TC260
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I have an '01 Ranger with a 2.3L. To make a long story short, a couple weeks ago it started idling very rough. The code came back as the IMRC valve stuck open. Instead of just replacing the IMRC valve and checking it, the valve cover gasket also needed replacing so I pulled off the intake manifold replaced the gasket, assembled it all back together along with the new IMRC valve.
Now it runs better but still rough. Codes again came back IMRC valve stuck open and too lean in bank 1. Pulled the manifold back off to see if there was a crack or something somewhere and found this end piece that holds the butterfly valve rod broken off as you can see in the pic. Is this something that fixable or is it just replace the whole manifold time?
Now it runs better but still rough. Codes again came back IMRC valve stuck open and too lean in bank 1. Pulled the manifold back off to see if there was a crack or something somewhere and found this end piece that holds the butterfly valve rod broken off as you can see in the pic. Is this something that fixable or is it just replace the whole manifold time?