OEM 2005 Ford Thunderbird Exhaust Manifold

2005 Ford Thunderbird Exhaust Manifold Parts Q&A

• Q: How to service the right-hand exhaust manifold on 2005 Ford Thunderbird?

  A: Service of the right-hand exhaust manifold requires the vehicle to be placed in neutral position on the hoist. Start by unmoving the catalytic converters before moving on to disconnect the starter motor. Start by removing the screws holding the lower right-hand splash shield while you also detach the two EGR tube flange nuts. One should remove the stud bolt before detaching the heat shield by unscrewing all four holding bolts. The service procedure requires removal of eight bolts together with eight spacers and the exhaust manifold before discarding the exhaust manifold along with the EGR tube gaskets. The replacement process begins by placing the exhaust manifold gasket and the EGR tube gasket with the exhaust manifold while you install hand-tightened eight spacers and eight exhaust manifold bolts. Initial EGR tube nut tightening must be between 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.) followed by eight bolt tightening at 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.) in this particular installation sequence. You should first secure the heat shield to the vehicle through its four bolts using a torque of 3 Nm (27 inch lbs). Then tighten the heat shield stud bolt to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs). Reinstallation of the lower right-hand splash shield and screws and starter motor and catalytic converters completes the procedure.