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YOUR RESEARCHRecords show “flames from driver’s side intake” - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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Repair invoice does not show

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I’ll add that the owner was older and near death and that the repair invoice does not show and repair of the intake grill or intake parts.
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Leading evidence: 'Repair invoice does not show' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Repair invoice does not show' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Repair of the intake grill or intake parts

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I’ll add that the owner was older and near death and that the repair invoice does not show and repair of the intake grill or intake parts.
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If you look at how the airbox is shaped, the only way you'd see "flames from the intake" is by setting fire to the filter.
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Repair invoice does not show

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I’ll add that the owner was older and near death and that the repair invoice does not show and repair of the intake grill or intake parts.
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Repair of the intake grill or intake parts

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I’ll add that the owner was older and near death and that the repair invoice does not show and repair of the intake grill or intake parts.
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If you look at how the airbox is shaped, the only way you'd see "flames from the intake" is by setting fire to the filter.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi, I’m looking at a used 01 and I’m going through the service records and see wording that says the customer brought the car in because he saw “flames coming from drivers side intake” and the documented repair was a new clutch and dual mass flywheel. I’m dumbfounded on this one. I’ll add that the owner was older and near death and that the repair invoice does not show and repair of the intake grill or intake parts. Any thoughts?

POST 2Original post

Pops ride the clutch like a carnival pony?

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

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Lol! That’s what I’m thinking. Maybe to the point of causing a lot of smoke. He went through a clutch in 10k miles.

POST 4Original post

Sounds like grandpa was seeing things that weren't real. If you look at how the airbox is shaped, the only way you'd see "flames from the intake" is by setting fire to the filter. That said: if the airbox is gone, in favor of some poorly-conceived attempt at a CAI, then all bets are off. Sent from my SM-S918U using Tapatalk

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