How do I get the pipe off?????? Looks like an air fitting but it just wont come off, is there any particular technique?
Sorry to start a new thread but I need to get it off today

had my car at 4-tech today to get an oil flush.
the pipe had to be cut because the fitting you are talking about is next to impossible to remove.
and if by any chance you do manage to take it of, an accurate /sealed re-fit is difficult.
the pipe is easy to cut and to reconnect a brass/metal connecter(like a pipe a bit bigger then the internal diameter of the cut rubber hoses) is put to connect the two hoses together and tightened with 2 jubilee clips at either end.

Sorted it did come with problems though, although I have completely flushed it at a cost of around £90
I couldn't get the connector off so I did something I can't believe I didn't think of before, I just followed the pipe back to the gearbox and took it off there, connected some hose and fed it to a bucket ( I did manage to follow the wrong pipe back to the box and pump fluid all over the place first though ) all it left me to do was fill the sump, run for 10 seconds then repeat till the fluid is clear
Also fit a new rad today, gona go for a drive tomorrow and report back

Just to report back if anybody was interested, my gearbox is fine now the grumble noise has even gone and the point at where it used to chug slightly it now changes gear instead so happy days I used 12L to flush it which admittedly wasn't enough, the fluid wasn't completely clear but it was almost there, I didn't have anymore fluid so I didn't risk dropping anymore out, in around a month I will do another flush but this time with 16L just to make sure, now I've got a method of flushing sorted it will be a 20 minute job next time

Method and pictures would be helpful next time around  .
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The method is very basic, as in my last post above
I will take pics next time, but basically h heres what I did -

*Warm up
*Stop engine and remove drain plug
*Replace the plug
*( this step is a very risky chance I took and was at my own risk, I put in 1L of neat TFR and left for 1 hour )
*Drain the tfr
*Put in 1L of ATF to flush the pan ( repeat till clean when draining)
*Fill the pan with ATF until overflowing
*Remove the return pipe from the gearbox ( this is a steel pipe thats on the drivers side of the box above the pan)
*Fit 1 meter of hose pipe to the steel pipe, put the pipe into a container
*Start the engine for around 5 seconds and watch the colour of the fluid
*Top up the fluid
*Run for 5 seconds
*Repeat the above until the fluid runs clear
*Re-fit the return pipe
*Top up as usual ( move selector from N - D - N - R - N ) ( Dont quote me on this step but I think its right )
*Go for a drive, check level in N

With a good pump to get the fluid in quick this can be done in less than half a hour and around £100