5.0 Engine Bay

[InMy88GT]

Just wondering if anyone could help me out and point out anything out of the norm (odd) about my engine bay. Maybe something thats missing, connected wrong, etc. any help is much appriciated.

Also my mechanic says the oil leak by the distributor could be because the seal? Ive read this could be the intake manifold?

The car is a 1988 5.0ho 5 speed gt hatch.
The car was oringally auto but converted to manuel

 

[Mustang5L5]

There's an o ring around the dist. It's usually included in most lower intake gasket kits. Pretty easy fix but you need to remove the dist and restab it correctly and set the timing. However, a more likely cause is the lower intake manifold is leaking oil. I'd grab a lower intake gasket kit and plan on yanking the lower at some point

Also, your dist is not plugged in.

You'll want to plumb up the charcoal canister. Line from rear of car connects to one port and then the line with solenoid connects to front port of intake manifold. I can see the vac line present, but it's not connected to canister

 

[InMy88GT]

Thank you I unplugged the distributor soley for the pictures purpose

Are you referring to the gold plug in the plastic hose right behind the picture of the charcol canister?

Ill upload another picture

 

[InMy88GT]

Is this what need to be connected?

 

[Mustang5L5]

Yes. The vac line connected to that probably runs to the front of intake manifold. If so, connect to that short 4-5" vac line hanging off the canister.

On the other port, there should be a hard plastic vac line running from just behind pass apron to the canister. It comes from the gas tank

 

[Dan02gt]

Looks like the IAC is not plugged in either.

Edit: never mind just saw your other thread on it.

 

[General karthief]

Vac line to egr valve is missing.
For vacuum line diagrams go to tmoss & stang&2birds
Also veryuseful.com for wiring diagrams
If you can't find what you need, post what your looking for and we'll help you out.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Honestly, I'd pull out the intake, and some of the other misc items, and give that entire engine a good degreasing and wash.

 

[InMy88GT]

^^^ Thank you all, shout out to the stangnet mvps, i always see you guys helping everybody!


@Mustang5L5 Tbh thats what ive been wanting to do. Pull the engine out check everything from top to bottom degrease, clean, wire tuck, and replace all gaskets.


Im giving the mechanic who converted it a call to find out the computor.

 

[InMy88GT]

@karthief i belive the hose from the tab and tac are broken if thats where you refer i get the vac line from. I pulled a vac hose and connected it to the egr before and i belive it was to much pull because it just shut the car off

 

[General karthief]

Check out the web pages for vac line routing and hook up everything in its proper place, reset the base idle per instuctions and then check your tps per instructions.
Have you resolved your voltage problem?

 

[reddragons]

I am probably stating the obvious here, but you are also missing the hoses from the A/C to the dryer.

 

[General karthief]

I am probably stating the obvious here, but you are also missing the hoses from the A/C to the dryer.

Well thats not cool!