2003 Ford F150 Exhaust Manifold Replacement
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- Опубликовано: 24 янв 2019
- Replacing the passenger side exhaust manifold on a 2003 Ford F150 4.6L. I had to tap one new stud hole before putting in all new studs.
2003 Ford F150 Exhaust Manifold Removal - • 2003 Ford F150 Exhaust...
My husband watched your video and it really helped him a lot. Thanks
Glad to hear. Thanks for sharing!
If your bottom bolts are real bad i used a short heavy metal carbon tooth blade (hot knife through butter) in the sawzall. I removed top bolts then cut manifold in the middle between ports. I was able to tap the pieces of manifold to spin out of the way to access bottom studs much easier. ( didn't have access to cutting torch and had limited shop tools) ..
I'm in the rust belt so every bolt was heated and sprayed cool on the old 97, managed to get them all backed out but 1 that was already broke. ... Don't forget your bag of cuss words lol.
This job may make the nicest men cuss. LOL! If you have the money, pay someone else to do it, unless you're just a glutton for punishment. LOL!
Well done and thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Thank you. It helped me with my exhaust manifold. I only had 3 busted off bolts. Lol
Welcome! Glad to help. Mine was a nightmare. I can laugh now, but at the time it wasn't funny. LOL!
Pain in the Ass just did my dads 02 ford expedition same pass side same bolt broke i extracted it and got it done!!! So I felt your pain!!
It was painful.
I broke 2 bolts trying to replace mine. Makes me feel better that I'm not the only one.
Heating them with a torch could of helped, but maybe not.
Great video man , They really don't give you much room to work in there . Have a great weekend Thomas. 👍😀 1st comment and 1st like woo hoo.
Yeah the engineers don't care if you have room to fix it, they don't have to work on it.
SO curious how many hours total do you think this job took? I have to replace mine and I'm still on the fence if I want o tackle it :) Also great video on the process!
It all depends on how rusty the nuts are. If it looks as bad as mine looked in my other video, pay someone. =)
Just wondering, what would be the effect of driving this truck with not catiylac converter or muffler , coming straight from manifold , no straight pipe
Probably a check engine light and loud noises.
Good video is same bolts size for the 4.2 motor ?
Thanks, but I don't know if the same as the 4.2
Hey man I have a 2006 F-150 XLT 5.4...shop I go to said it’ll cost 2500 because they have to take out the engine to get to it. Does that sound like BS?
I would get an estimate somewhere else. You can probably get an estimate over the phone, try Firestone.
Where did you get your exhaust manifold?
Advance Auto Parts, that finish comes off, it already has a rusty look. Should last the life of the truck though, it has 285,000 miles on the original motor. I bought it new and it has served me well.
I mean. In THEORY it doesn't seem like too difficult of a job with my tools. But damn am I not looking forward to seeing what fresh rusted hell awaits me when i got to try and replace mine. Also, would a high temp coating of some kind assist with rust prevention on these manifolds? Or with the truck really being this old, is it even worth preventing the rust?
Rust on old trucks are usually really bad. If you replace, hopefully you only have to do it once. That was the factory manifold with over 280k miles on it.
Thomas Fix It mine is from factory with 220k on it right now. The rust is obviously bad but would you recommend sending the truck in to have heads resurfaced? It hasnt had the leak very long.
HEY how much for the cost for this job of instilling manifold
I don't know, but if you pay someone it is money well spent.
What size tap did you use?
8x1.25
Bruh I did that but I drilled out the flanges on both sides and ran grade 8 bolts and lock washers instead and used manifold bolts instead of studs just so that if it happens again it'll be super easy next time. Good job though
Thanks! Nice work on your repair!
What engine is this?
I put it in the description, it is a 4.6L.
great time to preventatively replace your starter motor while you are at it. Getting at it from the underside is a bitch, lol.
Yes it is, I have a video for that too
Hey I have to do the same on my truck but a little worse than yours lol I w don't wanna do this man an same side but mine is the 5.4 😒😪😣
If you have the money to pay someone to do it, pay them. I don't think I'll ever do that again. LOL!
@@thomasfixit7931 haha I wish I had the money for it but I'm gonna just cut the stud heads an manifold out then fight woth the studs after 😆
@@lennyraati2664 hope the job goes well
@@thomasfixit7931 thanks man I'm more than half done had to take a break for a day because just getting mad about it so I'm gonna go at it again on the weekend lol