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drain the coolant, nice and green

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intake hoses removed

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vacuum lines, throttle and tv cables removed, wiring for iac, egr, tps and dissy unplugged, coolant ...

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torx 40 for the bitch of a bolt

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upper intake removed.

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kind of fuzzy, not too bad for 131k miles

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now to remove the lower manifold

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fuel, electrical, and vacuum lines removed. all bolts loose. time to yank it.

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nice and easy. now to clean grease and gasket material off.

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after cleaning gasket surfaces, removed valve covers and replaced those gaskets as well.