2005 Grand Marquis Intake Replacement

meathax

meathax

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Thought you guys may be able to help. Repair shop said my intake manifold was leaking coolant and needed to be replaced. They quoted me nearly $1300.00. That seemed awfully high. I was thinking about purchasing the parts myself and have the very good local guy do the work rather than the dealer. What do you think? Here are the parts I picked out. I'd rather do OEM parts rather than aftermarket

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-ford-f-150-lincoln-mark-lt-engine-intake-manifold-gasket-4c2z9439cc/?c=Zz1mdWVsLXN5c3RlbSZzPWludGFrZSZpPU1aMDIyNTU1JnI9JmE9bWVyY3VyeSZvPWdyYW5kLW1hcnF1aXMmeT0yMDA1JnQ9bHMmZT00LTZsLXY4LWdhcw%3D%3D

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-intake-manifold-3w7z9424ae/?c=Zz1mdWVsLXN5c3RlbSZzPWludGFrZSZhPW1lcmN1cnkmbz1ncmFuZC1tYXJxdWlzJnk9MjAwNSZ0PWxzJmU9NC02bC12OC1nYXM%3D
 
I had a 2005 Grand Marquis and the same thing happened to mine. The replacement isn't that hard. I didn't even have to remove the valve covers to do it. If the cost is the issue, have a local guy do it who will guarantee his work
 
Chris Fix has a YouTube channel and did a manifold on a 4.6 Mustang GT. It is straightforward and although it seems overwhelming - it's really not bad.
 
Not a bad job at all. My very first one took me 4 hrs, second one 2.5 hrs. Hardest part is the bolt holding the crash bracket on the rear drivers side head, other than that easy peasy. My first one i labeled everything with masking tape and took pics as I went. American muscle and amazon are really close in price on the ford racing intakes.

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where does it leak? I had a 2000 MGM, did that one, took a couple of hours, I thought the issue was the alternator bracket mounting boss insert cracked the Nylon 6 material..there's a
new weak spot? Got an '06 now....
 
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