Never had reason to remove the LH cover but now I found it it wont come off ...applied reasonable force but no go
Spins around fine.Not exactly sure where to insert the screwdrivers.
Help
SORTED applied brain and the horseshoe clip should be pushed fully in to release the connection.
Passed the 2.5mm drill test and blew down the hose so that's not blocked ...I guess that's ok.

thanks all

 

It is sort of counter-intuitive - push to unlock.

Curious - I see you have the tool with the barbs on the legs. My car came to me with one on each of the Norma connectors. It seems we're lucky with our early cars as I think it was sold as a 'special tool' for the later ones? A replacement PLB hose doesn't have them.

 

On my S type R the fitting on the left side valve cover doesnt appear to have a small passageway. It looks to be a big open tube. Is that right? Am I not seeing something? Ill go look again but when I looked previously I swear there wasnt a metered hole.

 

AArcuda ...wrong forum.

 

Just curious:
Can we assume that in addition to undoing the cover screws around the perimeter that you did indeed remove the coil cover to undo the 2 cover screws inline with the spark plugs?

 

I would have thought the breather systems on the engines are all similar making the particular chassis irrelevant…..

thanks for teaching me that they are model specific! Who would have expected that??

 

Dr D ..my bad punctuation ...LH cover just pulls off ( no unbolting ) it was the breather fitting I could not remove until I realized the horseshoe bit was the release catch.
Thanks

 

I see now.
I do not have a horseshoe clip, but similar to Zray's use of screwdriver blades, I use my Harbor Freight picks to disconnect that fitting without causing any further damage from brittleness. (knock on wood!)