Car is a 2004 PT Cruiser GT Turbo, 177k miles. I did a smoke test today to look for vacuum leaks and noticed quite a bit of leakage around the throttle shaft. There is also a little play in it, not a lot though.
Is this something I should take care of? Or does the idle air valve compensate for it to some degree?

I'm asking because on my old slant six, a worn shaft really messed up getting it to run right.

Thanks.