YOUR RESEARCHHow do I get this bolt out?
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Drivers side intake manifold, bolt that is between it and the AOS. @Porschetech3 and anyone with the knowledge, Do I need to remove the fuel rail? (I don't want to do that) fyi, I have the coolant expansion tank out, so it's making things a little easier. Here's the bolt reflected in the mirror:
The last bolt on the intake manifold is affectionately known as the "bitch bolt" ..To get it out, you take the two bolts out of the AOS ,and lift the AOS and push it back toward the firewall.. Then remove the bitch bolt...
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Thanks! That's what I was thinking. I think we all deserve a medal for working on these cars!
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It takes a special sort of mind set . In most ways they are totally opposite of domestic cars...
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Yeah Skip, we know why you’re cray-cray, amigo. And Porsche certified you Gold-level crazy at that! We all are to own 996’s. Just ask my wife.
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Yep, that's exactly what the GM at Porsche of Birmingham told me way back in 2004..
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