I bought my RL used and the recall for the hose was done once before I purchased it. Well the same thing happened again and I was informed by more than one dealership that the repair is on me as recalls are only replaced once. Has anyone decided to tackle this install themselves? I have been comparing the install to that of the 2nd Gen TL owners and from what I've gathered if I dont have acess to a lift, then I may not need to attempt it. Have any of you had similar difficulties with this install if any?

 

no sir, but I can imagine you would need to do it from the bottom side.

Jack stands and cardboard in the driveway should do the trick.

 

It actually is all done from the top of the motor. A lift or even jack is not needed. You can search on here for the service manual procedure. There's a little more to it than the 2nd gen TL's but not too difficult as long as you have the tools.

 

That should have said "can't imagine"

 

I completed it over the weekend and it was a combination of accessing it from the top and the bottom. I depends on which one you're more comfortable doing. I'll post the pics as soon as I get a chance.

 

Before you proceed to follow any of the below directions, keep in mind that I did this with no instructions. If you find a more efficient way to complete the task then by all means do so.
I was worried about not being separate the hose from the rack so that was the bolt I attacked first. I approached it from under the driver’s side. (It can also be reached from above with the removal of the fuse box and intake.



Closer pick of the bolt which is a 14mm



Next I moved to the passenger side to pull the sensor and bushing located behind the pump close to the firewall. I approached them both from under the car but they can be accessed easily from the top with the use of an extension.




Closer pick of the sensor and bushing.



Closer pick of the bushing held down by a 10mm bolt.



The last thing to remove was a PITA 10mm bolt for the bushing located by the rear motor mount. To access it, I removed the fuse box and the intake which allowed me to get my hand way down in there.



A closer pic of the bushing.



And finally I removed the 10mm bolts where the hose meets the pump.



The worst part of the process was the fishing out and in of the hose. I fished it out from under the passenger side (because I didn’t know any better) when it could have been removed vertically. When I installed it, I found it easier to install right over the top of the motor down the firewall.

Having done it once, I’d say it can be done in 2 hours or less unless you get stuck fishing the hose in/out like I did.