More on the ECU saga: Tried yesterday to see if I could 'see' the firewall behind the plastic inside air intake box. The plastic 'front half' of the intake comes off easily by releasing upward a couple of ss clips, the front part then comes up and out easily. The back part, covering the firewall (and hopefully the ECU) seems impossible though. Two 10mm nuts hold it in place (plus a small metal spring clip which pries off easily). However, once this is done, it MUST move straight forward to clear the studs and the plastic rain drain stuff below the windshield. BUT, it can't move forward without removing a curved portion of the heat shield around the engine. I thought this heat shield heat shield could be removed after the stabilizer brace across the top of the engine was removed but NO WAY! the bolts are just not accessible without removing the engine first!
Help??