Intake Manifold Removal and Installation: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Suzuki Reno and 2005 Suzuki Forenza. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the fuel pump fuse.
- Start the engine. After it stalls, crank the engine for 10 seconds to rid the fuel system of fuel pressure.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Disconnect the charcoal canister purge (CCP) and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) solenoid from the intake manifold and loosen the bracket bolt.
- Drain the engine coolant. Refer to "DRAINING AND REFILLING THE COOLING SYSTEM :".
- Disconnect the manifold air temperature sensor (MAT) connector.
- Disconnect the air cleaner outlet hose from the throttle body.
- Disconnect the idle air control (IAC) valve connector.
- Disconnect the throttle position sensor (TPS) connector.
- Disconnect the manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor connector.
- Disconnect the coolant hoses at the throttle body.
- Disconnect all of the necessary vacuum hoses, including the vacuum hose at the fuel pressure regulator and the brake booster vacuum hose at the intake manifold.
- Disconnect the throttle cable from the throttle body and the intake manifold.
- Remove the throttle cable bracket bolts from the intake manifold.
- Remove the throttle cable bracket.
- Remove the generator-to-intake manifold strap bracket bolts and strap.
- Remove the fuel rail as an assembly. Refer to "FUEL RAIL AND INJECTORS REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION :".
- Remove the generator-to-intake manifold support bracket bolts.
- Remove the generator-to-intake manifold support bracket.
- Remove the intake manifold support bracket bolt at the engine block and the intake manifold.
- Remove the intake manifold support bracket.
- Remove the intake manifold retaining bolt and nuts in the sequence shown in illustration.
- Remove the intake manifold.
- Remove the intake manifold gasket.
- Clean the sealing surfaces of the intake manifold and the cylinder head.