No, it's not. It's much lower than that. And the US "Covid Team" is counting ANYONE who died of anything, and who happened to be infected with Covid, as a "Covid death." Very dishonest.
I just went through the same drill and had the same problem.
I ended up removing the skid plate and heat shield from the right-side gas tank. Once the shields were off, there was more room, and the pipe easily wiggled out through there with a little twist and pull. It goes back in much...
I know this is an old thread, but if you haven't done this yet, you don't need a Tech 2 - you can do it through your dashboard display - it's in the owner's manual.