Removing the Inlet Elbow?

[JTaylor2005]

Hey all, When I put in my EGR blank I basically just sort of bodged it in using liquid gasket stuff. I wanted to do a proper job of it today so I bought my self some proper gaskets for the inlet elbow and also got some gasket paper for the egr valve bit.

The problem is that I can't get the elbow off to actually put a new gasket on. I managed to loosen the rubber hose on the bottom, removed two 13mm nuts (lost one, managed to get a replacement) I removed the two egr hex pins from the back and then tried to pull it off. It wouldn't move far enough to the right to be able to get it to come off the bolts that stay in the intake manifold.

Any tips for getting this stupid thing off haha? It's driving me mad lol.

Also is the hose that comes off the inlet elbow and goes to the plastic pipe 51mm or 57mm ID?
Thanks, Jack


Thanks, Jack

[Dum-Dum]

It needs alot of wiggling, try pushing the hose down and off before pulling the elbow out.

[JTaylor2005]

Haha cheers but it is possible then lol I will have another shot at it soon cheers mate

[Toms306]

Did you loosen both jubilees? I find that helps with the engine out, not sure if you can in situ though.

[JTaylor2005]

Managed to pretty much fully loosen the top jubilee. Was then hoping to be able to pull it outwards and upwards but it wasn't having it. I will have to have a go again some time. I have had enough of it today haha

[Toms306]

It wont pull off (or at least not easily!) without the lower one being loosened, I make that mistake every time lol, then take 5 seconds loosening the lower one and it basically falls off haha.

[JTaylor2005]

Haha dammit. Will have to have a look at that then. How do you get to the lower one?

Thanks by the way

[Toms306]

The engine is out when I do it lol.

[JTaylor2005]

Ahhh fgs haha. These things are a nightmare. I can't get the engine out just to fix a silly little boost leak on an intake pipe haha. Drives me nuts working on this car haha

[Toms306]

Yeah I always hated working on cramped HDis lol, much preffered working on the Golf lol.

[JTaylor2005]

I dont blame u I bet most things are easier to work on than this car

[Toms306]

Depends what you're doing really, obviously some stuff is easier and some harder on all cars, there isn't one that I can think of where everythings easy lol.

[highwayman306]

You sure, they harp on about ZR's and rovers having loadsa space...but I guess thats so its easier to change the head gaskets and all the other parts

JT how did you get on?

[pug306driver]

wait till you have to replace a front exhaust pipe on a newish golf......that's a nightmare, unless you have a ramp etc......

[Iceman299]

You sure, they harp on about ZR's and rovers having loadsa space...but I guess thats so its easier to change the head gaskets and all the other parts

JT how did you get on?

He wrote a guide, in a thread which you've been posting in  

[highwayman306]

Oh arrr lol, dates are a good thing to check ay they