If the engine is the 24 valve "Duratec", then the majority of owners report that removing the upper intake manifold makes the job a whole lots easier.
The 12 valve "Vulcan" provides enough room to be able to access the rear bank, cylinder numbers 1-3, without removing the manifold.
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remove intake manifold.
if it is a dohc engine then you may have to remove the intake manifold
Pretty straight forward. You must remove the intake manifold in order to replace the gasket.
No absolutely not...
Remove the intake manifold. The starter is underneath.
Remove the 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass intake manifold retaining bolts. The manifold will come off. Remove the old gasket. Clean the surface. Put the new intake gasket and tighten the intake manifold retaining bolts.
There is 2 of them. and they are under the intake manifold. You will have to remove the intake manifold to get to them.
What's under the intake is not a hose, it's a pipe which a hose attaches to behind the intake manifold near the firewall. If the hose is leaking, it's a relatively easy task to replace it. If the pipe is leaking, you will have to remove the intake manifold which is not an easy task (minimum 6 hours to remove and replace the manifold!)
Remove the intake manifold retaining bolts from your 1993 Mercedes-Benz manifold. Remove the old manifold gasket. Clean the surface and put the new gasket on.
Remove the intake manifold, exhaust manifold, and then remove the head.
No, absolutely not. All you have to remove is the starter.
Basically you remove the throttle body, fuel rail, and anything else that is plugging into it, then unbolt it. You need to get a shop manual however, because there is a specific bolt pattern you need to use to avoid damage.