If you are taking off the intake manifold to do the plugs, only 4 bolts to take off the lower. Spend the extra 5 minutes to change the lower breather hose. You will be pissed if you have to take intake off again to do it.
Cant speak for anyone else carrying gaskets. Check with Genius or ken.

 

The only coolant hose you need to take off is the one from the expansion tank. Get a throttle body gasket and unbolt throttle body. That way you don't need to take off those hoses either. Just let it hang. Also you can put some vice grips on the hoses before you take them off if you go that way. I don't normally spill much taking off the intake. Oh, and it is the upper intake where you would spill coolant. The lower manifold is actually the fuel rail too. No coolant involved, just the 4 bolts. Well 5 if you count the one on the front holding the fuel line in place. Take that off and the 4 bolts holding lower manifold down, then you just pull it up enough to get the lower breather hose. Piece of cake.

 

i have the gaskets if needed.

 

and the big *** connector at the fire wall that the lower intake harnessplugs into.lol

 

You talking about the metal ring thing.

 

no the lower intake that has the fuel rail and injectors .. has a mini harness that plugs into a big 10 or 12 pin connector behind the engine harness infront of the firewall.

 

Oh ok. Lost me there for a minute. Do you replace the harness ring when you take off the intake? I don't see any purpose for it other than to chaffe the harness so I throw em all out.

 

meto ... i leave them on the floor and watch other techs step on them.lol

 

sick.