I have an 88 se N/A and i was working on it this weekend trying to get one of my aux ports off because it is stuck closed. (i.e. the front one) After trying to pry it off for awhile i just said screw it i'll do it next weekend. Well here's my problem... When tightening one of the nuts back onto the stud the stud snapped off. So I went and looked in my box of spare parts and found another whole intake manifold and the front aux port mechanism works perfect but i'm not sure if the manifold is good or not? Is there any way to check to see if it's ok to use?

P.S. THANK YOU!

 

why wouldnt it be alright to use?

 

Is the mating surface in good shape? Yes? Then its good to use.

 

as long as its smooth and theres no rough surfaces inside and no holes theres no problem

 

there seems to be oil residue on it. is that from the oil induction into the the intake system? I hope thats all.

 

yes, that should be it

 

Also does anyone know the difficulty of taking off the intake manifold?

 

Oh and is it ok to clean it up with degreaser before i put it on? or will that damage anything?

 

taking it off is easy..just make sure to get new gaskets for replacement, and take your time. locating some of these bolts can be tricky

and degreaser is fine

 

Just remember brute force and ignorance can overcome anything. Be very careful and really take your time if you haven't done it. Old plastic breaks easy and make sure to mark the vacuum lines as you take them off.
buy all the proper gaskets to install the intake and goodluck!
I think the torque specs are mostly 27 nm for all the 12mm intake bolts

 

Thanks you guys! i really appreciate the help a lot!