I did it on my 300TE and it saved me a ton of time and headache. You don't have to touch anything on the intake side. Nothing at all.
Trust me. You'll be thanking yourself when the head is back in because you no longer have to worry about potential issues with something not being put back on right...anything can happen.
Simple is the way to go. The bolts are a tad tricky, but nothing
that difficult. The main issue is just being aware that the guide pin in the center can be broken/bent if you are too aggressive. Just push the intake manifold away from the head carefully and the pin should not have any issues coming out.
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Originally Posted by cliffmac
my experience tells me take everything off the head before removing it. The intake manifold cannot be attached to the head, anymore than the exhaust manifold or the timing chain....Yes, the intake manifold can remain intact in the engine bay and be reattached, it's the preferred way actually.
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Yet another useless reply by 'Cliffmac'
Ignore him. This troll needs to get banned.
Leave exhaust manifold ATTACHED and the intake manifold DETACHED.
Search my name for my head gasket thread if you need pictures of my removal w/o intake manifold attached.