Thanks for a very detailed video. I will need to do this in the spring so just seeing how much is involved. Much more work than I originally had thought so your video is great.
After completing this job, I have a couple suggestions. The passenger side bracket is such a pain, I THINK you could make the bolt hole into a "U" where the manifold attaches and partly thread the bolt in before remounting the manifold. It could then slip into the U and you just need to tighten it. As the bracket holds the manifold up, I see no downside to trying this should I ever have to do this again. Also, if you remove the bolts holding the wire harnesses (and I think you need to remove one sensor connector on each bank), you can get the coils out without removing the electrical connector. We did this in the back after breaking all three front connector clips. It helps to know the airbox has 2 bolts in the front and a pin in the back bottom that snugly fits into a grommeted hole that you must yank on to release. We used a magnetic socket with attached wiggle extension (3 1/2") + 1 1/2 extension and the ratchet to remove the rear plugs. Had to remove the small extension to get the plug out, but it worked fine. (Plug socket - Amazon EPAuto magnetic socket with extension)
Thanks for a very detailed video. I will need to do this in the spring so just seeing how much is involved. Much more work than I originally had thought so your video is great.
Glad it was helpful!
its alot lmao! its the same as 2005 sienna remove the whole damn thing
After completing this job, I have a couple suggestions. The passenger side bracket is such a pain, I THINK you could make the bolt hole into a "U" where the manifold attaches and partly thread the bolt in before remounting the manifold. It could then slip into the U and you just need to tighten it. As the bracket holds the manifold up, I see no downside to trying this should I ever have to do this again. Also, if you remove the bolts holding the wire harnesses (and I think you need to remove one sensor connector on each bank), you can get the coils out without removing the electrical connector. We did this in the back after breaking all three front connector clips. It helps to know the airbox has 2 bolts in the front and a pin in the back bottom that snugly fits into a grommeted hole that you must yank on to release. We used a magnetic socket with attached wiggle extension (3 1/2") + 1 1/2 extension and the ratchet to remove the rear plugs. Had to remove the small extension to get the plug out, but it worked fine. (Plug socket - Amazon EPAuto magnetic socket with extension)