Hello,
I decided to dive into attempting the carbon cleaning today on my '07 S6. I followed the intake removal guide from another member on here but I ran into a few snags and was hoping I could get some ideas how to get this done. So my issue is that I cannot physically remove the intake once everything is unbolted. I have a picture showing what my problems are. First the back part of the intake (where the coolant lines connect) is hitting this black metal bracket held on by a T10 triple square bolt. These are shown as the red arrow (coolant line connections) and red square (black bracket). I’m not sure if the fuel lines need to be completely removed (shown as yellow arrows) and if they do I have no clue how I could reach the a wrench onto the nuts near the firewall.
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I know I didn’t remove the oil separator but I don’t see that making a difference since the metal part of the coolant connections and the black bracket still hit each other.
Also I’m not sure if the higher T30 bolts (shown by light blue arrow) need to be removed or not (there are 10 of them total).
Does the car have to have to have the front end off to get the manifold off? Do I need to remove that black bracket (the triple head holding it is kind of difficult to get to so I was hoping I didn’t need to and it wasn’t mentioned in the guide)? The only thing I’m guessing is the front end has to come off so the intake can slide under the fuel lines to come out…I was really hoping I didn’t need to remove the radiator and all that so any alternatives would be greatly appreciated!
Lastly is there a specific pattern for tightening the manifold back down and does anyone know the torque specs?
Thank you!