drivers side top hose problem fitting

[wrighty]

its the connection to the steel pipe at the bottom ime struggling with cant get my hand in to remove old one so not be able to slot new one on either i should imagine. is there something to remove to get at it or do you have to come up from underneath or is there a knack to it that someone can describe to me. i have no way of coming up from underneath so it may be garage if thats the only way to do it -----HELP PLEASE----- thanks in advance

[wonkanoby]

have you removed the plastic undertrays?

[wrighty]

no not yet as i havent been well since the weekend can i get to end of pipe with these removed and how easy are they to remove i have no ramps or nothing to get underneath with and the street its parked up on is excessivley steep although i may be able to get it on a bit of flat near where i live. i suppose i could jack it up on the flat now my brains working. how long would it take me to take the trays off put pipe on and put em back on(its an access the bit of flat ground i could work on and people come and go all day)hope ime making sense becos i have thumping headache and ime aching everywhere else as well. cheers

[Northern Bongolow]

you can remove the undertray on flat ground(just)with no ramps.this is about 10 x10mm bolts,then slide it to the rear of the motor,then out.replace the pipe etc.the problem you will have is bleeding the coolant system after the pipe fit.this is not a 2 minuite job if done correctly.
there are 3 videos on youtube showing one way to bleed a bongo,type in bleeding a mazda bongo, and they should pop up.
2--3 hours should see you good bearing in mind its your first time.