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(Message started by: joe-satch on Nov 20^th, 2008, 12:14pm)

Title: inlet manifold removal
Post by joe-satch on Nov 20^th, 2008, 12:14pm

hi to all members,thought i would ask the question...is the method of removing a 2.3 inlet manifold covered on the site?...need to remove our daughters inlet manifold,as i have found the water leak,im hoping the manifold is not cracked,water is dripping from the front of the manifold where it joins the cylinder head,i take it theres a gasket between the cylinder head and manifold?.im going to remove the manifold next tuesday. :).thank you for any replies.den. :).

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by scorpio_man on Nov 20^th, 2008, 12:22pm

hi there

see this post....
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=news;action=display;num=1226852611

look at photo 3. they normally go there or at the thermostat housing.

hth

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by scorpio_man on Nov 20^th, 2008, 12:35pm

hi there

there's 2 on ebay just now, but not where you would think they should be. ;)

pm me and i'll point you in the right direction (trying to give you first shout at them). :)
be quick as they sought after!

hth

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by joe-satch on Nov 20^th, 2008, 1:42pm

pm sent scorpio-man...thank you. :).

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by scorpio_man on Nov 20^th, 2008, 1:52pm

pm replied to.

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by Tompion on Nov 20^th, 2008, 2:58pm

If you look at page 3 here you can see it:
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/engines/dohc2_3/2300CylHdRnew.pdf
but not much information, you can see 2 studs that you will probably need to remove. Mine were only finger tight (and in a different place) but if you need a socket for the studs it’s E7 (female torx). The 2 nuts are bigger than the 4/5 bolts. The 5th bolt is vertical and difficult to get at – easiest from below so make sure you can get at it before draining down.

You can see the location of the vertical bolt on ebay item 290237811297 (not suggesting you buy it :o).

You can leave most bits bolted to the manifold inc the fuel rail.
To remove the servo vacuum pipe prise up the little collar and pull the pipe out.

Some plastic/rubber seals if they’re not damaged will revert to shape with heat (and some may shrink). I dropped them all into boiling water and reused them and haven’t had any leaks.

Dave

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by joe-satch on Nov 20^th, 2008, 3:28pm

many thanks to you dave, :).all info will be of help to me, :)

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by Tompion on Nov 20^th, 2008, 6:26pm

If you're due an oil change the filter's nice and easy to get at while the manifold is off.

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by joe-satch on Nov 20^th, 2008, 8:22pm

you have been most helpfull dave, :)..thank you.

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by joe-satch on Nov 26^th, 2008, 7:06pm

hi to all members.
well carrying on from my first post regarding the inlet manifold removal,i followed the advice given,and i got the manifold off with no problems...im happy to say that i found no cracks in the manifold at all.just 2 rotten gaskets..the orange one was the worst..thats the gasket for the water ways..so in with new gaskets..and a rebuild..started first time and is running well,i found some more wiring with the insulation crumbled away,so a job in the spring...over the next few days we will be keeping an eye on the water level...but i see no reason to doubt that the job was a success. :)...thanks again to those that offerd great advice. :).

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by Tompion on Nov 26^th, 2008, 7:25pm

Aren’t you the lucky one :) :)

Title: Re: inlet manifold removal
Post by joe-satch on Nov 27^th, 2008, 8:56am

well so far we seem to be lucky :)..only time will tell. ;).regards den.