I had similar clearance issues with mine. I just moved the hose mess out of the way a bit. No need to disassemble. Just remove the fasteners that hold it down to the fender well and you'll get a couple inches of movement in there. Enough to remove the cover.

Clearance is pretty tight. Don't break an "ear" on the sensor at the rear of the valve cover (like me). I broke one ear and ended up sticking the wire-down with a little RTV.


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