dtal

Opened the engine lid yesterday only to find this good sized hole/crack (see pics)

Don't know if this is a common thing to have happen?

Wondering how serious of a problem, and if it's a big deal to fix?

Thanks for helping out the new guy,

Cheers,

-Daniel

jimq

common and $35-50 at the dealer for the part and a couple of bolts

tlark

I believe the connects to the blower motor(fan) for ac/heat. Easy fix and yes it does need to be replaced. Looks familiar to what I had on my turbo below the I-cooler. If I am wrong someone will correct me.

Adrienne

I had that happen on my 964, and was pleasantly surprised at the low price to fix. No big deal.

Pedro356C

I bought my car exactly like this...it did not scare my mechanic during PPI and it was cheap and fast to fix...

TroyN

It's not for the AC, it's to make sure the fan air is ducted down onto the engine. Since it's air/oil-cooled, better replace it!

dtal

You guys are the best, thanks for the responses! Will get it taken care of right away...

(Didn't know Porsche made any parts under $200)

Cheers,

-Daniel

Novice

Here is one of the many links you will find on this topic, along with the part#
https://rennlist.com/forums/993-forum/229311-torn-air-duct.html

Took no more than 15 min to fixed Nakama's in my garage.

gordo993

you guys are all wrong - it directs air to keep the flux capacitor cool. You don't want that to overheat!

kkim

How would you know??? The flux capacitor only came in the polar silver 993 cars which is what makes them significantly faster than any other color!!

Edward

Yes, common, indeed. But yours went kabloooie! Mine simply developed a crack. One strip of 2" gaffer's tape, and mine has been good for about a year now. I guess I'll get to it when I have to disassemble half the engine to replace plugs and wires

Edward