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Originally Posted by TwinTurboGTR
Thanks guy! heckler, did you look through? Everything look ok? Had to do some stuff from memory, hope I didn't leave anything out.
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Yes, it looks good, enough for anyone to easily follow.
I'll add some tips from my expierence here for those reading this in the future.
1. Remove the cabin micro filter housing (as per step 6 of the PDF) it will make it much much easier to access everything in back.
2. You do not have to completely remove the clips on the injectors, all you need to do is lift off 1 side of the clip and the wiring boxes will pop off, none of my clips fell off at all. Cut the zip tie on the back of the manifold holding the wiring loom and move both wiring boxes over to the passenger side (you may need to remove some sensor wires also), makes a lot more room to work. After you get the boxes off push the clips back on all the way, when reinstalling, just line them up and push down and they will "click" back on.
3. Removing the intake:
After the electrical boxes and fuel line are removed, remove the 2 hoses from the OSV that go over the top of the manifold, you most likely need to replace them so just cut them, then reaching back on the manifiold where the OSV connects there are 2 10mm bolts that attach the OSV to a bracket on the manifold, remove the 2 bolts and the OSV will stay there, once the intake manifold is coming off unhook or cut the small hose that goes under it (this goes to the oil return pipe and is usually falling apart) and lift out the manifold. I did not remove the fuel rail, but if you do it is a good idea to replace the injector o-rings.
4. The hose from the bottom of the OSV and the Hose under the intake manifold go to the oil return pipe, this is a PITA to access and the crimp on factory connectors dony make it any easier, if your going from the top it's much easier to do after you remove the rear water manifold. Since I had drained my oil prior to the repair I went from below, by removing the aluminum skid plate you gain access to the bottom of the oil return pipe, it's on the same side of the oil pan as the oil drain bolt in back, I simply removed the banjo bolt that holds it on and fed the tube up towards the top with the OSV still attached, then when reassembling I hooked up all the hoses to it and lowered it back down and attached with new crush washers.