OEM 2002 Lincoln Town Car Intake Manifold

2002 Lincoln Town Car Intake Manifold Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to remove the intake manifold on 2002 Lincoln Town Car?

  A: The first step to take the intake manifold off starts with disconnecting the battery ground cable and draining the engine cooling system. First disconnect the fuel line before removing both the air cleaner resonator and outlet tube. The work sequence requires motorists to begin with wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft removal and drive belt extraction. The maintenance requires vehicle elevation on a hoist while technicians disconnect both the CKP sensor electrical connector and the A/C compressor bracket pin-type retainer and the A/C compressor electrical connector. You should first remove the oil bypass filter followed by disconnecting the electrical connector of the oil pressure sensor and power steering pressure switch and finally detaching the harness position retainer. After removing the right-hand catalytic converter assembly users need to detach the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) tube from its connection at the exhaust manifold. Maintain the lowered position of the vehicle to remove the electrical connector of the differential pressure feedback EGR system. Disconnect the wiring electrical connectors of fuel charging from both the eight ignition coils and the eight fuel injectors. Detach the accelerator cable together with the speed control actuator cable and throttle return spring after extracting the cables from under the EGR tube heat shield to set them aside. Unbolt and remove the EGR tube heat shield before separating the evaporative emissions (EVAP) return tube and discharging the main chassis vacuum supply hose and EGR valve vacuum supply. Disconnection of PCV tube assembly through two points allows removal of the component after undocking the electrical connector from the EGR vacuum regulator solenoid alongside the vacuum hose from the EVAP canister purge valve. The generator cable and electrical connector along with their harness location retainer need to be disconnected before removing the generator mounting bracket bolts. Proceed by disconnecting an upper radiator hose while removing first the idle air control (IAC) valve electrical connector and throttle position (TP) sensor electrical connector then disconnect the heater water hose or EGR tube nut from the EGR valve. The wiring bracket contains both the left-hand heated oxygen sensor and the transmission electrical connectors yet both must be unbonded from the mounting bracket. The wiring bracket should be removed first while disconnecting wiring connectors subsequently followed by transmission harness separation from the stud before the removal of bracket's nut and bolt. To proceed with the task first unbolt the throttle body and then disassemble the fuel charging wiring pin-type retainer that allows detachment of cables from the crash bracket. First disconnect the vacuum hoses before removing the vacuum harness and the bolt and stud to take off the crash bracket. Begin by removing the generator harness position retainer which is attached to the left-hand front stud followed by disconnecting the fuel charging wiring pin-type retainer at the rear of the manifold. Cut loose the ground wire connector from both its positions at the right-hand rear stud and at the coolant temperature sensor connector. The first step involves removing the four studs with both fuel injection supply manifold and fuel injectors as an assembly after which comes the removal of bolts for the eight ignition coils and the two bolts used for the water outlet adapter and the water thermostat and finally the bolts utilized for the intake manifold. Clean all surfaces where the intake manifold gaskets sit by removing them first.