More removal



Next I removed the flexi pipes from the oil cooler (the step I should have done first!!). Position a container underneath - coolant WILL spill out. Undo the fiat clips. There is a Stilo guide for this if required (I'm not allowed to post links yet....)

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Now for the other top pipe:

undo the bolt (green arrow). The blue arrow shows the location of the next/final clip you need to remove. Again, it's a pesky fiat clip!

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getting in to remove the clip is no easy task, but a bit of patience here:

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and here's the tool I used:

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The flex pipe here must stay in position and the metal pipe comes off. I positioned the metal pipe so it could be levered off. The green arrow is the 'pivot point'. The blue arrow is the direction of my 'gentle' force, and the red arrow is the resultant movement:

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