Yes, there's no other way. It's a pain in the neck, but it is possible even for a DIY'er with ambition but not much experience (me). If you Google a DIY on the project for the Ford Duratec 2.3 engine it pulls up a link where some guy provided a fair amount of detail on the project on the same engine. There are bolts on the manifold that have to come out from the top side and from underneath the car. The Mazda tech repair manual recommends replacing the four intake gaskets too as long as you've got the thing off. Good luck.
It is located under the Intake Manifold. You must remove the intake manifold to get to it.
The intake & exhaust manifold must be removed, then the head is remove. Head inspected for cracks and warpage, all gaskets replaced and all parts reinstalled.
Underneath the intake manifold. If you remove the front right wheel, you'll see it up behind the fender. For owners with thinner arms, you could remove the oil filter from the engine bay, reaching under the intake manifold.
A cracked/warped head, Blown head gasket, cracked cylinder wall, or cracked/warped intake manifold.
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This is an overhead cam engine which means you must remove the imiong belt in order to remove the cylinder head. That of course means you must be able to get back on correctly. This is not a job for a novice. The basics: Remove the air cleaner, valve cover, timing belt cover, timing belt, Rocker shafts, Cam, Ehast manifold, intake, cylinder head.
Disconnect the battery, remove the intake manifold, remove the spark plug boot covers and cables, and remove the old spark plugs. Put in the new spark plugs, attach the spark plug boot covers and cables, replace the intake manifold and connect the battery.
what is the tork for the intake(bolt 8mm) v6 3l 2001 Mazda tribute es
6 gaskets
In intake manifold under fuel rails.
Under the intake manifold.
Behind the engine, under neath the intake manifold.