I need to remove the intake plenum to R&R a bad injector on my '87. It looks like this there will be a lot of labor for this job, since there are a lot of things that have to removed before you can pull the plenum. For those of you have do this job, are there any "gotchas" on this job I should be on the look out for ?

 

it's not to bad, a impact screwdrive is going to be your friend for getting the cover plate off. Some of the hoses can be a pain, and be sure to clean out the heads of the bolts so the allen wrench can set right, and having a blow gun and air to blow all the dust and such that builds up is nice. There are no short cuts, there is a hard vacuum lines that run on the back side your best bet is take the idle control and such off the back side, try not to ruin the hoses or have be ready to replace them.

 

and silicone is your friend unless you have a gasket kit. watch out fot rhat hidden water hose on the back side. its connected on the bottom of the upper plenum. and the egr sometimes is an *** to remove.

other wise its easy..