Hi Jimmy, only the top inch or so before it starts to curve downwards. Luckily mine was split near the top so I could just see it. I posted pic's in the thread, idle issues, if you want to have a look. Although the experiment of spraying quickstart around the area got me looking in the area.

It's been suggested that if you have access to a garage ramp it's possible to get at it from underneath by removing the starter motor, but I don't think it's possible, as there is no leverage to get the pipe back on.

According to the ford tech chap it was more prevalent in the Mondeo but it's basically the same engine.