CHEVY MALIBU 2012 EXHAUST MANIFOLD REMOVE AND INSTALL

CHEVY MALIBU 2012 EXHAUST MANIFOLD REMOVE AND INSTALL

[@mfntonberry]

Thought my 02 sensor was bad. Got back there and replaced it and realized my manifold was cracked. Thanks bro. This really saved me.

[@bigserge07]

You can make removal of manifold even easier by removing the three stud bolts on the 15mm nuts using an E8 socket. Manifold comes right out without getting under the car.

[@hindukush1216]

Or just double up the bolts on the stud

[@TLZ]

Ya, my E8 stud just snapped off with not much force. Not the threads, just the torx head. Guess im getting under the car.

[@YoungDevil-fg5py]

Hey bro I appreciate it very much, I'm glad I came across this video because some mechanic were gonna charge me 600 bucks if not more but it's a lot easier than expected. Thanks bro

[@datruth9329]

Eduardo Duarte no problem bro

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

Great job with the manifold. Many of us have difficulty removing the O2 sensor without a torch, and difficulty unbolting the flange with the catalytic converter without snapping off one or more of the studs. I didn’t try to change the studs in the head for fear of snapping one off. You made it like easy, which is a good thing. Thanks for the video.

[@Tomsfoolery.]

Nice job! I'm truly jealous of your garage floor! So clean.

[@passthetunaporfavor]

Nice job. You helped a lot of people.

[@ViperJay5]

Thank you! Mine is cracked in the very same spot that yours was, it's literally the same direction even. I have a new manifold on order. I think I can do this!

[@dl777]

I have a 2012 Malibu LS and there was a Secondary Air Injection Pipe that runs along the back top of the engine which makes it impossible to remove the two far right (driver's side) bolts from the manifold. What a nightmare. It took us awhile to figure out what it was and then we were able to disconnect hose from the air injector by holding the ring and pulling it off. We also needed to remove the small bolt that holds it to the front of the engine so we could move the pipe around. It was still very difficult. It also made it very difficult to get the new and old manifold out. Another issue was that when we put the new one on it bumped the new metal o-ring off to the ground which we did not know about until after we tightened all the bolts. We used a E8 star socket to get the studs out of the exhaust pipe originally to get the old manifold off. Since it took us more than an hour get the bolts in and tighten them we then lifted the car to loosen up the exhaust pipe from down below so we could drop the lower flange and insert the o-ring back in. Another issue we had was that since the Secondary Air Injection Pipe was on there it covered the gasket so we could not remove it without removing more Secondary Air Injection Pipe brackets which would added more time and they were really hard to get to as well. We just used the existing gasket and called it a bad day! Thanks for this video. It was a God send.

[@RedHeadAvenger]

Thanks friend. Helped me before getting into the process. Have a blessed day.

[@christiancarson4855]

Thank you so much for this video. Mine was cracked in the same spot as yours! Looking at the comments of others, it seems it's pretty common. Mine started the leak at about 185k miles. I ordered the new exhaust manifold and just finished the job this morning, took about 90 minutes. Some of the nuts holding the exhaust manifold to the engine were a bit tricky to get out!

[@leevarciaranquia]

Needed mine replaced and was gonna be charged like 600. Thanks for this bro. I appreciate this video

[@ViperJay5]

And here I thought $350 was bad. =\

[@marcuscameron4264]

If you live in (I assume) a state with strict emissions like I do in California there may be an extra set of brackets and something that ties into the exhaust from the front of the car that pretty much blocks all of the bolts you need to get access to. There are 4 torx head bolts you can remove that will allow you to remove the bracket but not the actual *whateveritis that blocks them. It is enough to get the job done. I also had an extra O2 sensor that I had to remove after the catalytic converter. I am no mechanic, took my time, and the job took me about 6 hours. That does not include the hour or so I let the nuts soak in some penetrant. Good luck, thanks for the video. FYI many of the bottom bolts are easier to get to from underneath the car with the converter out of the way.

[@SetAside777]

So glad I found your comment. I m on the same boat. Did you just blindly spray the bolts like I tried to ahead of time? Also were you able to remove some of the bolts from up top? And finally, was your replacement party the manifold only or the manifold and coverter together?

