Remove 3.5 sebring 2007 plastic intake to change back plugs

You have to take air manifold off. First disconnect battery. Remove air intake. Open throttle and take slack in cables to to slide the cables out. Remove bracket. Remove two bolts on the EGR line. There are two bolts in the back( one on each side) holding the manifold. The can be tricky to get to, not much room. A swivel socket and some extensions help. Seven bolts on top of manifold. Disconnect two sensors on left side and sensors to throttle body. Vacuum hose on right side in the back. Buy a air intake gasket and one EGR gasket. I recommend replace valve cover and oil tube seals also. You will probably find oil in the tubes. Spark plugs and wires really helped mine. The wires are tricky to get off the distributor, but I managed without removing it. I don't have big hands. Plan on a all day job.

Well basically, you remove the intake plenum and replace the gasket and reinstall the plenum. Here are the steps:

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable from the remote jumper terminal located at the right strut tower.
2. Remove the air inlet resonator and tube.
3. Remove the throttle actuator cables from the throttle arm and bracket.
4. Disconnect Secondary Runner Valve (SRV), Manifold Tuning Valve (MTV), Throttle Position Sensor (TPS), Idle Air Control (IAC) motor electrical connectors.
5. Remove the electrical connector and the Intake Air Temperature/Manifold Absolute Pressure (TMAP) sensor.
6. Disconnect vacuum hoses from the Secondary Runner Valve (SRV) reservoir, Speed Control reservoir, and PCV.
7. Remove right and left intake manifold supports.
8. Remove support brackets at the intake manifold front corners and MTV.
9. Loosen upper fastener attaching throttle body to support bracket.
10. Remove clips attaching EGR tubes to intake manifold.
11. Remove intake manifold bolts and manifold
12. Remove old gaskets, Clean gasket surfaces, and install new gaskets.
13. Reverse steps to reinstall manifold

Hi thanks for your question' The electronic EGR valve and solenoid assembly is attached to the rear of the left cylinder head ,

1. Remove electrical connector (5) at top of EGR valve solenoid.
2. Remove tube mounting bolt (1) at intake manifold.

1. Remove two bolts (4) connecting EGR tube (1) to valve assembly.
2. Remove gasket located between EGR tube flange and EGR valve assembly.
3. Remove two EGR valve mounting bolts (5).
4. Separate valve assembly (3) from engine.
5. Remove and discard metal gasket located between cylinder head and valve assembly.

INSTALLATION

1. Clean area at rear of left cylinder head where it joins base of EGR valve.
2. Clean EGR tube where it joins EGR valve.
3. Position new gasket between EGR valve and cylinder head.
4. Position EGR valve to cylinder head. Install and tighten two bolts (5). Refer to Torque Specifications.
5. Position new gasket between EGR tube flange and EGR valve assembly.
6. Position EGR tube (1) to side of EGR valve and into intake manifold.
   1. Install EGR tube flange bolt (1) at intake manifold. Tighten bolt. Refer to Torque Specifications.
   2. Connect electrical connector (5) to top of EGR valve solenoid (2).Do a final tightening of two EGR tube bolts (4). Refer to Torque Specifications

You will have to remove the intake manifold (this is the solid large plastic cover that covers the top of the engine when you remove the engine cover). There are many wires and small vacuum hoses to disconnect. Plus.., when re-installing, it is a common problem the manifold cracks if excessive torque is applied to the fastening bolts. And you probably should relpace the intake manifold gasket.You can then remove the thermostat assembly by disconnecting the hoses and loosening the mounting screw.

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The procedure as per service manual is as follows:----

Following the Service Manual instructions, drain the coolant circuit, then remove the return pipe and the short rubber hose connected to the engine main coolant rail (1 clip at the bottom + 1 clip at the top). You remove also the outlet hose (1 clip at the engine outlet spout + 1 clip at the bottom pipe, you need to loosen the pipe mount to remove the hose). Once removed the return pipe you can undo the coolant rail: 2 (tight) bolts below the rail and the oil dipstick bolt holding the thermostat housing. Doing this without the manifold in place is simple, but its not that easy with the manifold on.... once loosened the coolant rail you can remove the thermostat housing. You open it (3 bolts) and replace the old thermostat with new. All 3 gaskets should be replaced, to minimize the risk of leaks. Apply silicone lubricant on the O-rings, then fit housing + coolant rail back in.

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This will help you.Thanks.Helpmech.

You didn't post the size of your engine so please pick the appropriate one:

3.8L

1. Relieve the fuel system pressure.
   
2. Drain the cooling system.
   

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
2. Negative battery cable
   

• Supercharger
  
• Thermostat housing
  
• Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) tube at the intake manifold
  
• Engine Control Temperature (ECT) sensor
  
• Intake manifold
  

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   
   • Intake manifold with new gaskets. Torque the bolts, working from the center out, to 11 ft. lbs. (15 Nm).
     
