Hi,

There is no access from below, zero! I would not attempt this by removing the intake manifold. There are many many brittle things that you can break here. The sensors and wire harness, the throttle linkage, the EHA, the fuel distributor!!! In hindsight I was very lucky not to have damaged anything. After buttoning it back up I was tempted to do it from above but if I failed I would have had the car stranded far away from Mr. MB. The tech at Mr. MB did the repair rather quickly. There were two clamps, one regular screw type and one non-reusable type. He probably used a combination of picks and screwdrivers to yank, pry the hose off. A pair of long needle nose pliers, lube and that flex shaft nut driver would probably be needed to install the new hose. I was a complete novice when I attempted that repair, but now with a little more experience under my belt, I think I could have done what the tech did.

Good Luck,

glenmore
1991 300CE
2000 C280
1990 LS400