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The driver's side rear is really the furthest away if you consider that the brakes lines run under the passenger side and then has to run along the beam to get to the caliper.
Doubt you'd be able to crack it like that, they're quick thick.
Must be something loose somewhere.
Have you tried torquing all the inlet bolts up to 12nm?
Could be thermostat or coolant temp sensor.
If It thinks it's gone cold, it could possibly run on a sort of cold map, richening the fuel and causing the smell.
I have this
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/mocal-billet-sandwich-plate-for-sender-fitment-m-tgasp200x
And this
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/extension-bolt-m20-x-1-5-m-eb-m20x15
I seem to remember getting a Milwaukee drill bit set on a deal a few years ago.
1mm up to 10mm in half mm increments.
They cut through metal no bother and they were just plain HSS. They do Cobalt and Titanium ones too for a bit more money.