[@AC-sl1qf]

Man this is great! Thanks alot. I have been trying to find my problem because i know it is the exhaust. The noise is dead center from inside the car. It only happens when it is at running temps and it definitely sounds like an exhaust issue. Oh and only when im in Drive(Haven't listened for it in reverse) But i can hear it in Neutral only when i Rev quick and hard for a split second. But thanks alot for making this video man. There has only been one and it's some dude removing a manifold from a saturn and is not very helpful.

[@TG-vv2by]

Your awesome thank you for such a detail video so I can follow your steps and fix my car you are appreciated

[@kylemiller6137]

Thank you so much! Well done and people like you are a money saver/life saver! God bless you

[@torydavila2112]

Great video man good job on the presentation it's easy to understand and it has all the steps from beginning to end keep it up brother

[@mrmalaysian]

Holy shit 💩 that was a super well explained video. Good job guy

[@derickhonore2047]

Great video! Thanks for posting. Very helpful and easy to follow

[@johnnychavez4972]

Great Video! You should do a video on how to replace P0455 under the main gas tank of the Chevy Malibu

[@flipoutsk8erguy]

Is there a triangle gasket that goes from the exhaust manifold to the cat?

[@davidrawley4461]

Thank you for posting

[@lord-neptune9562]

I'm currently working on my 2011 Buick regal 2.4L and this is almost the same look of how to remove and replace the exhaust manifold. Only problem I jumped in today was that after dropping the muffler, there were still 2 more bolts connecting to the catalytic converter and the screw keeps spinning with the bolt 😑 but hopefully tomorrow I find a way to unbolt it.

[@datruth9329]

No problem bro glad it was helpful thanks for the support

[@chrisflores9340]

DA TRUTH this helped allot but one isue is tjat my 2010 has this part right above the manifold and dont knownif its safe to take off

[@Ed-ze6xf]

Was this 2.4 engine?

[@RedHeadAvenger]

For real tho, you made my job easy. You don't even know how many times I've looked on KZbin for direction. Glad I found you channel.

[@shaneducsharm9228]

Awesome video! Thank you so much for taking the time to make it.

[@bighulii]

Thank u broski I thought it would something I couldn’t do

[@infaredxx6546]

Awesome work thanks

[@keishawedderburn7996]

Really like this video very informative. Certainly be able to replace it and I'm not a mechanic....! Should I be replacing the gaskets and what type adhesive if any do you suggest??!! Really love my car not trying to part with it so though it's expensive to maintain I want to fix it myself hence the appreciation of this particular video. Thank you

[@brianpacheco8383]

Hey thanks for the info I am in the middle of the repair and your video isa a great help. Question: When you removed the manifold was there a gasket and if so did you remove it or just use the new gasket over what was there? Thanks!

[@abelrodriguez6100]

Thank you Sir I just needed to know where the bolts were at what size sockets to use what tools I need and estimate the time it should actually take so thank u very much I liked and subscribed

[@liamwinter4512]

Looks almost identical to my equinox. Thank you.

[@bobcummer956]

Thanks so much for your easy to follow video - I’m going to use it as a guide to help save my daughter some money.

[@Oblong-Orange]

Thanks for sharing the know how 👍🏼

[@mrhoden7386]

Nice job. But can tell me the size socket that is use to for the exhaust under the car?

[@RileyTheMonster299]

It is much easier to remove the two bolts at the top of that exhaust bolts then it is to remove that one large Bolt not to mention you have to push the entire exhaust back to clear the lip after removing a bolt to drop the exhaust the two at the top of the mount you just unbolt lower Jack remove manifold install manifold Jack backup bolts back in

[@carlosdgonzalez2858]

My Chevy malibu loss power .. I just pass scanner and gave me Two codes ..One for Exahust sensor and another one for catalyst ..so Im wondering if I replace manifull I can fix loss power issue?

[@affordableprofitable1514]

Thanks bro for the insite well said self explantory

[@damg6003]

I'm doing the same job on a 2011 Chevy Malibu 4 cylinder. I replace the manifold gaskets even the O-ring to the catalytic converter where they meet. When I start the car there still with a slight leak in the manifold. What do you think that could possibly be. If I'm missing one of those bolts to the manifold with that cause it to leak

[@MichaelM-mb2uo]

Great video, what size was the bolt holding up the exhaust bracket you had to loosen underneath

[@cristian24615]

Perfect video my brother 🤙🏾

[@newstart49]

Do you suspect the motor mounts are bad causing the stress on the manifold? What size was the 02 sensor slot socket? And thanks!!- the only video on this car for the manifold!!

