18Jul2010
Busy Weekend Again
After the Donkey left on Saturday, a few more rolled in. I had some quick work to do on our 997TT project to get it ready for Hallett next Saturday. Then came in a 996TT (also headed to Hallett) for a clutch accumulator and a brake fluid flush. I should take stock in 996TT clutch accumulators. This will be the 3rd one this month. If you didn’t catch my update on the previous accumulator job, the bulb in the accumulator …
05Jul2010
996C4S Oil Change/Rattle in Engine Bay
Had a buddy drop off his 996C4S tonight for an oil change in preparation of a trip. As soon as I started the car, I noticed a rattling coming from the engine. Immediately IMS jumps into your head, but I didn’t think it could make that much noise and keep running, lol. The quick diagnosis…..shut the car off and close the driver’s door…….rattle. So definitely something not related to the motor. My initial thought was the baffles had come apart …
05Jul2010
PSS9 Adjustments
Saturday morning I knocked out an oil change on an 05 Boxster right away after PCA breakfast, and then had a buddy bring by his 996TT that was having some erratic suspension behavior when it would hit bumps. The kit had been adjusted previously to try and stop this behavior before it came to me, but they were definitely adjusted incorrectly. The rear settings were at full soft or the “9” position (pss10’s are opposite). This was causing the car …
01Jul2010
GT3 Seats and Tequipment Rollbar Install
Time to get rid of the living room furniture and put it to use, lol. Finally go the mounting hardware kit for the rollbar and did the install today. Since it was a nice day…..it was a driveway install 🙂 Pulling the old seats out. Old seatbelt bolt out. Since this GT3 had seats and a rollbar in it previously, I was pretty sure at least one of the bolts would be knicked up a little from install and deinstall. …
30Jun2010
The 928 That Wouldn’t Go Away…….
LOL, never ending project it seems like. Or maybe it is the little puppy that lost it’s way. The downside of working on the older cars is that the parts supply is much smaller and takes longer to get stuff as it is not regularly stocked. ……Tackled the vacuum lines in my spare time and pulled the last FPR off to prep that for replacement and new lines. I got most of the vacuum lines done that I could reach …
28Jun2010
Donkey Continued……
Got a little further on the Donkey tonight. Got the front end torn down, waterpump replaced, spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor replaced. Unfortunately I ordered the wrong tensioner arm for the timing belt, so I will have to wait for that. We are also waiting for the fuel line kit to come in as well. When the 928 came out, it had the longest timing belt of any production vehicle. Not sure if it still holds the record, but …
26Jun2010
996/Boxster Climate Control Display
One problem that is popping up in the 996/986 owners is the display unit on the climate controls going bad. Sometimes parts of the numbers do not illuminate/burn out, or you get a half moon or bleeding of the LCD screen. The solution use to be replace the control unit which ran about $350 plus install. There is now a cheaper solution of just replacing the LCD screen. This boxster had an issue with part of the numbers (temperature) not …
26Jun2010
951 Timing Belt/Waterpump Service
Started tearing into a 951 today with no real good previous records of maintenance, so a round of timing belt/waterpump was due. The shop supervisor sets up shop. Oddly enough, management always is in the way when you are trying to get something done. The really cool part about this car……rare sunroof delete 🙂 The surgery. Waterpump replaced. This car will get all new rollers, pump, and belts. I can’t quite put my finger on the history of this car. …
26Jun2010
964 Turn Signal Switch
Replaced a turn signal switch assembly today on a friend’s 964 today. The turn signals stop canceling after making a turn, so something internal had broken in the switch assembly. Luckily I got it done before the sun melted the surface of the earth today. Since the garage was full, I had to quickly use the rapidly disappearing shade, lol. Disconnect the battery….. Annnnnd jump ahead to the dash in pieces. Unfortunately the lower dash unit needs to come off …
25Jun2010
It’s Hot
“It’s hot! Damn hot! Real hot! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking.” Well, tell me what it feels like. “Fool, it’s hot! I told you again! Were you born on the sun? It’s damn hot! It’s so damn hot, I saw little guys, their orange robes burst into flames. It’s that hot! Do you know what I’m talking about?” Ok, now that I have that out of my system, I …
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