   • ECT sensor connector
     
   • EGR tube to the intake manifold
     
   • Thermostat housing
     
   • Supercharger
     
   • Negative battery cable
     
2. Refill and bleed the cooling system.
   
3. Run the engine and check for leaks and proper engine operation.
   

4.6L
4.6L Engine

1. Remove the brake booster hose from the throttle body.
   
2. Remove the fuel pressure regulator vacuum tube from the fuel pressure regulator and the water crossover.
   
3. Remove the PCV fresh air feed tube from the camshaft cover and the throttle body.
   
4. Remove the PCV dirty air tube from the PCV orifice in the right camshaft cover and from the intake manifold.
   
5. Disconnect the fuel injector electrical connectors from the fuel injectors.
   
6. Remove the fuel injector wiring harness.
   
7. Remove the fuel rail bracket nut from the engine lift bracket.
   
8. Remove the fuel rail studs.
   
9. Lift and remove the fuel rail with injectors.
   
10. Loosen the plenum duct clamp in order to remove the intake manifold.
    
11. Remove the intake manifold bolts.
    
12. Remove the intake manifold.
    

To install:

1. Install the intake manifold, fitting the plenum duct over the intake manifold duct.
   
2. Loosely install the intake manifold bolts.
   

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Intake manifold torque sequence-4.6L engine

2. Tighten the intake manifold bolts in sequence. Tighten the intake manifold bolts to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
   
4. Tighten the plenum duct clamp to the intake manifold. Tighten the plenum duct clamp to 24 inch lbs. (2.75 Nm).
   
5. Inspect the fuel injector O-rings. Ensure the fuel injector O-rings are not missing, misaligned or damaged. Replace the O-rings if necessary.
   
6. Lubricate the intake manifold fuel injector bores with light mineral oil (GM P/N 9981704), clean engine oil, or equivalent.
   
7. Install the fuel rail with fuel injectors as an assembly.
   
8. Install the fuel rail studs. Tighten the fuel rail studs to 80 inch lbs. (9 Nm).
   
9. Install the fuel rail bracket nut to the engine lift bracket. Tighten the fuel rail bracket nut to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
   
10. Install the fuel injector wiring harness.
    
11. Connect the fuel injector electrical connectors to the fuel injectors.
    
12. Install the PCV dirty air tube to the PCV orifice in the right camshaft cover and to the intake manifold.
    
13. Install the PCV fresh air feed tube to the camshaft cover and the water crossover.
    
14. Install the fuel pressure regulator vacuum tube to the fuel pressure regulator and the throttle body.
    
15. Install the brake booster hose to the throttle body.
    

3.3L & 3.8L Engines
Firing order: 1-2-3-4-5-6
Distributorless Ignition System
The Driver's Side Front spark plug is the #6 cylinder.

Bonneville, LeSabre, Park Avenue 2000-2005 Intake Manifold - Removal & Installation

3.8L Engine
VIN 1 Engine

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions section.
2. Relieve the fuel system pressure.
3. Drain the cooling system.
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Supercharger Thermostat housing Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) tube at the intake manifold Engine Control Temperature (ECT) sensor Intake manifold

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Intake manifold with new gaskets. Torque the bolts, working from the center out, to 11 ft. lbs. (15 Nm). ECT sensor connector EGR tube to the intake manifold Thermostat housing Supercharger Negative battery cable
2. Refill and bleed the cooling system.
3. Run the engine and check for leaks and proper engine operation.

VIN K Engine

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions section.
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
3. Drain the cooling system.
4. Relieve the fuel system pressure.
5. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Fuel injector sight shield Air inlet duct Spark plug wires from the right side Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor Vacuum lines from the intake manifold Fuel lines Fuel injector electrical connectors Fuel regulator vacuum line Fuel rail from the intake manifold Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) heat shield Throttle cable bracket from the cylinder head mounting bracket and the throttle body cables Throttle body support bracket Upper intake plenum and gasket Thermostat housing Electrical connector from the Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) sensor Drive belt tensioner assembly EGR valve outlet pipe Lower intake manifold
   
   
   Fig. Exploded view of the intake manifold and related components-3.8L (VIN K) engine
   

To install:



Fig. Upper intake manifold torque sequence-3.8L (VIN K) engine



Fig. Lower intake manifold torque sequence-3.8L (VIN K) engine

1. Install or connect the following:
   Intake manifold using new manifold gaskets. Torque the bolts in sequence to 11 ft. lbs. (15 Nm); then, re-torque to 11 ft. lbs. (15 Nm). EGR valve outlet pipe Drive belt tensioner assembly. Torque the tensioner bolts to 37 ft. lbs. (50 Nm). Electrical connector to the ECT sensor Thermostat housing Upper intake plenum. Torque the intake plenum bolts to 88 inch. lbs. (10 Nm). Throttle body support bracket Throttle cable bracket to the cylinder head mounting bracket and the cables to the throttle body lever EGR heat shield Fuel rail. Torque the fuel rail bolts to 88 inch. lbs. (10 Nm). Fuel lines Fuel regulator vacuum line Fuel injector electrical connectors Vacuum lines to the intake manifold MAP sensor Spark plug wires Fuel injector sight shield and air inlet duct Negative battery cable
2. Refill and bleed the cooling system.
3. Run the engine and check for leaks and proper engine operation.

