Getting to the intake manifold, is it easy?

[dondonbabyraptor]

Hello all,

Has anyone taken off the intake manifold cover? I've looked it up a few times and it seems generally pretty straightforward. Is there any precautions I should take before trying to look at my intake valves? I figured I would try to install the tb spacer/intake manifold spacer AND take a peek inside the valves to see if I need walnut blasting. I have been quoted $650 for the walnut blast... Thus, I wanted to see if there is actual carbon build up before I do that. Knocking two birds with one stone kind of deal.

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[RedDakooter05]

Never removed one myself but I got the jist of it.

Take pics, Record locations of connections and harness routing, Bolt patterns.
Clean the entire area; Compressed air works great as long as you take care around connectors. The PSI will make quick work of those tiny coil wires if you get careless.

Keep any loose fasteners or anything not attached to something away from the exposed cavity.



Pretty much the obvious stuff.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Never removed one myself but I got the jist of it.

Take pics, Record locations of connections and harness routing, Bolt patterns.
Clean the entire area; Compressed air works great as long as you take care around connectors. The PSI will make quick work of those tiny coil wires if you get careless.

Keep any loose fasteners or anything not attached to something away from the exposed cavity.



Pretty much the obvious stuff.

Thank you Jake. Albeit obvious stuff, all were very helpful reminders for me. In addition, for some reason I didn’t think to clean the area out with compressed air. Very good to know.

 

[Gibs45]

Keep us updated on how those valves look! How many miles do you have on your Ranger?

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Keep us updated on how those valves look! How many miles do you have on your Ranger?

Most definitely will and 37k.

 

[RangerPNW]

I did the intake manifold and throttle body spacer on my focus ST, can't imagine it's too much different. Neither were terribly difficult, although i recall the throttle body spacer being the more difficult of the two due to its location. I have to imagine the Ranger is easier given the engine is pointed in the right direction

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

I did the intake manifold and throttle body spacer on my focus ST, can't imagine it's too much different. Neither were terribly difficult, although i recall the throttle body spacer being the more difficult of the two due to its location. I have to imagine the Ranger is easier given the engine is pointed in the right direction

Thanks Thomas for the insight! Boomba gives me a Ford Focus installation guide for the ranger so must be very similar. Wish they went through the effort to just do it on the ranger for a guide though…

 

[txquailguy]

Hello all,

Has anyone taken off the intake manifold cover? I've looked it up a few times and it seems generally pretty straightforward. Is there any precautions I should take before trying to look at my intake valves? I figured I would try to install the tb spacer/intake manifold spacer AND take a peek inside the valves to see if I need walnut blasting. I have been quoted $650 for the walnut blast... Thus, I wanted to see if there is actual carbon build up before I do that. Knocking two birds with one stone kind of deal.

Why do you want to mess with the internals on an engine that gets plenty of power without that kind of mod?

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Why do you want to mess with the internals on an engine that gets plenty of power without that kind of mod?

For science. I’ll take it off if it’s no difference or sucks.

 

[got3fords]

Why do you want to mess with the internals on an engine that gets plenty of power without that kind of mod?

 

[RangerPNW]

Thanks Thomas for the insight! Boomba gives me a Ford Focus installation guide for the ranger so must be very similar. Wish they went through the effort to just do it on the ranger for a guide though…

Agreed, little disappointed with them on that. Plus at least once on the forum its been asked to provide dyno sheets and people have volunteered their rigs to dyno, and they just respond with "we have one" and nothing has come of it... I loved Boomba in my Focus ST days, but finding it hard to want to buy from them now when they're kind of half-assing Ranger support

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Agreed, little disappointed with them on that. Plus at least once on the forum its been asked to provide dyno sheets and people have volunteered their rigs to dyno, and they just respond with "we have one" and nothing has come of it... I loved Boomba in my Focus ST days, but finding it hard to want to buy from them now when they're kind of half-assing Ranger support

100% could not have said it better myself. Would not recommend buying these parts after dealing with their inadequacy to care for Rangers.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Well, I got all my tools out but I also asked if the walnut blaster people could do it and they said they would do it for practically free since the walnut blast requires getting to the intake manifold already.

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Well, I got all my tools out but I also asked if the walnut blaster people could do it and they said they would do it for practically free since the walnut blast requires getting to the intake manifold already.

What is the final verdict?

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

What is the final verdict?

MustangRanger or something along those lines beat me to the intake manifold/tb spacer upgrade by a week or so. He said there is increased throttle response and something else but overall I figured it was not worth the effort. He had to cut the EGR tube and put it together with heater tube.

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