How does having the hoses tight reduce the risk of fire? All you need right now is one stray spark and you've got an engine fire. Also, if it's coming out in a spray, it's more apt to ignite. Liquid gasoline is difficult to light. Gasoline vapor goes off at the drop of a hat.

Do not drive the car until you get this fixed.

Seriously, how can you possibly think it's a good or safe idea to drive a car that is leaking gasoline onto the head?

exactly. like i said, this car is a bomb waiting to happen.

Well I'm definately taking all your advice and not driving the car. I'm going to order the parts. My only other question is- should I do this swap out myself or pay for a shop to do it for me? I checked and I have all the tooks I would need. My fear is there aren't many shops if any around here that know german cars. The closest Porsche dealer is on in Manchester, which, because of traffic up there, is about an hour's drive.
So... anyone done this themselves before? Suggestions?

i've done it. not a big deal. get some O-ring sealant and be sure to be gentle when wrenching on the fuel rail: they like to split. also, get some PTFE thread sealer for all the threaded fuel fittings. i'd definitel remove the fuel rail so as not to damage the injectors. also, i'd hit all the threaded fittings with PB blaster or KROIL a couple of times a day for a few days to make sure those things will come off. mine were on there so tight i couldn't believe it. in the end, i grabbed the old dampener and regulator with vise grips so as not to be wrenching on the fuel rail.

Be sure to not apply any twisting force to the fuel rail. It will form microscopic cracks that can leak a good amount of gas. Don't ask how I know. Use two wrenches to avoid the problems.

How does the fuel rail come de-attached from the injectors? Are there threads underneath the rail that connect the injectors? The regulator (which is the one closest to the windshield if I'm not thinking backwards) looks easy to detach. It looks like its held in with two bolts pressing it downwarsd and a hose clamp on the fuel hose. I take it the connector into the fuel rail there is some sort of teflon compression male fitting that squeezes itself down when you wrench it down? I see no threads.

As far as the damper (again, I might be thinking of them backwards) It is held on by a bracket and screws onto a hose. The hose exits the bottom of the damper and goes under the fuel rail and screw into the otehr side of the fuel rail. The hose connector that is directly connected to the damper is very hard to reach as it is in between two intake manifold tubes. I was planning on detaching the hose that leads to the damper at the fuel rail and then removing the damper and the damper and hose together.

I might have to go take a look at how the fuel rail is attached. From what I can recall there are brackets that bolt it to the valve cover, no? Is there a chance of the bolt heads in the valve cover snapping off if I went to wrench on them? (I had this problem when trying to relplace a exhast manifold cover on a 89 Toyota)

You guys are being a HUGE help in all your info. I don't know what I would do if I hadn't have found this place.

there are 3 bolts (iirc) that connect the fuel rail to the intake manifold. The injectors are wedged between the rail and the intake with o-rings to seal from fuel leaks.

2 bolts on the intake manifold and two on the cam housing.

Ditto on the advice to get the fuel leak resolved asap. I struggled with mine until I found a leaky injector. Oddly, it wasn't the seals, it was the body of the injector. I had to replace the whole set.

You've got a great car and Pelican Parts is the place. Great service. Good people.

924SBob (the other one)http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1144768983.jpg

Burnt up in a firey ball of fire?

Firey ball of fire.. nice image, thx.

From what I figure the damper and regulator have been bad for quite some time. I remeber the previous owner telling me that the car got about 17 MPG to her knowledge. I knew at the time that it should be more like 25, but I didn't say anything because I figured she was just guessing. But this problem would definately cause bad fuel econ. So god knows how long they have needed replaced. I'm supresied something hadn't already happened.

I see how the fuel injectors are held with the rail now- I can't believe all that keeps it from leaking is o rings. Think I will need replacement o rings after I remove the rail? Anyone know what size they are? I'd like to have them already before I took it off. I don't plan on having parts of Porsche laying around my garage for a week :-/


Again though.. every now and then I start wondering if this was the right car for me... and then I walk into my garage and see it and erase all doubt. I have driven newer 911's (996's) and this thing is just as fun to drive as them.

Any time :D

By the way, I also drive a 924S. 1988. 17mpg seems quite low to me. On a trip to LA from Seattle, I averaged around 30mpg. In city, I get around 25 or 26.

Once you get the car sorted out, you'll love it. Storage capacity is great, too. I managed to cram an almost 7 foot tall cat condo into mine to bring it home from Bellingham.