there are 2 coolant hoses going to the right (passenger) turbo. I had already replaced one, the easier one to get to. The other one blew the other day and short of removing the plenum I can not see how to get the old one off. Any ideas?

 

Pull the motor.

 

Yeah, didn't you know you have to pull the motor to do anything to those cars?

 

Hire a midget (or carney) to work for you.. small hands... Get one of those midgets that i see on smallest people in the world on TLC... they can easily probably do it....

 

Driver side or passenger?

I found that although nearly impossible for normal man hands to get in there it is possible with a pair of women's hands. Best if still on a woman. But if you need just one more inch of clearence you can drop the tranny, unbolt the motor mounts and jack the engine up 1-2 inches (tilt it forward) without causing any harm. That is if you don't want to take the engine out and replace all the hoses and probably the wire harness cause all the plastic bits are so brittle the break when you get near them with a flat tip screw driver... Zlover will tell you that he can pull a motor in a couple-few hours, but that's if you know what you are doing and have done it a couple-few times before. either way, good luck.

I was able to replace the coolant lines (passenger side) but I had to cut the old ones off to do it and yes, I ended up with lots of cuts and bruises on my hands.