Photos Do I need to remove throttle body to remove intake manifold, next steps please?

[San Hill]

**EDIT**: I've removed wires/plugs and the air box to intake manifold. What are my next steps, please. Do I need to remove throttle bottle from attachment to manifold or does that just come out with it as one piece at a later time? There is a picture in this thread showing throttle body attachment to intake manifold. Please advise. Thank You! P.S. I still need an answer to question #2 below. Thank You!

Question #1:
I am soon going to take up the heavy task of replacing my valve cover gaskets on my Ford Explorer 2006 and I already know I need to remove a lot of stuff prior to actually getting the valve covers off. The biggest removal part being the intake manifold and I see from videos on YouTube and my own vehicle, that, I need to use a torx/hex driver/bit of some sort. Can somebody give me the exact size of the hex bit and the best length. I don't think I wanna go in trying to remove this intake manifold bolts with anything really short. That's for sure.
I have now started this project after learning the size of the torx bolts are T30. I'm stuck now at removing the large tubing/hose that connects box to intake manifold. I've loosened the stainless steel clamp with a screwdriver to a large degree but I can't pull the hose/tubing off. Is this just a really difficult brute-force kind of pull or am I missing a small detail? See question #4 and image number 2 below.
Question #2:
I purchased the replacement valve cover gasket kit already with 8 replacement seals for the valve cover bolts but I didn't think to purchase new seals for the removal/replacement of the intake manifold. I want to change out the valve cover gaskets at minimum to stop the terrible oil leaks and then go back another day and put new seals on the intake manifold cover. Is that okay?
Question #3:
How many posts do I have to go through before my messages are auto-approved? I'm legit as you can see from my pictures. Not here to play games, only to learn. This is now public so, whatever.
Question #4:
I'm now starting to try and remove the air-intake box and hose. I've loosened the stainless steel clamp to a large degree but the large hose will not come free. Is it just really tough or am I missing something here: I have successfully removed the big black box and hose: See last image below:

Thank You!

 

[RangerX]

How many posts do I have to go through before my messages are auto-approved? I'm legit as you can see from my pictures. Not here to play games, only to learn.

Not sure why it’s doing that, something about your IP address I think? @Rick may be able to answer that, he’s now tagged and will see this.

 

[Bazz270]

It is the V6 or the V8?

 

[San Hill]

It is the V6 or the V8?

My Ford Explorer is 4.0L V6 I believe.

 

[San Hill]

Not sure why it’s doing that, something about your IP address I think? @Rick may be able to answer that, he’s now tagged and will see this.

I just read back over this message. My IP address? That can change depending on whether or not I'm accessing this website from home on Windows 10 desktop PC or I'm accessing it remotely when I'm away from home using my Android cellphone. So, interesting comments you make about my IP.

 

[RangerX]

I don’t know if that’s the reason for you specifically, I only know that can be a possible cause in the program that does it.
Are you still having the issue?

 

[San Hill]

I don’t know if that’s the reason for you specifically, I only know that can be a possible cause in the program that does it.
Are you still having the issue?

I think all my posts are being manually approved and that confuses me. Because I'll do update to a thread, like this one, and then not see anything for a day or so.
**EDIT**: This reply seems to have went public immediately so maybe it's fixed now.

 

[94Eddie]

I think all my posts are being manually approved and that confuses me. Because I'll do update to a thread, like this one, and then not see anything for a day or so.
**EDIT**: This reply seems to have went public immediately so maybe it's fixed now.

My guess is that anyone that is a new member here goes through a vetting period to insure they are not a bot or a troll.

 

[San Hill]

My guess is that anyone that is a new member here goes through a vetting period to insure they are not a bot or a troll.

I guess but I've been a member here at least 90 days now and I've posted enough pictures and messages to give anybody reading them more than enough proof I'm not here to spam or whatever it is they're protecting against.

 

[San Hill]

Question #1:
I am soon going to take up the heavy task of replacing my valve cover gaskets on my Ford Explorer 2006 and I already know I need to remove a lot of stuff prior to actually getting the valve covers off. The biggest removal part being the intake manifold and I see from videos on YouTube and my own vehicle, that, I need to use a torx/hex driver/bit of some sort. Can somebody give me the exact size of the hex bit and the best length. I don't think I wanna go in trying to remove this intake manifold bolts with anything really short. That's for sure.
I have now started this project after learning the size of the torx bolts are T30. I'm stuck now at removing the large tubing/hose that connects box to intake manifold. I've loosened the stainless steel clamp with a screwdriver to a large degree but I can't pull the hose/tubing off. Is this just a really difficult brute-force kind of pull or am I missing a small detail? See question #4 and image number 2 below.
Question #2:
I purchased the replacement valve cover gasket kit already with 8 replacement seals for the valve cover bolts but I didn't think to purchase new seals for the removal/replacement of the intake manifold. I want to change out the valve cover gaskets at minimum to stop the terrible oil leaks and then go back another day and put new seals on the intake manifold cover. Is that okay?
Question #3:
How many posts do I have to go through before my messages are auto-approved? I'm legit as you can see from my pictures. Not here to play games, only to learn. This is now public so, whatever.
Question #4:
I'm now starting to try and remove the air-intake box and hose. I've loosened the stainless steel clamp to a large degree but the large hose will not come free. Is it just really tough or am I missing something here: I have successfully removed the big black box and hose: See last image below:

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Thank You!

When I bump or implicitly bump a thread by reply, is it better to edit my original messages or just keep replying as I go?
I have a new question. I can't get the hose off of the top of the manifold. Any idea if this comes off by brute-force or do I need to loosen something?

 

[Bazz270]

Push the yellow tab and pull the hose out

 

[94Eddie]

I guess but I've been a member here at least 90 days now and I've posted enough pictures and messages to give anybody reading them more than enough proof I'm not here to spam or whatever it is they're protecting against.

It might be based on post count and not the time one has been a member.

 

[San Hill]

Push the yellow tab and pull the hose out

Push the yellow tab across the hose towards the back or downwards

Push the yellow tab and pull the hose out

I will try this myself very soon now and may end up getting it off but do you mean push against the lighter tab horizontally or push/hold downward as I pull up and away? Oh, Sweet. I got it off, just like you said to do:

It's a push against the tab horizontally towards the back of the engine.
1 step at a time I'm gonna do this whole job even if it takes me a month. I'm just nailing down all the steps at this point.

Now, what's my next steps. Do I need to remove the throttle body from the intake manifold? Also, I tried removing 1 or 2 of the intake manifold bolts. They weren't having any of that with just my short screwdriver handled torx bit. I'm gonna probably need to trade in this XXXXX short handle tool for a longer socketed solution with an extension for more leverage next time I go up against these manifold torx bolts.