Hope this help (remember rated this).

My 2002 Land Rover Freelander V6 thermostat crapped out as well and I decided to replace it myself.

The plenum is deceptive, but after 3 hours of looking and trying I finally got it off. Of course there are many hoses and electrical connections that need to be removed, but that's the easy part because you can see them all. The bolts that hold on the plenum are what your worried about and I will now tell you where they are. Read this and you should take about 30min to remove the plenum.

There are a total of 6 bolts to be removed that secure the intake plenum to the intake manifolds.

First remove the 4, 10mm large and obvious bolts at the top of the plenum. Now here is the tricky part, there are 2 bolts that are at the back of the plenum near the fire wall. As you are looking at the intake plenum from the front of the car, they are on the back side of the plenum near the fire wall on the passenger and driver side of the intake plenum.

Both bolts your looking for are 8mm bolts. If you remove a 10mm bolt, your removing the bolts that secure the rear spark plug coils.

The driver side rear intake plenum 8mm bolt is secured to the plenum itself. Fell with your hand about the back of the plenum on the right side for a lone bolt that is in the plenum with a metal tab that goes down to the back of the rear cylinder head. Remove the bolt that is attached to the intake plenum, not on the rear cylinder head

The passenger side one is a bit different. Feel on the back of the intake plenum about the passenger side for a metal support tab that comes down from the intake plenum and secures to the rear cylinder head. Where the support tab attaches to the head is a 8mm bolt that you remove.

Now here come the leap of faith. If you have the 4, 10mm obvious bolts removed and the 2, 8mm from the rear of the plenum removed, and if you can rock the plenum up and down about 2-3 inches,but it still feels like its attached to the intake manifolds in the middle of the engine, then you have removed all the bolts that secure the intake plenum to the engine. This is good.

The intake plenum is now being held on by the rear intake manifold by 3 O-ring gaskets. Push onto the back of the intake plenum near the firewall to expose a gap at the front of the intake plenum at the front intake manifold. Put 2-3 long flat screwdrivers into the gap or a small pry bar, and ever so gently but forcefully, apply prying force as to not damage the mating surface of the aluminum intake manifold, until the intake plenum pops off. It will just POP off.

Now that the intake plenum is popped off, take careful note of all the electrical plugs and hoses as to where they attach. You will not need any tools to disconnect the electrical plugs or hoses. To remove the hoses, push down the red ring with you fingers that the hose goes into and pull on the hose, it should come out very easily. The electrical connectors, push on the metal clip down and pull the connector loose. The electrical connectors only plug into their own plug, so you cant mess them up.

Tools you will need to replace the thermostat;

1. 8mm combo wrench. Make sure its not too long, shorter is better.
2. 10mm socket, shallow. 10mm combo wrench
3. 2-3 flat screwdrivers, for prying off the intake plenum
4. Ratchet wrench
5. 1 foot long worth of socket extensions. 2 6inch extensions will work as well
6. Universal socket joint
7. Angled needle nose pliers make it easier for hose clap removal, but straight needle nose pliers will work
8. Diagonal cutters to cut securing zip ties for the wiring harness

Take you time, once the plenum is off it goes pretty smooth after that. We removed just the forward intake manifold and that was more than enough clearance to remove the thermostat. You do not need to remove the fuel rail or spark plug coils from the manifold but you will need to disconnect the electrical connections to move the intake manifold out of the way.


Take pictures, there's a lot of hoses that go all over the place. The electrical connectors are only long enough to go where their supposed to go.

Then take that UK piece of **** to the dealer and trade it in for anything made in the USA or Japan. Changing a thermostat in any of those will only take 10 min and require 1 tool.

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you are going to have to take it to a shop unless yo have the tools and the time to take the covers off that are on the engine then follow the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs and do them one at a time.

The electronic EGR valve and solenoid assembly is attached to the rear of the left cylinder head ,

1. Remove electrical connector (5) at top of EGR valve solenoid.
2. Remove tube mounting bolt (1) at intake manifold.

1. Remove two bolts (4) connecting EGR tube (1) to valve assembly.
2. Remove gasket located between EGR tube flange and EGR valve assembly.
3. Remove two EGR valve mounting bolts (5).
4. Separate valve assembly (3) from engine.
5. Remove and discard metal gasket located between cylinder head and valve assembly.

INSTALLATION

1. Clean area at rear of left cylinder head where it joins base of EGR valve.
2. Clean EGR tube where it joins EGR valve.
3. Position new gasket between EGR valve and cylinder head.
4. Position EGR valve to cylinder head. Install and tighten two bolts (5). Refer to Torque Specifications.
5. Position new gasket between EGR tube flange and EGR valve assembly.
6. Position EGR tube (1) to side of EGR valve and into intake manifold.
   1. Install EGR tube flange bolt (1) at intake manifold. Tighten bolt. Refer to Torque Specifications.
   2. Connect electrical connector (5) to top of EGR valve solenoid (2).Do a final tightening of two EGR tube bolts (4). Refer to Torque Specifications