BS...this is total BS. I got the new hose and the guy behind the counter said just pinch it with pliers and it will slide right off. No problem, I check my Haynes manual just to be sure.

Quote from Haynes:
1) You can only fit one hand back there, and you have to be laying on top of the engine practically just to do that. I have long narrow fingers, and was able to push one tab in but not the other. Forget any type of pliers, they won't fit even with the throttle cover removed.

2) The other clamp on the inlet hose (connection to the engine) is backwards. Yes, someone at the factory attached this before the engine was put in, so now the face of the screw for the clamp is facing the firewall. I tried to use a five inch in length screw driver and it was still to long.

How do you get this hose off? I would like to do this myself, but damn...if one side doesn't get you the other will. Then keep in mind you have to be careful not to crack the heater core.

 

Finally...got it in last night. You will need a pair of 90 degree needle nose pliers with long handles.

Don't try to pinch the two tabs in the middle, go for the ones in the back. Once pinched the hose slides off quite easily.

For the backwards clamp, I used my faithful drimmel...Drimmel...its everywhere you want to be.

After cutting it off I removed the old tube and put in the new tube. The new clamp is one you have to use pliers to open up, this was not easy and is still not on all the way. I will let the dealer fix this on my next visit.

The noise is gone though. There is a slight "high pitched gurgle" when the heat is on and I am at 2000 rpm though. I beleive this is due to air in the system.

So, how do you get air out of that part? I tried the normal method of letting the car get to operating temp with the cap off and squeeze the main hose. However, I still feel like air is in the inlet hose due to it being the highest point. Is there a bleeder somewhere on the backend of the system?