Ford Freestyle / 500 / Montego Duratec 3.0 Intake Manifold Removal

Steps to remove the intake manifold on a 2005 Ford Freestyle. Accessing the rear plugs, rear coils, pcv valve, egr valve, throttle body and more. I am the car owner, not a mechanic or automotive technician. Use all advice and video instruction at your own (or your cars) risk.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• intake manifold
• intake
• Ford
• Freestyle
• 2005
• '05
• rear plugs
• spark plugs
• rear coils
• coil
• cop
• fuel injection
• egr valve
• egr
• pcv
• fuel injector
• throttle body
• Taurus

[mslewis2u]

what up do you have a email or # i can contact

[dmckmc]

@mslewis2u - you can post questions or comments here, I get a notification of comments and will see it.

[gl3nnrice]

At 2:05 you're removing something you call a "PCV tube", but then at 4:22 you're pointing to the rear PCV valve, in a much less accesible location. What's the PCV tube on the front of the engine for?

[dmckmc]

@gl3nnrice Both tubes are crankcase ventilation tubes. Only the rear tube has the PCV valve. I am not sure why.

[dmckmc]

This repair ended up being a bit more involved. The #2 coil and plug did indeed need to be replaced (I replaced them all since I was back there). The EGR however was actually fine. The problem was a short in the wire from the EVR pin of the EGR to the EVR pin of the PCM. Basically, the EGR valve was not getting power.

[jeremysgriffin21]

Thank you for posting this video! It was extremely help when I did a tuneup on my 500.

[ven0msho]

Great video - but I found two additional tidbits. I could not get the intake out without the Fuel pressure regulator hanging up on the Power steering line so I removed it from the fuel rail first. Also the Nut on the bottom of the EGR valve kicked me in the teeth for a bit. I ended up using my 28mm pump wrench and Stacked a 1/2" deep well socket and extensions to get enough cheater bar to get that baby loose. Great video overall - just under 2 hours first time for a plug change at 100K.

[slattery1977]

Wish I had thought to look here before I did it... I'm a pro now. LOL

[jnave73]

Thanks so much for posting! I just did this job this morning. Your video was a ton of help. Changed out plugs, air intake gaskets, pcv valve, and cleaned throttle body. About a 4-hour job. Probably would have been less if I had better tools.

[jackc54]

AWESOME Video. Just took mine out. 2006 FFS, 105,000 mi, carbon every where.

[Patrick062764]

One more comment....When you have the air intake, wires and tubes removed it is possible to check the condition of your CVT fluid. Look to the left of the battery for a yellow dipstick ring. The dip stick becomes exposed and accessible.

[Patrick062764]

The dealer and local shops wanted a fortune to do this job $280 to $400 so my father-in-law and I successfully did this ourselves today. Fuel line had only a spit of gas on removal. After removing the plenum I noticed a lot of sand around the intake holes. I carefully vaccumed then buffed up the area with a rotary wire brush. Buy a can of throttle body cleaner, mine was filthy. Don't forget new intake gaskets when you buy your plugs. Thanx for the video it was very helpful.