can the exhaust manifold be taken off without pulling the motor?

 

Yes it can, you can remove the motor mount for more room.

 

haha no i know how to remove the motor mount... thanks fellas

 

alright im done with that little project... well half way...i got the exhaust manifold off and just incase anyone comes across this information in the future i just wanted to add that the motor mount HAS to come off... the exhaust manifold will not slide out unless the mount is gone

aside from that when i got my car up in the air and looked up at the motor mount i saw a connector that was not connected... it is what looks like a sensor of some sort right above the motor mount and exhaust manifold next to the intake manifold... what is that? i must have missed it when i put my motor in 6 months ago... just out of curiousity does it have anything to do with the SSV valve because i am throwing that code...

 

the SSV valve is something done in the intake manifold if im not mistaken... take it out and drive the **** out of it for a while that should make it go off.

 

The real fun is in trying to figure out how to get the lower intake manifold off without pulling the motor!

 

^huh may have experience in this situation!....

OP I also hope that the connector was not for the OMP or you may b putting another motor in her! haha