my ls6 intake went wrong the first moment i believe i just applied a bit of force to disconnect this fuel line and the damn thing cracked up! how to remove this damn hose anyway!

 

That is the purge canister valve pump,it pumps the fuel vapors out of the fuel tank if memory serves me correctly they run about forty to fifty bucks.

 

thanks. found it for 18$ new on ebay but i can get a used one for free from a friend. BUT a new problem just poped the freaking PCV hose that runs from the driver's side to the passenger side valve cover broke, it was VERY dry i barley touched it! any idea how to solve this? those things run for like a 100 new? ALSO, i droped my 8mm socket behind the engine is it safe to start the car after am done or should i look for that socket first?

EDIT: heres a pic. it broke at the 90 degrees hose. ive read that this is very prone to breaking?? can i just run a breather? heres a pic.

 

one more thing. the tranny dipstick is kind of right in the middle of the way! any idea how to remove or flex that? or will the intake just slide under it just fine? thanks. sorry for the 100 questions but the car is really annoying!!

 

You broke the EVAP purge valve. The line comes off by squeezing the sides of the connector. That will cause the clip to "open up" and you can slide the purge valve out.

To fix the PCV system you have to find some of plastic barbed vacuum fittings and just splice it all together.



If you want to run a breather you'll have to remove the whole PCV system. Pull the rest of the hoses off and cap everything. If you don't remove and cap the system then you will have a vacuum leak.

The dipstick tube doesn't move out of the way. You just have to be really careful when you pull off the intake. It's not fun.

 

^thanks am keeping the pcv and get one of those bends.... THIS IS the worst day in my entire life:@ i removed the intake out of the car and while doing that a nut slipped out of my hand and fell somewhere, i heard a knock and then it disappeared now am afraid that it landed inside my driver side head? now what! pull the head to see if the nut is there FML


EDIT: i might be paranoid but i can not seem to find that ficking thing! would a string magnet solve that? its either #1 or 3

 

Just get a pen magnet and try to fish it out.

 

^ will do, but has it ever work out? as i said i might just be paranoid and if i didnt see a thing went out i might end up pulling the damn head and i dont even have the time for this..

 

Shouldn't have any nuts, etc, in your hands while pulling the intake - get a pen magnet and fish around, you will probably get it. Take your time and visit ls1howto.com and look up ls1 - ls6 intake swap for some good advice and step by step instructions.

 

the swap itself isnt hard at all. i got the steps from there. i pulled the whole thing is an hour with breaks but something bad has to happen ill get the flexible string magnet and see if i can fish it out. am sure if its in my head then its either in #1 or #3

 

Get a handy mirror, shine a torch (flashlight) to your head and see where it is and fish.

 

really? can i see it thru? seems like not a hard job! am a bit excited thanks and ya am almost a dentist, got 100 of mirrors

 

Look on top of your tranny there for your lost socket cuz I have lost two sockets and one of my coolant plugs that I'm trying to fish out and I can see them on top of my tranny, can't get them. And I also broke the same line you did.

 

You did the exact thing I did a week ago. It even broke in the same spot. The part was 24 bucks and its a fuel valve solenoid or something? I cant remember. But you have to squeeze the taps of that line and pull the broken tube out of it with needle nose pliers.

 

yep it was very brittle . anyone else on the nut inside the head? any one had a goodluck with it before?

 

just fished that little bastard out!! and got the LS6 intake and whatever i need for the install just waiting for the oil pressure sending unit socket coz i broke it wish i can port and polish my throttle body while am at it



EDIT: AND a teaser pic of my 120$ LS6 intake

 

So the nut was inside the Head? If so, you are SO lucky to have fished it out with the Magnet!

Intake looks awesome, man! Good luck with the rest of your install and be sure to keep us posted with updates!

 

yes it was inside, took the above advise and looked it up with a flash light first and as i guessed it was in #3. now i am very relieved i might invest in some dremel tool and port the tb. but i never did that i dont wanna mess it up lol..seeing it sit there is just tempting!

 

alright so i got everything ready except the oil pressure sending unit socket i checked every hardware and auto store with no hope! found 3 deep sockets but never deep enough is there anyway to unbolt and bolt that thing in?? like a box ended wrench??

 

You can use an adjustable crescent wrench. Or be very gentle with a set of channel locks or vise grips.