How to Clean Your Intake Manifold & Throttle Body - Mazda BT-50 & Ford Ranger

In this video I'll show you how to remove the intake manifold for cleaning and how to put everything back together. This is a time consuming and messy job with lots of frustration involved but it can be done in a day pretty easily.
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=== TABLE OF CONTENTS ===
00:00 - What this video covers.
00:23 - Why you need to clean the air intake manifold.
00:32 - Cleaning the air intake after catch can install.
00:52 - Quick job rundown.
02:20 - Engine parts we're working with.
02:55 - Remove intercooler hose & throttle body.
03:16 - Remove electrical connectors.
03:27 - First look at carbon build up in intake duct.
03:40 - Removing air intake duct and brackets.
05:28 - Intake manifold bolts, diesel lines to disconnect.
06:33 - EGR removal.
06:58 - Look at engine with intake manifold removed.
07:25 - Cleaning parts and looking at carbon build up.
08:43 - Cleaning the EGR pipe.
08:56 - Throttle body after cleaning.
09:12 - Intake duct after cleaning.
09:42 - Intake manifold after cleaning.
10:25 - Basic cleaning process.
11:02 - Refitting procedure.
11:25 - Intake manifold 11x bolts to 15Nm.
12:11 - Intake duct 4x bolts to 15Nm.
12:41 - EGR pipe into intake duct 2x bolts to 10Nm.
12:52 - Throttle body into intake duct 4x bolts to 10Nm.
13:09 - Intercooler hose connected, battery connected.
13:19 - Prime fuel lines.
13:40 - Closing thoughts.
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[@Mosesk1988]

Thanks mate! Followed your vid and changed me glow plugs while manifold was out. What a messy job lol😂. 100k mine was clogged asf.

[@TheBrowneTown]

Good to hear you got it done. Is a bit of a pain but having done it once I think I could do it pretty well if I needed to. I'll leave mine for 100k then do it again to see if catch can works. Do you notice a difference?

[@Mosesk1988]

@@TheBrowneTown defo noticed a difference, found 3 intake bolts undone probs due to thr corrigation ive done up north karajini and down south. Seems to have a bit more up and go from a standstill to 100. I have changed to hard pipes and an ATI intercooler aswell so that can of contributed to it. Theres 0 lag now when taking off. Almost like driving a petrol car. Attcking mates ranger in the next couple weekends too.

[@ageraRable]

Mate get a Egr delete cable from diesel boss only $65 ebay. One of the best things ive done on my 2015 Ranger. No more carbon mixing with the oil to form that black gunk. Better response from quicker turbo spool up. And measured around 10% better fuel mileage.had on 2 years been flawless.

[@TheBrowneTown]

Thanks mate, I'll keep it in mind, am curious to see if the catch can works as advertised first and if it doesn't I might go that route 👍

[@yowiebustersaustralia8067]

My challenge for you is to do a video of the same job on a 2010 bt50. It will take you 5 days.

[@TheBrowneTown]

Genuinely hoping to never do this job again 🤞

[@ryanclothier5674]

Hey there, did you have an o-ring on your egr valve motor?

[@TheBrowneTown]

I did not. Be interested to hear if you do? Not sure why mine wasn't there.

[@TheBrowneTown]

I actually ordered a spare thinking it was missing and the new valve and motor also didn't have an O-Ring, so I guess for whatever reason they don't need it. Not sure why though as I've seen other vehicles with the O-Ring.

[@ryanclothier5674]

No, I don't have an o-ring on mine. I also ordered a spare egr motor and valve. The valve spring wasn't operating as smoothly as I'd like. Giving me a stuck closed code. And no o-ring on replacement part either.

[@ryanclothier5674]

I guess I can stop looking for it then.

[@TheBrowneTown]

Weird, not sure why some do and some don't. Mine is 2015, maybe 2015 and later don't? No idea to be honest.