Boxster 3.2 S Intake problem when cleaning throttle body

[RBrummer]

rdass623

Duct tape was very high on my list, but I too am as German and as stubborn as my German car, so I pulled out the long piece of intake pipe, put both on the bench, borrowed my wife's hair blower, heated up the "female end", applied a little lithium grease and some elbow grease. Once "mated", I took them apart, stuffed them both back in and re-introduced the happy couple. I would only recommend this on inanimate objects.

Now waiting for Pelican to deliver some gaskets for the throttle body/intake runners and a new MAF sensor for the rough idle and we will see what happens.

Collateral happiness is that I now know exactly where the starter is and if/when I fails, that should be a piece of cake.

RB

[rdass623]

RB as a fellow schnitzel eater and former helicopter mechanic, I also have a stubborn streak for getting things right, but I probably would have resorted to the band saw and some fiberglass resin for that resonator before resorting to a hair dryer. a little more intake note is always a good thing. on my Miata, I found the only replacement for the mentioned intake note was the whine of a supercharger. now all I need to do is make my boxy accelerate like my Miata...