How not to repair a Porsche

[Pork_n_Beem]

Anyone recognise this handywork?

[wildoliver]

Nope not my level of work afraid!

On a serious note, inlet manifold 996? By the looks of it provided the post isn't supporting anything major it won't do any harm, no risk of it pulling in to manifold and engine for example. Still not how it should be done. And certainly not with epoxy.

[rich 36]

Looks likea soldering iron wound




I claim my Five pounds
and voucher for new soldering iron

[Pork_n_Beem]

Yep 996, GT2. The prospect of it failing and letting bits of plastic into the engine is a little inconvenient to say the least.

I think i was lucky quite frankly.

Soldering iron ? yep done that a few times lol

[stuttgartmetal]

I can just hear Wende now.
Frowning up with distaste at the picture of a 993 C4S on the wall of the bunker deep underground somewhere outside Zuffenhausen.
His face cracks into a smile as he looks on to the table, a grey 996 1:8 sits there. His creation, his new creation. His.

"Jah, der einlassmannigfaltig fer der 996 er.
Nein, dumbkopf, nicht metall, plastic !!

Wunderbarrrrrr."

[dubkiller]

Pork_n_Beem said:

Anyone recognise this handywork?

yep.
new health and safety on fag packets.
smoking kills.
your lungs could look like this if dont do at least 98 ron !

[G T 3]

Looks like my attempt at yorkshire puddings,cillet bang will get that off!

[Bodo]

How did the original damage occur though? Looks like something hit from the inside

[ACEparts_com]

That's probably the result of an OPC service

[Pork_n_Beem]

ACEparts_com said:

That's probably the result of an OPC service

LOL, yeh, basically a lug has broken off and exposed the vacumm/pressure side of the inlet track, it had been glued back on with epoxy resin,

I am considering getting DNA samples from the part, am i going too far, need guidance

[sportsandclassic]

Hi

That damage is on the n/s inlet manifold,and it has happened when the car has had a clutch replaced,because if you drop the engine too far it pulls on the top of the manifold and rips a piece off like that..!!! it has a 10mm bolt that goes into it to support a turbo inlet pipe.

I know because many years ago i had this happen to me

I always undo that bolt now just incase.

I had to change the inlet manifold in-situ.

Mike

sports and classic ltd

[Karnivor]

That Sucks!!

[Pork_n_Beem]

Very interesting, the clutch was changed by the OPC that supplied the car.
I noticed it slipping the day after i picked it up ! and they changed it FOC....

perhaps it wasn't free after all