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    Intake Manifold Torque Specs?

    Okay...all done and working fine. I did the Service Bulletin and the EGR port was 98% clogged. Removed and cleaned the EGR valve too. The valve was sticking so with a bit of carb cleaner and a little elbow grease, the valve is now working very smoothly. But the REAL fix to the RPM thing...
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    Intake Manifold Torque Specs?

    Removed the intake manifold and the EGR valve port was almost completely filled with carbon. I followed the Service Bulletin to remove the carbon and cleaned thoroughly. Reassembled and still runs great to 3500 rpm, then starts to choke, as if it's not getting enough fuel. I'm going to check the...
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    Intake Manifold Torque Specs?

    Okay. So I found the thread on the EGR valve and the Service Bulletin. In the Service Bulletin, the torque for the manifold is listed as 16 ft lbs. I didn't originally torque the bolts that tight being I was afraid of stripping the threads being they are aluminum. Okay, so tightened the...
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    Intake Manifold Torque Specs?

    Thank you for the reply. My bad....I didn't specify the motor is a V6. I didn't replace the intake manifold gasket, but if none of your suggesting work, I will. The old gasket came off very easily and no old gasket material remained. I cleaned the gasket seating surface well before reusing...
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    Intake Manifold Torque Specs?

    Hi all, my first post here. I did a timing belt/water pump/valve adjust on my Accord and I'm not sure I tightened the Intake manifold enough. Not having a shop manual, I torqued them to 20 ft/lb knowing it's aluminum. Not sure it's enough. Now I'm having a problem of not getting the motor above...
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