Intake Manifold Assembly: Assembly

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Position a new lower intake manifold gasket and the upper intake manifold on the lower intake manifold and loosely install the bolts.

Fig 1: Installing Upper And Lower Intake Manifolds
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Tighten the bolts in two stages using the sequence shown.
- Stage 1: Tighten to 2 Nm (18 lb-in).
- Stage 2: Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).