Hi all-
Thursday morning fun here! This car was brought in by an elderly gentleman with the complaint of a whistling noise at idle when warm. A quick attempt at pulling the oil cap while the engine was running sealed it's fate: extreme crankcase vacuum caused by a failed diaphragm in the crankcase breather. The assembly is located in the valley, underneath the supercharger and all the related plumbing.
Be a mechanic, they said. It'll be fun, they said. It's getting a new thermostat while I'm in there, it also requires all this work and is a common failure. All this, and the car has 32k miles on it. Always remember, friends don't let friends buy German cars.
Thursday morning fun here! This car was brought in by an elderly gentleman with the complaint of a whistling noise at idle when warm. A quick attempt at pulling the oil cap while the engine was running sealed it's fate: extreme crankcase vacuum caused by a failed diaphragm in the crankcase breather. The assembly is located in the valley, underneath the supercharger and all the related plumbing.
Be a mechanic, they said. It'll be fun, they said. It's getting a new thermostat while I'm in there, it also requires all this work and is a common failure. All this, and the car has 32k miles on it. Always remember, friends don't let friends buy German cars.
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