Monthly Archives: April 2011

Power Probe 3

What can I say, I’m a guy….I like tools. Errrr I love tools. I love cool tools that most people don’t know about. One of those tools is a little guy called a Power Probe (3). This is a fantastic, … Continue reading

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996 Oil Leaks

A buddy of mine brought by his 996 that is having trouble containing it’s oil, lol. Every time he drives the car, he gets out and smells that familiar smell of oil burning off the engine. It was time to … Continue reading

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911 CV Boot

Oh no, not CV week again! Remember, everything happens in 3′s, lol. The owner brought this gem by for a new CV boot that he found cracked when he had the car stored on his lift. I think people just … Continue reading

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951 Finished

Last night I kept running ideas through my head of what could be causing our full heat issue in the 951. While the CCU and vacuum solenoid seemed like obvious candidates, I have never really seen one fail like this. … Continue reading

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A little wrenching weekend.

Saturday I headed over and hung out with some very good friends of mine to do a little “KCWS wrenching.” We had 3 people that wanted to do their brakes, and Scott needed some help working on his 951 replacing … Continue reading

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Power Tools: Ridgid….thumbs down.

I thought I’d throw this out there after a recent customer service issue I had. The nice thing about the blog, is that I can see where people visit from, if they google the site and what keywords they used … Continue reading

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996/Boxster Window Problems Part II

Awhile back I had written a post about window drop issues in the boxster/996. A few weeks ago I had a Boxster come in for an oil change, and a window that was not functioning properly. The driver window would … Continue reading

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993TT PPI

I recently did a Pre Purchase Inspection for a local car the other day. Last time I did a PPI for this seller (on a previous 993TT that he owned), I swore I would raise my prices as the leakdown … Continue reading

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951 Finished

Finished up the 951 last week, but due to the Porsche Club Race, I was tied up since then and couldn’t give an update! What a new auxillary thermostat should look like Installed with a new thermostat housing And the … Continue reading

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On To The 951

After I put the pressure tester on the coolant system I was able to locate our coolant leak. Pretty common for the front port on the waterpump to start leaking from the oring. When I glanced down there, I knew … Continue reading

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