So ive started to take the intake apart to clean the 5th and 6th port. Ive taken off everything except the piece thats attached to the engine. Is there any way i can remove that piece while the engine is still in the car? My use of the search feature has only seemed to return results about removing the intake while the engine is out of the car.

 

the answer is yes you can take it off w/o pulling the motor first. Im not seeing how you have the idea that u cant.

 

pick up a haynes manual and download the FSM

 

fsm ftw...there's a couple screws underneath that aren't obvious, iirc. if you see an exploded pic, you'll understand. i took everything off of the keg before i pulled mine, so i know it's not hard at all

 

Yea i found them. I had to remove the smog pump and the 5th and 6th port actuators to get to them. Then i had to replace the exhaust manifold bolts i took out by mistake. What really made it hard was having to use 3 extensions on a socket wrench and fighting the ac lines all at the same time. i had my left hand in between 2 ac lines supporting the extenders while the right hand was pulling the wrench from underneath the intake. Not fun. Ill have more fun in 4 days putting it back together.

 

Don't forget new gaskets for the auxiliary port actuators. They won't work right if the seal is bad (ask me how I know). They're also only $4 from the dealership. I'd recommend new gaskets for the LIM to engine and LIM to UIM cause they'll get ripped when you take it apart. I just did this a month or two ago.