fiesta mk5 fuel pipe advice please

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Hi Folks,

I am posting this on here as I believe the Fiesta MK5 and Puma share the same fuel tank and floor platform, I hope the fuel pipe fitting is a common fitting across a few models.

My son just bought a 98 Puma 1.7, we have removed the old fuel tank to fit a brand new tank.

I am really struggling to remove the pipe that fits on top of the tank next to the pump/sender unit.

It has a large white connector and no push in clips unlike the std fuel pipes, it can't be pushed our via the sender unit access but it can turn.

What is that pipe and how can I remove it, I need to fit it to the new tank.

Also any tips on how to remove the std fuel pipes? one with the red now has a busted push in clip ring, these have been left connected to the pump so far.

Thanks