1988 Carrera Engine Whistle Left Side

[porschzilla]

Hi All,

I did all of the fuel lines on my 88 Carrera with the motor in the car. On reassembly I noticed that my 8mm socket was a bit wide and wouldn't go straight into the intake nut. I only loosened the drivers side intake when I did the job. I didn't take the intake off. When I tried to torque the 6 bolts down to 18lb I felt that 3 possibly stripped because of the angle of the socket head not being able to go in straight..
I now hear a light whistle when it is running. I will go to Porsche on Monday and get new nuts and I will also get a new 8mm thin socket and re torque. If I use the car with the whistle can I damage anything? The motor runs fine with no shudder.

Thanks
Jack
1988 Carrera Cabrio

[E Sully]

If air is being sucked in at the manifold there is a chance the mixture could become lean. That could hurt the engine. I'd wait till the manifold was tight and the whistle was gone.

[rick-l]

So essentially you took it apart and reused the 21 year old gaskets?

When I took the manifold off some of the gasket stuck to the head and some to the spacer. I don't see how you will get it to seal without taking it all the way apart and cleaning the surfaces.