I'm taking off some pieces from the engine bay to clean up and i'm working on the thermostat housing right now and the exhaust mani/turbo....

well i got the two pieces off for the thermo housing that connect the radiator hoses too....but i can't seem to get the actual housing off.....i unbolted the 4 12mm bolts holding it to the engine/head.....but i can't seem to get it off....it looks to be attached to a pipe of some sort that runs along the front of the head (behind the exhaust mani) all the way to the drivers side.....

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does this piece unbolt....or unscrew some how.....or do i need to take the whole pipe section that it's attached to off???



2nd question is.....whats it mean when u jack the front of the car up....and the front tire does not come off the ground????

i'm assuming....bad strut/shock???

i put the jack right behind the tire....where the sideskirt begins....jacked it about 1/2 way....and the tire has not come off the ground at all....



thanks