So I have this truck which has been giving me lean codes on both cylinder banks for months and I finally want to fix it. I looked all over for the obvious leaky vac hose or boot but found nothing. After doing a smoke test on the intake plenum it appeared to be puffing a little smoke from beneath where the intake manifold meets the head so I believe that may be the root of my problem (leaking intake gasket). Is it okay to reuse the plastic manifold and just replace the gaskets? I see a lot of threads on cracked plastic intakes but I don't believe mine is cracked as I didn't see any other leaks so I'd like to reuse it unless it's likely to have other issues that I'm not aware of.
While I have the intake off I want to go ahead and replace both valve cover gaskets as I noticed one was leaking I while I was doing a spark plug change a few months back. Should I expect to have problems disconnecting the lower EGR tube from the exhaust manifold on the driver side? It looks like this needs to come off to get the valve cover off. Truck has relatively low mileage for its age (136K / 2001) so I'm hopeful that penetrating spray and maybe some heat will help me get this off if required.
So in preparation to do this work I want to compile a parts list to make sure I have everything I need once I get started. Here's what I have so far, let me know if there's anything else I should be looking at while I'm in there.
Intake Manifold gaskets
Coolant crossover tube gaskets
Upper plenum to throttle assembly gasket
Thermostat and water neck gasket
Valve cover gaskets and bolt grommets
Spark plugs - Might as well replace them while I have it torn down. I have a Cal Van inset kit on hand should I come across any damaged plug threads.
While I have the intake off I want to go ahead and replace both valve cover gaskets as I noticed one was leaking I while I was doing a spark plug change a few months back. Should I expect to have problems disconnecting the lower EGR tube from the exhaust manifold on the driver side? It looks like this needs to come off to get the valve cover off. Truck has relatively low mileage for its age (136K / 2001) so I'm hopeful that penetrating spray and maybe some heat will help me get this off if required.
So in preparation to do this work I want to compile a parts list to make sure I have everything I need once I get started. Here's what I have so far, let me know if there's anything else I should be looking at while I'm in there.
Intake Manifold gaskets
Coolant crossover tube gaskets
Upper plenum to throttle assembly gasket
Thermostat and water neck gasket
Valve cover gaskets and bolt grommets
Spark plugs - Might as well replace them while I have it torn down. I have a Cal Van inset kit on hand should I come across any damaged plug threads.