What does the air-oil separator do for your Porsche?
Here is some helpful information about your car’s air-oil separator: What does the air-oil separator do for your Porsche? The air-oil separator serves a complex function in your Porsche’s engine function, so we’ll keep it simple: this part keeps air and oil from contaminating their respective systems.
What happens when the air oil separator fails?
When the separator fails, you will begin to see a large increase in the overall vacuum in the engine crankcase. In the most extreme cases, the air-oil separator fails to separate the oil from the air, and oil is then sucked into the intake manifold.
Do you need to remove the oil separator Mount?
If you need to remove the second plenum for additional work then you will not need to move the separator mount, but it is a very tight fit on the second plenum, and I have found removing the mount screws easier. Begin by removing the air hose connection to the oil separator.
How do you change an oil separator on a Porsche?
On the pre 2006 cars here are basically two ways to change the oil separator. The easiest is to drop the engine out of the car. This allows you full access to the lines and connections of the separator. The other method is to remove the separator with the engine in the car.
How to replace an air separator on a Porsche 911?
Another good tip here is to use Ziploc bags to neatly hold all of the various nuts and bolts you will be removing from the engine. Open the engine lid and begin by removing the airbox. Loosen and remove the 13mm bolt at the very front of the airbox (996), and the hose clamp holding the boot to the throttle body.
When the separator fails, you will begin to see a large increase in the overall vacuum in the engine crankcase. In the most extreme cases, the air-oil separator fails to separate the oil from the air, and oil is then sucked into the intake manifold.
How to replace a Porsche 911 Carrera starter?
Begin by removing the air hose connection to the oil separator. Squeeze the black plastic connector to disconnect the hose from the plenum. Once free, set the hose connection aside. Now loosen the hose clamps securing the plenum to each manifold.