If you have small enough tools and hands, it can be done but there isn't a whole lot of free room.

 

It takes 15 minutes to pull the intake manafold on the om606.

 

I concur on pulling the intake manifold. Just make sure you mark which vacuum hoses goes where on the intake as well as other lines/places.

And install a new intake manifold gasket. There 2 types, based on your vin# and/or engine#. Yours probably will not survive if you've never done this before or the car still has the factory installed piece.

 

Take the 15-20 min. to take the intake manifold out. pre-order the gasket.

Jetdude

 

Thanks for the suggestions, looks like all I had to do was change the fuel line from the pre-filter to the thermostat (referred to it as a thermostat in my original post, but I think it is just a heater for the fuel).

I was able to just remove the part of the manifold that goes over the top of the engine (see arrow in attached pic). Once that was off, I was able to reach in from the middle of the manifold and remove/install the fuel line to the thermostat/heater the other end in the pre-filter was accessible. This way I did not have to disturb the manifold gasket on the engine. So it worked this time, and bubbles are gone..

Thanks again for the help