If it ain’t broke, break it! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

NewArt · 06-04-2018, 08:35 AM

Sad but true. Looking for a small vacuum leak I discovered that my vacuum reservoir was toast. No problem, says I. I’ll just swap in a new one. So I button it back up figuring I’ll drive it as is until I can get the part, it does run fine actually. So I closed her up, turned the key and, you guessed it, it won’t even run! Popping and backfiring and dies immediately! Oh Fu-darn, says I. Major leak now, I guess. So, I guess that the best way to proceed is to remove the intake manifold to verify all the tubes, switches and oil filler tube. Any guiding lights?

NewArt · 06-04-2018, 02:23 PM

So far, broken aos tube, faulty black and white check valve, cracked (probably) vacuum reservoir...
Well, I guess that could explain some shyte.

Jgkram · 06-04-2018, 03:13 PM

I know that making videos must be a real pain but have enjoyed your upgrade "journey" immensely. Ever thought about continuing your videos as you plow your way through this latest set of problems? Good luck...

thstone · 06-04-2018, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by NewArt

If it ain't broke, break it

I think that we all feel your pain. I always factor at least one self-damaged part into every job that I do!

NewArt · 06-04-2018, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jgkram

I know that making videos must be a real pain but have enjoyed your upgrade "journey" immensely. Ever thought about continuing your videos as you plow your way through this latest set of problems? Good luck...

Thanks! Yeah, I’ll try to cobble something together if it would be of some help to people. It just may need some extreme editing so you won’t have to suffer through 10 minutes of carefully chosen expletives!

Gilles · 06-04-2018, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by thstone

I think that we all feel your pain. I always factor at least one self-damaged part into every job that I do!

My wife always makes fun of me because whenever I do any kind of repair, there is always some kind of collateral damage.. :-(

986bsdriver · 06-04-2018, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Gilles

My wife always makes fun of me because whenever I do any kind of repair, there is always some kind of collateral damage.. :-(

Sometimes I’m afraid to do things because of the collateral damage. My headers took 6 months before I had the courage to handle broken bolts that never came.

I’d love to see a video of the manifolds coming off as I intend to change all the vacuum lines eventually.