I am having trouble remveing the intake manifold on my Aroura 95

for the V8 - it's underneath the intake manifold. You have to remove the Coolant overflow line, then the fuel rail. (be sure to disconnect the injector harness). I think it's 10 bolts that run around the manifold - unbolt them. Be sure to remove /pull back the vacuum lines and be careful not to break them. then lift off the intake manifold and voila, starter is held on by 3 bolts (i think). Just be sure to disconnect the battery before doing anything. reassemble in reverse.

Hi, I have pasted the procedure from autozone.com below. Because this requires removal of the intake manifold, please be as sure as possible that your starter needs replacement. If you have any doubt, please let me know what your symptoms are and what troubleshooting you have done that led you to believe your starter is bad. Also, if you have any questions about the procedure below, please let me know. Thanks for using FixYa.

Removal & Installation

Disconnect the Negative battery cable

Relieve the fuel system pressure (you can do this by placing a rag over the schrader valve on the fuel rail and pressing in the valve stem--just be careful not to spray fuel on your eyes).

Drain the cooling system.

Remove or disconnect the following:

• Intake manifold heat shield

• Sight shield
• Coil module connectors from the coil modules located on the valve covers

• Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) hose and valve from the valve cover
• Fuel regulator vacuum tube
• Vacuum tubes from the AIR solenoid
• Fuel inlet and return lines
• Fuel rail bracket retaining nut at the rear lift bracket
• 2 pushnuts attaching the engine coolant heater wire and set it aside, if equipped
• Fuel injector electrical connections
• Fuel rail and injectors
• Plenum duct clamp at the rear of the intake manifold, loosen
• Intake manifold bolts and the manifold

Clean the manifold mating surfaces.

Remove or disconnect the following:
Starter electrical connectors Starter motor

Fig. View of starter motor removal and wires

To install:

Install or connect the following:

• -S- terminal wire. Torque the nut to 35 inch lbs. (4 Nm).
• Starter electrical connectors. Torque the nut to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
• Starter motor
• Mounting bolts. Torque the bolts to 22 ft. lbs. (30 Nm).

Fig. Intake manifold torque sequence- 4.6L engines

1. Grease the inside edge of the rubber plenum duct.
2. Position the intake manifold by performing the following sub-steps:
   1. Place the rear of the intake manifold into the plenum duct.
   2. Place the front of the intake manifold downward on to the cylinder heads.
   
   
3. Install the intake manifold bolts and torque to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm) in the sequence illustrated. DO NOT torque the intake manifold bolts when the engine is HOT or at operating temperature.
4. Make sure the plenum duct is fully attached to the rear of the intake manifold and tighten the plenum duct clamp to 20 inch lbs. (2.25 Nm).
5. Install or connect the following:
   
   Fuel rail and injectors and tighten the rail retainers to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm) Fuel injector electrical connections Alternator coolant pipe/surge tank pipe and position onto the fuel rail studs Engine coolant heater wire onto the studs and install the pushnuts, if equipped Fuel rail bracket retaining nut at the rear lift bracket and tighten to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm) Fuel inlet and return lines Vacuum tubes to the AIR solenoid Fuel regulator vacuum tube Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve and hose to the valve cover Coil module connectors to the coil modules located on the valve covers Sight shield Intake manifold heat shield Negative battery cable
   
6. Fill and bleed the cooling system.

Hi!!
These are the steps to follow to remove the Starter Motor and the Intake Manifold. If you follow them you'll have no problems when the job is done. Pay special attention to the pre-installation steps for the Intake Manifold.

To Replace the Starter, Remove or disconnect the following:

1. Negative battery cable
2. Intake manifold
3. Starter electrical connectors
4. Starter motor

View of starter motor removal and wires


To install, Install or connect the following:

1. -S- terminal wire. Torque the nut to 35 inch lbs. (4 Nm).
2. Starter electrical connectors. Torque the nut to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).
3. Starter motor
4. Mounting bolts. Torque the bolts to 22 ft. lbs. (30 Nm).
5. Intake manifold
6. Negative battery cable

INTAKE MANIFOLD
PRIOR TO REMOVAL:

• Relieve the fuel system pressure
• Drain the cooling system.

Remove or disconnect the following:

1. Negative battery cable
2. Intake manifold heat shield
3. Sight shield
4. Coil module connectors from the coil modules located on the valve covers
5. Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) hose and valve from the valve cover
6. Fuel regulator vacuum tube
7. Vacuum tubes from the AIR solenoid
8. Fuel inlet and return lines
9. Fuel rail bracket retaining nut at the rear lift bracket
10. 2 pushnuts attaching the engine coolant heater wire and set it aside, if equipped
11. Fuel injector electrical connections
12. Fuel rail and injectors
13. Plenum duct clamp at the rear of the intake manifold, loosen Intake manifold bolts and the manifold
14. Clean the manifold mating surfaces.

Intake manifold torque sequence- 4.6L engines




PRIOR TO INSTALL:

• Grease the inside edge of the rubber plenum duct.
• Position the intake manifold by performing the following sub-steps:
• Place the rear of the intake manifold into the plenum duct.
• Place the front of the intake manifold downward on to the cylinder heads.
• Install the intake manifold bolts and torque to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm) in the sequence illustrated. DO NOT torque the intake manifold bolts when the engine is HOT or at operating temperature.
• Make sure the plenum duct is fully attached to the rear of the intake manifold and tighten the plenum duct clamp to 20 inch lbs. (2.25 Nm).

Install or connect the following:

1. Fuel rail and injectors and tighten the rail retainers to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm)
2. Fuel injector electrical connections
3. Alternator coolant pipe/surge tank pipe and position onto the fuel rail studs
4. Engine coolant heater wire onto the studs and install the pushnuts, if equipped
5. Fuel rail bracket retaining nut at the rear lift bracket and tighten to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm)
6. Fuel inlet and return lines
7. Vacuum tubes to the AIR solenoid
8. Fuel regulator vacuum tube
9. Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve and hose to the valve cover
10. Coil module connectors to the coil modules located on the valve covers
11. Sight shield
12. Intake manifold heat shield
13. Negative battery cable
14. Fill and bleed the cooling system.

Good Luck!! A HELPFUL - 4 THUMBS - rating for this solution would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for using FixYa.

under the intake manifold. Need to remove fuel rails and manifold to get to it - not too bad.

If this is a 4.0L, it's under the intake manifold. You need to remove the fuel rails and the intake manifold to get to it. Not too bad really.

Under the intake manifold. You need to remove the fuel rails and manifold to get to it. Not too difficult (about 2 hours)

Not sure how different, but on the 2001 4.0 you remove the fuel rails and intake manifold. Starter is under the intake manifold. Not too difficult of a job.

ur car starter is attached to ur engine bell housing/ check the size of the starter bolt/ remove battery terminal/ remove electrical wiring connection both positive and negative and body ground from ur starter/ loosen bolt with a wrench/ pull out old starter/ install new starter and wiring connections but make sure to install the wiring correctly to the right terminals otherwise u will fry the starter when u start the car and lastly install battery terminal....

On the 2001 4.0 engine the starter is under the intake manifold. Not sure if your engine is the same.
Not too hard to replace. You need to remove the fuel injector rail and injectors, then remove the intake manifold. Took me about 2 hours.

It is under the intake manifold it is very easy to replace but it takes a while you have to disconnect the fuel lines, remove the throtle body, remove the fuel injector wiring harness, remove the pcv hose remove the 6 bolts and 4 studs that hold on the intake manifold and take off then the starter should be in plain site and all you have to do is unbolt the starter put the new one on