If you have trouble accessing it, remove the driver's side water pipe (yellow dots).Remove the exhaust feed tube (pink dot above) fitting with a large adjustable wrench.Again, using plenty of padding, use a large pry-bar between the engine and the firewall to push the engine forward and away from the firewall, giving you clearance to remove the bolts.With the parking brake in and the car in gear, ratchet the strap just enough to pull the engine forward and give you clearance to remove the bolts all the way. Putting down plenty of towels to protect the body work, run a ratchet strap from the engine (if you can find a good place to hook it onto) to a secured source, like a tree or a beam.There are two main methods I've heard of doing this: Continue to loosen the EGR bolts until they're all the way out. Move the engine forward, away from the firewall, to gain more access to the EGR.Remove the side-tube EGR bolts and, as much as you can, loosen the main EGR bolts (2 x 12mm, green dots).Remove the vacuum line from the EGR valve (blue dot below).This will allow more flex in the engine on its mounts. After removing the transmission, remove the upper intake pipes (2 for the NA, 4 for the TT).Spray all EGR bolts in PB Blaster and wait a day!.One common way to remove the intake manifold is performed when you have the transmission removed for another job (such as a clutch/flywheel replacement or upgrade). You must first remove the intake manifold. This article will hopefully explore these tricks. However, there are of course tricks and work-arounds for these problems. The EGR tube that connects to the driver's side exhaust manifold is extremely difficult to access.The bolts that hold the EGR valve to the engine are longer than the space between the EGR valve and the firewall.There are two major hiccups associated with this job: Removal of the EGR system is tricky, as it is in a very tight location. EGR Bypass kit (available from your friendly neighborhood Z32 parts vendor).Cutting tool (dremel tool) OR large prybar/ratchet straps.Flex heads, ratcheting wrenches, stubbies, etc are all very helpful here. Assortment of wrenches, ratchetss (10mm, 12mm and 14mm specifically).