Does anyone have experience removing (or dislodging) the Intake Manifold (08 TSX auto/nav) in order to access the starter?

I've removed the two nuts and 3 bolts, disconnected the air hose, removed the oem intake tubing from the throttle body, removed a throttle body air hose, and a couple hose connectors and wire harness connectors.

The problem is, I cannot pull the manifold away from the fuel rail/head on the throttle body side. It's possible that the two coolant hoses that feed into the throttle body need to come off, but before I do that, is there anything else that needs to be unbolted?

In the images below. The items squared in green have not yet been removed/disconnected. Are these a must for moving the IM enough to access the cables going into the starter?

Any tips for pulling off coolant lines without draining the coolant?
How do I access the stuff in the back of the IM (see pic #2)





Thanks!

 

You must have seen the DIY posted on this forum. Clearly the coolant lines must be removed. Either drain coolant or pinch hoses w/ vise grips and then release.

If you don't have a shop manual suggest getting one.

good luck