old man neri

Good day all.

Well close to a month ago I started smelling gas. Took a quick peak in the rear and saw fuel pouring out. Yay! I didn't understand at the time why, I had looked at all the fuel lines I could see to check out their date code. They were very new. Upon, removal of the fuel line I found this:



I guess one of the previous owners decided to replace all the lines save the one that I can't see. Oh well, I guess it could be worse, there was no fire.

Here is the leak:


Here is a comparison:



The bad news continued. Due to various reasons I didn't get parts until now. It is currently snowing and cold out. Working on a car when it is cold is miserable. (at least I have a garage now though). Every time I want to use a wrench I have to place it in front of a tiny space heater to warm it up. To make matters worse, when I was wrestling with the crank case breather hose (it looked like it was time to replace it as well) I cracked the rubber intake boot that connects the air meter to the throttle body. Joy. Now I have to order that piece and wait for it. Looks like I won't be driving the car today.


Grrrrr!
-matt

pete917

Fuel leaks are not good. Has to right so I guess the wait will be worth it in the end.

theiceman

at -30C maybe a spark woudn't be bad ...

Anyway Mat also looks like a non fuel line hose clamp was used too at some point. You can see the biting into the rubber. Make sure you use proper fuel line hose clamps when putting it back ..

old man neri

Those were tie wraps, some electrical wiring was tie wrapped to that fuel line. I have no idea why but seeing as that hose has been in there since the factory I am wondering if it either came that way or did someone else monkey around in there. Seems odd that Stuttgar would tie wrap electrical wiring to a fuel line.

Oh, and -36 tomorrow morning, -40 something with the wind. Yeeha.

Amber Gramps

Matt, welcome to the club.

Glad you smelled gas rather than smoke.

It's a job that is doable. I think it was the flexible hex-driver that was the tool that really saved the day when I did that job. Getting the manifold off the heads is a bugger without the proper tools.

I would suggest you butter up to Pete.

old man neri

Hey Doug,

Because it is the rear ones I don't really have to removed the heads. All I have to take off is the air box and the air meter. I am not to worried about the job being 'doable' more as I am pissed off that I have to get more pieces and I have 0 motivation to fix it when it is that cold outside. Oh well.

Thanks for the support Doug!
-matt

rusnak

I can't find my flashlight. Oh...here's a match...*

old man neri

Don't be silly. I don't use matches....I have a lighter instead.

theiceman

yeah I can't see Porsche tie wrapping to a fuel line .... but then again you never know ..

Mike Murphy

Hey, all, I missed you guys so much that I decided to buy a 986S! So I'll be lurking here every once in awhile

Matt, sorry about the fuel line, but it wasn't me, I swear!

Doug, glad to see you've racked up nearly 7,700 posts keeping it going

Amber Gramps

Murphy, how the heck are you and the Mrs? Ya, the post count is due to my OT addiction. Seems I love politics. Who knew?

theiceman

i don't care how good looking she is .. i would still kick her *** for sitting on my car like that ..

whalebird

thanks doug. This thread is getting hot and I don't mean the "match" referance.

Mike Murphy

Ha ha, yeah, I know how you feel, iceman . We're doing well, thanks for asking Doug.

On a different note, the 986 is a totally different car than the 911, but there are those subtle similarities that make it all part of the family: key is still on the left, oil level gauge still present, gas filler on the front fender, and the car is supposedly pretty good in the snow with the right tires. It's funny - I had a 3.2 and now have a 3.2 liter engine

whalebird

I love Boxsters. I don't know the mass-adversion to them, but they are one of(if not THE) best roadsters out there and it is a true mid-engine roadster with exceptional suspension, great climate control, ample power...I could go on. You have to spend 100K to even come close.