[@robchase5584]

no mention of what grease or liquid to put on aluminum gasket to fill any tiny gaps ?

[@garthlightfoot9809]

Good video

[@sillyhellhound8797]

What about the gasket and ring? Did you not replace them?

[@miguelcortes3294]

wonderful job!

[@davecanton6184]

Hi. Could you please Tell me how you removed the piece above the manifold connected to the long silver pipe? Thanks to your video I was able to identify the cracked manifold and remove the cover but cannot access the bolts because of the part above manifold and I dont dare to move it yet because I dont know what it is. Thanks.

[@ericmartin2743]

Awesome video

[@jawonnasmith]

What if the manifold is welded on?

[@droman320]

How do you put it back I cant align the holes I'm having a tuff time putting it back @DATRUTH

[@apolinarponce4506]

All the 2.2 eventually get a cracked exhaust manifold

[@jamesharris5232]

If you hit a bump hard enough it will definitely crack it 😂

[@angyllee7247]

Just paid a $99 diagnostic to find its the exhaust manifold🤺🤺🤺 I came here to see how much time it took for you to do the job. I have a 2010 malibu. Does it have the same manifold? What brand do you suggest. I saw someone say no to Dorman

[@1111comment]

which o2 sensor is that? upstream or downstream?

[@ProMachinist]

Nicely done )

[@droman320]

what kind of issues can you have with this i have a 12 malibu i smell exaust when i start the car i smell it in the cab but then i goes away im not sure if this is my issue but the car runs rough and at idle rpms drop when i brake at a red light sometimes it feels like it wants to stall @da truth

[@josemrodriguez33]

This is similar to symptoms of my car. I removed heat shield and noticed a clear crack in my manifold

[@droman320]

jmrpro yes I took it in manifold was cracked

[@drewh.2667]

Just changed mine. And you decribed exactly what my car was doing. Exaust mainfold was cracked. Smelt exaust on cold starts. Went away and ran smoother after it warmed up. Was rough at first and louder than normal. Sounded better after it warmed up. Good luck.

[@datruth9329]

There is a metal gasket between the manifold and engine I just reused the same one

[@jonathanalvear622]

DA TRUTH how about the donut shaped one I didn't know where to place it since I didn't see where it went,now I can hear a lil leak

[@TLZ]

The ring gasket goes between the catalulytic converter and the exhaust manifold where those 3 15mm bolts are.

[@datruth9329]

Not sure if it was the mounts and I forgot what size I had used for the O2 Sensors it's been a while I should have recorded that sorry bro

[@75kimberlyanne]

It’s a 22 mm wrench.

[@j.onofre6613]

I need torque for exhaust manifold..

[@Toolaholic7]

Don't even bother buying an used exhaust manifold.Dorman makes it as a new replacement and is not that much money

[@Anonymous-it5jw]

Good luck with the Dorman. Bought one recently for my 2.4L Ecotec engine for my 2010 Equinox with the cracked manifold in exactly the same place as his Malibu. There is a slight difference between the Dorman and the OEM manifold, but the difference is enough to keep the bottom half of the manifold from seating properly. With the top row of nuts tightened, and using your finger, you can touch the bottom of the manifold gasket and move it in and out - a bad sign. I have taken my grinder and ground off every possible protrusion, have compared the old and new manifolds side by side both visually and with a micrometer, and drew outlines of both, one on top of the other in different colored inks on a sheet of large paper to see where the discrepancy is, but no luck so far. The only thing left is to precisely measure the holes in the bottom of the manifold for the studs - if they are too close together by a millimeter or so, that would cause the problem I am seeing. Any other suggestions would be welcome.

[@buickregal817]

My car makes a bad noise when turned on and when it runs on normal speed could it be the manifold or just the catalytic converter??

[@datruth9329]

buickregal817 is it a rattling sound

[@anthonydemartel4050]

DA TRUTH if its a rataling noise what does it mean my car started doing this and when i accelerate as well

[@10967131096]

thanks

[@carlr9869]

I have a 2009 with a cracked manifold, seems like this is a problem for the Malibu

[@datruth9329]

Carl R most likely

[@affordableprofitable1514]

Brand new exhaust manifold on ebay $62.95 just you you all know

[@Brad-kt8lw]

How long did it take you to do?

[@datruth9329]

Brad Hovarter 45 mins to an hour max

[@Brad-kt8lw]

DA TRUTH ok thank you sir!

[@datruth9329]

Brad Hovarter no problem