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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2009 🢒 Malibu 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Controls and Fuel - 2.8L, 3.0L, 3.2L, or 3.6L 🢒 Intake Manifold Cleaning and Inspection

Upper Intake Manifold Cleaning Procedure
  1. Remove any remaining gasket and/or gasket material from the following:
    2. • Throttle body
    • Intake manifold
  2. Clean the following intake manifold areas in solvent.
    3. • Intake manifold gasket sealing areas
    • Intake manifold passages
    • Brake booster hose passage
    • Evaporative emission (EVAP) solenoid passage
    • Positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) vacuum hose passages
    • Manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor passage

    Warning: Refer to Safety Glasses Warning in the Preface section.

  3. Dry the upper intake manifold and throttle body with compressed air.

Inspection Procedure

    Object Number: 1849054 Size: SH
  1. Inspect the upper intake manifold for the following conditions:
    2. • Damage, debris or restrictions to the MAP sensor port (1)
    • Damage to the intake manifold bolt bosses (2)
    • Damage to the component bolt bosses and threads (3)
    • Damage, debris or restrictions to the brake vacuum booster hose port (4)
    • Damage, debris or restrictions to the PCV system hose ports (5)
    • Damage, debris or restrictions to the EVAP system hose ports (6)
    • Damage to the throttle body bolt holes (7)

    Object Number: 1849057 Size: SH
  2. Inspect the upper intake manifold for the following conditions:
    3. • Damage to the component bolt bosses and threads (1)
    • Damage to the intake manifold bolt bosses (2)
    • Damage to the intake manifold tuning valve mounting threads (3)

    Object Number: 1849061 Size: SH
  3. Inspect the upper intake manifold for the following conditions:
    4. • Damage to the intake manifold tuning valve mounting bosses (1)
    • Damage, debris or restrictions to the intake manifold tuning valve port (2)
    • Damage to the intake manifold tuning valve bushing (3)

    Object Number: 1408571 Size: SH
  4. Inspect the upper intake manifold for the following conditions:
    5. • Gouges or damage to the upper intake manifold sealing surfaces (1)
    • Damage to the gasket sealing surface (2) for the throttle body

    Object Number: 1849064 Size: SH
  5. Inspect the upper intake manifold sealing surface for warpage.
    6. 5.1. Locate a straight edge across the upper-to-lower intake manifold sealing surface.
    5.2. Insert a feeler gage between the upper intake manifold and the straight edge. An upper intake manifold with warpage in excess of 0.50 mm (0.020 in) must be replaced.
  6. Repair or replace the upper intake manifold as necessary.

Lower Intake Manifold Cleaning Procedure
  1. Remove any remaining gasket and/or gasket material from the following:
    2. • Upper-to-lower intake manifold sealing surface
    • Cylinder head-to-lower intake manifold sealing surface
  2. Clean the following intake manifold areas in solvent.
    3. • Intake manifold gasket sealing surfaces
    • Intake manifold passages

    Warning: Refer to Safety Glasses Warning in the Preface section.

  3. Dry the intake manifold with compressed air.

Inspection Procedure

    Object Number: 1211107 Size: SH
  1. Inspect the lower intake manifold for the following conditions:
    2. • Damage, debris or restrictions to the lower intake manifold ports
    • Damage to the fuel rail mounting bolt holes
    • Damage to the fuel rail

    Object Number: 1211110 Size: SH
  2. Inspect the lower intake manifold for the following conditions:
    3. • Gouges or damage to the intake manifold sealing surfaces
    • Damage to the lower intake manifold bolt bosses
    • Damage to the fuel injector ports

    Object Number: 1211113 Size: SH
  3. Inspect the lower intake manifold sealing surfaces for warpage.
    4. 3.1. Locate a straight edge across the lower intake manifold sealing surfaces.
    3.2. Insert a feeler gage between the lower intake manifold and the straight edge. A lower intake manifold with warpage in excess of 0.5 mm (0.020 in) must be replaced.
  4. Repair or replace the lower intake manifold as necessary.