4.0 OHV upper intake delaminating or coming a part?

[josh.m.stevens]

i was replacing the gaskets for the upper intake and under the fuel rail and i noticed It looks like the plastic upper intake on my 1998 Explorer sport V-6 4.0 OHV engine is coming a part can i patch it or do i have to replace it i dont even really know if it is part of the vacuum leak problem? so what do you think?

leak problem?

 

[josh.m.stevens]

man the photos did show up i'll try again!

 

[josh.m.stevens]

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[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your thread into the stock 95-01 section.

 

[Dono]

Id be concerned for sure.
Were you getting a vacuum leak before you yanked it?