I feel utterly stupid asking this question, but......... Any tips for removing the 2 air pipes in the picture below. I've got a power steering leak and to get to the culprit I need those off, yet there seems to be no play whatsoever on them. To be fair, they actually feel glued in place, is it just a case of get them warm via a hair dryer (or blast around for 30mins) to make them more pliable? Or is there something basic here I should know?

 

They are hard to get off twist to break the seal, push the down the pipe towards the radiator, then pull off from the throttle body.

^^^ The rubber binds to the pipes with age. Also when you do get them off cover the open intercooler pipes with small bags

or duct tape while you are working on the PS leak. You don't want to drop anything down them!

Twist about 120° and they came off for me. No use trying to pull them back

I'll give it a go later tonight, I'm noticing no one's said anything about them being warm, so assuming it won't make any difference.

 

Thanks for your advice guys, will update later.

 

Cheers,

James

 

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Get them warm. They are far more pliable then.

Buy some silicon replacements now. That way, how they come off matters none. You will probably discover your original ones are cracked at the ends anyways. The silicone is far more plyable.

On there good and tight but the "twist and break" method certainly seems the way forward. They look pretty much as new to be fair so unless I find something drastic, they will be going back on.

 

Thanks for the advice everyone, appreciated.

 

Regards

James

Great, do make sure you plug the holes with clean rag.

Great, do make sure you plug the holes with clean rag.

They're sporting some very stylish disposable gloves to cover them over [emoji6]

 

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Good luck with finding ur ps leak!

I had to change my ps pump & high pressure hose!

I remember there was more to come off than the intake hoses!

I've had a quick look from underneath and I think I know where it's coming from. To be fair planning on locking out the hicas and deleting the solenoid from the engine bay so will be a good time to get it all done.

 

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In general the high pressure hose is a common failure.

The metal connection leaks over time.

Good you know where the leak is.