De-snorkle question...

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Don't worry, this is not another question about what it is, the benefits/negatives or how to do it :eek:

I was playing around with my Boxster this afternoon and when I looked through the air intake on the drivers side, I noticed there was a screen behind it. Curious about this screen, I decided to look at de-snorkling my car. The screen behind the intake vents looks to be a factory piece (it had two "pins" that fit into holes on the car. Additionally, when putting it back together, I accidentially put it in backwards. It wouldn't fit. I had to turn it around to get the pins and screw hole to line up). After taking the screen off, there was no snorkle! :confused:

I admit, I am the second owner but in knowing what level of additional things the previous owner did to the car, I HIGHLY doubt it was him.

Ok, after that exciting setup, here are the questions.... What years did Porsche use the snorkle? If they used them in 2002, could it be a restriction required for cars in CA? (I know majority of posters are from the golden state... My car was purchased in Delaware) I was curious about this because I have read MUCH on de-snorkling (on this site and others), but never heard about anything like this on any of the posts.

Any information is greatly appreciated!
 
Your car has obviously been desnorked by some previous owner.

All the 986s had snorkles.
The screen was an added safety net put on by someone (PO) so leaves and ciggy butts and the like could not get into the air cleaner.

I did something similar when I desnorked my car. Attached some screen material cut to the proper size attached to the inlet area with a small amount of adhesive.

Sounds like PO did a very nice thorough job.;)
 
Did it look like this?
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Perhaps the former owner followed these instructions:

http://www.jewelsforcars.com/desnorks/
 
I meant to get a pic when I first discovered it, but couldn't find my camera :( I will try to post a pic this evening.

It does not look anything like what you show. It is not a metal screen, but plastic. And at the bottom of the screen there are two pegs that fit perfectly into two holes on the car. It looks like it is either factory made or made by an aftermarket parts place.

I do admit, that the de-snorkling could have been done by the PO, but looking at other "basic" car care things that were not done by him leads me to believe differently. Examples include: A paint job that has not had a wax in the 3+ years he owned it (and I believe it stayed outside at least half the time). In the front trunk compartment next to the battery, there was an animal nest. The PO took it to the dealer for all maintenance at the exact intervals recommended by Porsche. I don't believe any of these things show the PO didn't take care of the car, I just find it hard to believe that anyone who would take the car to their dealer for everything would remove the snorkle AND have this almost custom made screen. Just a little puzzling...:confused:
 
I recall hearing about rare engine fires due to cigarette butt ingestion (another ill effect of 2nd hand smoke :mad: ) Did Porsche add a screen to help prevent this in recent years? I know my ’99 is wide open from the factory.
 
Here are pics of what is in my car.

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Has anyone seen anything like this before?
 
Actually, that looks kinda slick--better than glueing hacks. Looking in the vent of a late model 986 recently, there was a screen such as you have. Mine doesn't have one (2000).
 
From the one pic of the intake you included, it sure looks like there is a snork in there. Am I seeing things? It looks like this:
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DUH!!! :o It is still in there.... I think I was so taken back that there was a screen in place that I didn't really look that much further. As I mentioned in my first post, I didn't begin this so much to remove the snork but to play around on my car. When I saw the screen I payed little attention to actually removing the snork.:p
 
We do tend to get distracted by the simplest things, don't we! :D Look at the bright side, now you have a project for this weekend.
 
Weekend Project

Did you say weekend project? Actually, it's a pretty quick process. I don't know why I waited so long to do it. You could probably do it while you're waiting for someone you're picking up. That's what I did (15 minutes). Where did I get the tools while waiting?... I magically had them in my pocket. :)
 
no, I said "a project for this weekend" ;) You're right, it is quick, you just have to be careful not to snap off any of the clips. It looks like WC13 was 99% there.
 
oops, let me clarify, when I said, "wide open", I meant no screen. I think the screen was added to newer models to address potential flaming debris ingestion. :eek: My '99 had a snorkel too, but it ain't there any more. :D
 
Snorkle on passenger side?

I was under the impression the snorkle was on the engine intake side (driver side). Is there also one on the engine compartment blower intake (passenger side)?
 
No reason for a snorkel on the right side, the snorkel is used for noise reduction reasons.
-De-snorkel and de-foam the filter will give you a little extra effect (K&N filter even better).
Instead of a screen inside I placed aluminum screens outside of both intakes (right and left) which give a turbo kind-of-look.
 
Here are a couple of pictures :) The mesh is slightly smaller for the back intake grills.
 

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