hi amba. pipes are on drivers side to the right of the servo, but are connected to what looks like a three way valve by jubilee clips. these are what i undid to flush and took of the valve. does this sound like what you explained.
there are three pipes in all connected by what i assume is a therm valve. i took this off and the water was coming out of this pipe to the right of the other two and behind engine.
purchased a 1998 2.5 cdx estate in the summer with 126.000 on the clock and a few little probs. a couple allready sorted a few still to fix one being no heat. i have tried to flush water through two pipes in bulk head but can only get water to flow through bottom pipe. does this mean i am doing something wrong or that there is a blockage in the matrix.