Ed NY
Moderator
Reged: 06/30/02
Posts: 3162
Loc: Westchester, New York
|
|
I would clean the leaves and twigs from the front air intakes of the C2 at the end of every fall. Always a bunch of stuff in there. How does one clean leaves, etc., from the rear turbo air intakes? Has anyone found a stranger placing their hand/arm into the turbo intakes? On Friday, I came out of the dealer's shop into their rear lot where my turbo was parked to find a curious soul placing his hand and most of his arm into my passanger side air intake. This seems like a potential vandalism problem of someone placing a rag or something down in the intake. I would have thought there would have been a grill in there to prevent objects from getting in whether on their own or from being placed in there?
--------------------
Ed, 2010 6-Spd Turbo Cab
|
fantasia
member
Reged: 09/16/05
Posts: 140
Loc: Cape Cod
|
|
I know what you mean about leaves and debri in the front air intakes. It seems to be more of an issue with the 997 than it was with my 996. I have an extension on my shop vac that has picked up all kinds of junk. I don't understand why they just didn't put a nice mesh grill in the openings. I've received the same comments from the people at the dealership. Having people stick their arms in the turbo fender intake......well, that's another story??
|
Ed NY
Moderator
Reged: 06/30/02
Posts: 3162
Loc: Westchester, New York
|
|
There are after market sellers that have mesh grills for the front 996/997 intakes but I haven't seen anything for the rear fender turbo intakes. I can see some misguided person stuffing something in one of those intakes which can probably cause some server damage to the motor.
--------------------
Ed, 2010 6-Spd Turbo Cab
|
Dock (Atlanta)
F6B00ST
Reged: 07/01/02
Posts: 10155
|
|
Ed - I had the same concern when I got my Turbo. I wondered about what kind of debris had entered the intake(s)...lots of leaves in the Fall down here, or even what someone may have tossed down there. When I changed my plugs I had to remove the rear bumper and intercoolers, giving me a chance to finally see what might be on top of the intercoolers. Answer? Not a thing. Either run a small hose attached to a shop vac down there, or pull your rear bumper and intercoolers once every one or two years...it's not a big job.
--------------------
2002 Turbo
|
Ed NY
Moderator
Reged: 06/30/02
Posts: 3162
Loc: Westchester, New York
|
|
Thanks for the suggestions, Dock:
I have a nice min-vac with a flexible hose that will fit down there nicely.
--------------------
Ed, 2010 6-Spd Turbo Cab
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
