Can't remove 2 screws from ...

[bishpuppy]

the intake manifold.
i removed everything else, but there are 2 screws [bottom and if u look at it from the front of the car, the bottom 2 from the left] that no matter what, i can not remove. I even applied WD-40 and still nothing.

any suggestions?

note: the only thing that fits in that small opening is a wrench. a rachet is too big.

[UrDoneSRH]

jack your car up, crawl underneath and reach up

[bishpuppy]

i was afraid i would have to do that.... All this just to do the EGR ports... damn Honda, could have made it easier

[starchland]

most of them can be done with it in the car

[bishpuppy]

yea, but i tried that drill method and didnt really work, so then i knocked it down, i was about to drill a bigger hole, but then i thought... wait, what if a piece of that scrap metal somehow gets to the engine

so i'm removing the intake manifold.


new problem: i got the screws off, so i now have all 8 screws off + 2 from the bottom. When i try to pull the manifold off, the right side [opposite of battery] starts to come up, but the left side, is rock solid. I followed the Hanyes [not the best in terms of picture] and i removed everything they listed but the left side is stiff as crap.

anything i should remove to lift it out?

[accordaffair]

First time I did it, I missed a nut on that side, near the thermostat

Tap it with a rubber mallet, but don't force it

also, you'll have to pull it off that coolant tube

[bishpuppy]

First time I did it, I missed a nut on that side, near the thermostat

Tap it with a rubber mallet, but don't force it

also, you'll have to pull it off that coolant tube

i took off the hose for the thermostat and removed it, but then i said wait, i dont need to remove the Thermostat so i put it back. how hidden is this nut?

[accordaffair]

you have to be under the car to get to it, I remember the last 2 were like that, and they are the most hassle



I can say from seeing this angle there are 9 nuts

[bishpuppy]

you have to be under the car to get to it, I remember the last 2 were like that, and they are the most hassle



I can say from seeing this angle there are 9 nuts

damnit, the bottom left is the one i think i didnt get.
and iremoved my EGR valve for nothing.

edit: wow, u took it off with the PGM-FI attached [penoleum i think is called]

i took mine off and put it to the side [since the throttle (acceleator) cable was still attached by that wheel thingy]

[accordaffair]

And that coolant tube is the metal tube under the intake manifold, it must attach to the thermostat, and if you don't get it quite right when you put it back on, it leaks. They recommend replacing the O-ring. I didn't, but I did have to take it off and put it back on twice to stop the leaking.

check this out
http://media.honda.co.uk/car/owner/m...l/400/5-71.pdf

and see here, last page
http://media.honda.co.uk/car/owner/m...l/400/5-42.pdf

[accordaffair]

damnit, the bottom left is the one i think i didnt get.
and iremoved my EGR valve for nothing.

edit: wow, u took it off with the PGM-FI attached [penoleum i think is called]

i took mine off and put it to the side [since the throttle (acceleator) cable was still attached by that wheel thingy]

Actually, in this case, (for this picture) I was doing an A6 manifold swap, so I received it like this and cleaned the EGR ports before I took my A1 off and installed the A6.

And, yeah leave the EGR valve off for cleaning, you weren't wrong there

The upper part is called the plenum for future reference

[bishpuppy]

ahh that tube, i did the rubber one. When i was under the car attempting to remove those 2 nuts, i kept hitting that metal tube. So i have to go under again to remove it ?

I'll check the PDF now.
Thank you sir

[bishpuppy]

Actually, in this case, (for this picture) I was doing an A6 manifold swap, so I received it like this and cleaned the EGR ports before I took my A1 off and installed the A6.

And, yeah leave the EGR valve off for cleaning, you weren't wrong there

The upper part is called the plenum for future reference

I already cleaned the EGR valve and started on the port when i ran into my situation. I was close ... Plenum with what i said, haha

[bishpuppy]

Ahhh PDF makes more sense than Haynes book.

What i removed was the Thermostat housing, not the actual thermostat... ok that b!tch will come out

[accordaffair]

You won't have to do anything to that tube, but when you pull the intake manifold off, if the thermostat is still attached, you will pull it towards the passenger side, off that tube, and of course the opposite to install.