it off in order to deal with injection wiring on # 3 eaten by pack rats. There is not enough clearance in the wire harness to access it otherwise.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

TxGreaseMonkey
Sep 15, 2007, 05:28 PM
There's often on Fords an Upper Intake Manifold (UIM) and a Lower Intake Manifold (LIM). Even after removing all the bolts on the UIM, it's still connected to the Throttle Body, plus PCV hoses, etc. I can't recall now what it went to, but one is almost a 1" steel pipe.

Once you reinstall the UIM/LIM, be sure to torque the bolts in the proper sequence and amount or you'll have problems afterwards. Buy a Haynes or other manual for the specs.