Removing Intake Manifold - Disconnecting Vac lines

AnotherGreenFusion · May 21, 2016, 08:45:46 PM

I am trying to pull the intake manifold off my 2.0 and am stuck on a couple of the vac lines. Hoping maybe one of the owners of the newer SHOs or F-150s might have seen this style connector (green and yellow in the pic) as it does not match what I see in oasis or on CP-E's directions.

I have tried all kinds of combinations of pushing pulling, moving the colored clip around. I assume it should be simple and not need tools?

AJP turbo · May 21, 2016, 09:00:09 PM

Spread them and slide on the slot.....look closely at it....come on man

The colored part is like a locking retainer

glock-coma · May 21, 2016, 09:04:49 PM

I would think the green/yellow clip would slide directly back, perpendicular to the connection point. Then pull off connector.

glock-coma · May 21, 2016, 09:06:24 PM

Quote from: AJP turbo on May 21, 2016, 09:00:09 PM
Spread them

AJ, I think you posted the right response to the wrong forum lol.

AJP turbo · May 21, 2016, 09:07:25 PM

Quote from: glock-coma on May 21, 2016, 09:06:24 PM
Quote from: AJP turbo on May 21, 2016, 09:00:09 PM
Spread them
AJ, I think you posted the right response to the wrong forum lol.

Oooo yeah baby....aj is here for you lol

glock-coma · May 21, 2016, 09:08:41 PM

I'm cracking up right now.

AnotherGreenFusion · May 21, 2016, 09:23:37 PM

Quote from: AJP turbo on May 21, 2016, 09:00:09 PM
Spread them and slide on the slot.....look closely at it....come on man

The colored part is like a locking retainer

Oh baby you speakn my language.

Yeah I have pulled, pushed, prodded and trying your advice I spread and then pushed down which got one side on the green connector down a bit but as soon as I worked the other side the first one came back up. The colored lock has very small tabs with no finger points to grab like other vac connectors. is there a special tool or do I just need to get myself I normal line disconnect tool?

Feel kinda dumb, was expecting the vac system to all be by hand or normal tools.

Thanks for the help and laughs :-)

AJP turbo · May 21, 2016, 09:35:45 PM

Spread and or pull the colored lock and pull connector. They are like quick connectors..no tools

They are so effing easy once you do it....prepare to feel like an idiot

AnotherGreenFusion · May 21, 2016, 09:38:03 PM

I am sure I will!

I fought with the tabs some more and I do agree that if I could get them spread out and pushed down it would unlock, just trying to figure the trick to that as the tabs are small as hell and tough to get a grip on. All the other lines had fairly easy to depress connectors.

I will keep at it and hopefully figure out the right move that makes it release without a fight.

AJP turbo · May 21, 2016, 09:38:10 PM

Pull both sides of green tabs toward the 90 degree part of fitting then at the same time pull the connector straight off

AJP turbo · May 21, 2016, 09:38:53 PM

And always lick it before you stick it

AnotherGreenFusion · May 21, 2016, 09:41:54 PM

Quote from: AJP turbo on May 21, 2016, 09:38:10 PM
Pull both sides of green tabs toward the 90 degree part of fitting then at the same time pull the connector straight off

That got it, I had been doing parts of each move but not in that order. Freaking picture in OASIS does a crap job showing this with those arrows.

Yup, I am an idiot.

ZSHO · May 21, 2016, 10:33:11 PM

Btw cleanup the connectors and gently push up the connectors with a small flat stubby screw driver or vice grips and push it in. Z

AnotherGreenFusion · May 21, 2016, 11:00:35 PM

Quote from: ZSHO on May 21, 2016, 10:33:11 PM
Btw cleanup the connectors and gently push up the connectors with a small flat stubby screw driver or vice grips and push it in. Z

The post before the edit was much more fun to try.

Thanks for the tip!

10 years out of the seat, I am rusty as hell!

Scott4957 · May 21, 2016, 11:25:07 PM

Got sweaty reading this thread.