Picked up a GTS a few months ago, it’s been driven 5 miles since, ran fine for what it was. I had some issues starting the car, ad it would start then die, for no apparent reason.
I looked around and noticed the intake elbow was off, then did further examination and found this.
What is really odd is, I don’t know when this would have occurred, the radios was bone dry, and their was not leakage of fluid, meaning this must have happened outside, at some point when I would start the car weekly.
From what I know, the water pump, cap and rotor, and wires were replaced at some point last year by the previous owners shop - maybe they did TQ, or the belt was adjusted incorrectly
By far the most puzzling car issue I have seen in a while.