intake manifold

[interceptor_74]

my friend has a 98 tc and has a cracked intake, we ordered one on ebay but now the guy putting it on says its not lineing up, its for the 96-2000 tc has anyone heard of any problems with this

[V8guy]

I would compare both manifolds for differences that should be obvious if the new one fails to line up. It could be for a different year model.

[pro-five-oh]

It shouldn't be a problem because its a common replacement part that didn't change between 1996-2001. Maybe they shipped you the wrong one.

[Richard Foster]

Lets us know what the out come of this may be. Sometime I may need a new one also.

Thanks - Dick

[interceptor_74]

well the guy that was putting on my friends intake called a dealer and he exchanged the part for him. the guy only charged my friend 100$ and the part was 189.00 i think im going to be proactive and have him put one on my car before the implosion occurrs.

[Sysanalyst]

... i think im going to be proactive and have him put one on my car before the implosion occurrs.

Smart man. The question is not "if" but "when".

[w0by]

If anyones reading this and their car is 2000+ it should be covered under warranty still.

Ford will provide a retroactive extended vehicle warranty to cover fatigue cracks in the all-composite intake manifold Class Vehicles, resulting in coolant leaks at the crossover coolant passage. The coverage for this extended warranty is for seven years from the start date (which means the initial vehicle sale date) without a mileage limitation. Within the covered period, if Settlement Class Members experience this condition, Ford will pay for a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury dealer to verify the condition and replace, at no cost to the vehicle owner, any such all-composite intake manifold.


According to the info cars 1996 and on are covered.

More info can be found at:
http://www.fordmanifoldsettlement.com/faq.html#three

Mercury Grand Marquis model year 1996 through 2001

Lincoln Town Car model year 1996 through 2001

Ford Crown Victoria model year 1996 through 2001

Mercury Cougar model year 1997 manufactured after June 24, 1997

Ford Thunderbird model year 1997 manufactured after June 24, 1997

Ford Mustang model year 1997 manufactured after June 24, 1997

Certain Ford Mustangs model year 1998 through 2001

Certain Ford Explorers model year 2002

[v8_dave]

Hey hey just wondering did you check to make sure that the extended warranty has not run out on the car? I'd check on that because then you'd have this issue fixed for free. The extended warranty states:

Ford will provide a retroactive extended vehicle warranty to cover fatigue cracks in the all-composite intake manifold Class Vehicles, resulting in coolant leaks at the crossover coolant passage. The coverage for this extended warranty is for seven years from the start date (which means the initial vehicle sale date) without a mileage limitation. Within the covered period, if Settlement Class Members experience this condition, Ford will pay for a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury dealer to verify the condition and replace, at no cost to the vehicle owner, any such all-composite intake manifold.



So that leaves only some 2000 and 2001+ owners still under warranty it appears.

[w0by]

Eeek for some reason I wasn't thinking the dates correctly, you're right it is 7 years. I knew it was 7 years but for some reason I when I typed it I thought it was 10 years.....brain fart.

[mercman1951]

To be eligible for reimbursement, you must seek reimbursement from a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury dealer within 90 days from December 16, 2005.

[v8_dave]

To be eligible for reimbursement, you must seek reimbursement from a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury dealer within 90 days from December 16, 2005.

No, you still get the 7 year plan, some guys on CVN have just got them for 'free' within the last few months.

[sheebeehuh]

There's also some good DIY info about the intake manifold at the link below for those not covered by the lawsuit settlement...

http://www.autoclinix.com/Manifold.htm










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[interceptor_74]

ok now after my friend got his intake fixed his idiot light came back on. now the guy that worked on his car says he needs to change his o2 sensors

[interceptor_74]

ok well here is an update, after changing the top 2 02 sensors the light came back on. so now the guy is gonna change the other two. is this suppose to happen? has anyone had their intake changed?

[Sysanalyst]

Without scanning the PCM for codes, and arbitrarily replacing the O2 sensors, I'd say your friend needs to find a new mechanic. The O2 sensors will read "lean" if the mechanic didn't install the manifold properly and the manifold is leaking air into the intake ports. A common error with replacing these manifolds; many aftermarket replacements come with "integrated gaskets" and some folks don't realize this and install OEM gaskets in addition. This may cause leaks that would show up as O2 sensor fault codes causing the MIL to illuminate.

[pro-five-oh]

Without scanning the PCM for codes, and arbitrarily replacing the O2 sensors, I'd say your friend needs to find a new mechanic. The O2 sensors will read "lean" if the mechanic didn't install the manifold properly and the manifold is leaking air into the intake ports. A common error with replacing these manifolds; many aftermarket replacements come with "integrated gaskets" and some folks don't realize this and install OEM gaskets in addition. This may cause leaks that would show up as O2 sensor fault codes causing the MIL to illuminate.

Or maybe the mechanic needed to replace some vaccum lines, or didn't reinstall them properly.

The mechanic should eat the cost of those O2 sensors, it was a poor diagnosis and not the owner's (or car's) fault.

[interceptor_74]

well my friend had his other two o2 sensors changed and the light has not came back on yet.... you see i said yet. well today for some ungodly reason my service engine soon light decided to come on. well i stopped at autozone and the fella there scanner her and he said it said something about evac? i dunno but he said that its definately my gas cap... so i bought a new gas cap but wanted to check with yins guys first. now i was thinking i should reset the code, and im guessing i will have to dissconnect the neg terminal for about a half hour. then i was going to put on the new gas cap and see what happens. does anyone have anything they would like to add? is there a set way to reset codes?

[skinhead]

Unless you have a scan tool, the easiest way is just to disconnect the battery for about 20 minutes or so...