M20 facelift thermostat housing replacement

[tiw30]

I am about to replace my M20 facelift thermostat housing, its seems it will foul the fuel rail, can the rail be removed without removing the injectors by just removing the clips to the injectors. Are there any bolts holding the fuel rail as well, and is that all that needs removed or does anything else need stripped back.
I have had a search and a look in the WIKI but can't find anything

Many thanks for any help anyone can provide

Regards Glenn

[Skinny89]

A few weeks back I replaced my thermostat and to get the housing off was really hard and annoying due to the position of one bolt, but with persistence and a few swear words you can get the housing off with out moving the fuel rail

[tiw30]

I can get the thermostat off but if I try to remove the main housing on the engine side its movement gets physically blocked by the end of the fuel rail, there are no problems loosening any bolts

[_Dan_]

Theres 3 or 4 10mm bolts holding to rail on to the manifold,

have you tried taking all the sensors out of the housing?