Am afraid either the body is dirty or in need of replacement. Need to know if the fan needs to come out also. Have not done this repair before.
Thanks,
dick

No, but that would give you more room. Undo the rear bottom bolts first, 10mm ratchet. Do not take off what appear to be top bolts on the manifold.

There is a youtube video somewhere...
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I removed it and am happy with that decision. It is all out and am redoing the wiring harness coverings. Will order an xemodex unit next week. BTW, Howard's site has great instructions for removal and installation if ever needed.

Thanks,
dick

Through experience, cleaning the ETM is a waste of time, I did it last year until I end up buying one from xemodex. After cleaning the etm, RPM needle stop moving up and down but car seems still sluggish in low gears until it's back to what it's doing after less than 1K miles. You will save a lot of time by removing the fan for R&R and freeing the etm connection from starter back brace and rerouting the new one. With xemodex etm, the car is back to normal and even better I think, esp. when I am driving through the mountain, no more noticeable speed searching and pick is better. So far, I am still sold, xemodex is the way to go. With 99XC 160k miles and counting.