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  1. I was also wondering about the H&R coilovers. I have a stock 00' S with the M030. Great for fast driving but harsh on rough city streets. Is there any application out there that can give you the best of both worlds on a 986? I mean smooth in the city and then adjust for track, fast driving etc. Would H&R coilovers be the right ones for that? What is the best for this? TIA!
  2. I understand what you are saying in regards to cdr23 but for the poster who was talking about a CDR-22 all you have to do is run a $5 RCA jack to headphone jack cable from the cd changer to the dash and plug in your mp3 player, iphone etc. The radio thinks it is getting audio from the changer. It works perfect and total cost is $5. I even occasionally listen to movies and use as a speaker phone this way on the iphone.
  3. Please ask for and get the magazine's permission before posting one of their articles here. Total 911 has granted that before - but as a courtesy (to them) I am removing the link until we have permission to distribute this article. Gotcha, thanks. Here is a link to autofarm's site, an engine rebuilder, that has several solutions to the engine failures. On this page there are links to 2 excellent articles on engine failures. http://www.autofarm.co.uk/engines/water_cooled/press
  4. This may have been posted before but excellent article on cause of engine failures: -- Link Removed -- Besides the excellent techncial info there, one thing that caught my eye is that they seem to subscribe to the "a redline a day keeps the mechanic away" theory. I know there is one guy with a modified boxster that is at 157k on original engine and he drives it to the redline most all the time. What say ye on the "redline a day" theory?
  5. How come you guys want to spend money on a cd changer when a $30-$50 mp3 player will play 3-6 times as many albums?
  6. That is the cam changeover point (according to Porsche tech) and was what I was talking about in the above post. I thought the changeover point was at higher rpms until I heard that from him. Maybe I will look into it more. On the flywheel subject, my dealer said this also that it is almost automatic to change the flywheel. Indy shop said only change it if needed.
  7. Try cleaning out the radiators. My car dropped 7-10 degrees F after spraying them thorughly with a pressure washer. Also check for incompatible coolant types which can gel and create a blockage. A minor thing but if your AC is on your fans will run all the time making the temp a bit lower.
  8. My car (2000 S) has an increased metallic clatter only at 3000-3200 rpm (not a vibration but because it is exactly the same rpm these may be related). When the engine cover is on, it is barely perceptable. When the cover is off the noise at 3000-3200rpm is very loud. I asked the dealer about this and they say it is normal because you have a long chain in there and 3000-3200 is when the cam changes over. This makes sense to me but when I first heard that with the cover off I thought something was wrong. The noise is somewhat less now that I switched to 5W40 redline but it is still there. So for those trying to chase down noises and vibrations in this rpm range this noise/clatter is something to consider. The fact that yours shows up only on deceleration makes one think it is an exhaust related problem.? I only say this because I have had exhaust rattles on other cars do this on deceleration. Don't know why really, maybe the combo of back pressure from decelerating (what I mean is for example think of the pressure that builds when a car backfires out the exhaust) and the right rpms make it rattle. Just a wild guess.
  9. More intermediate shaft discussion here fyi: http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?...ermediate+shaft I find the comment about non-egas cars having 2 bearings for the intermediate shaft with later models going to one bearing to lessen vibration very interesting. Does the newest design have 2 bearings?
  10. Doesn't that say wet electronics like Stefan said which would explain everything? Might want to clean the 4 drain holes in the rear for the top. Also, don't do what I did and park the car on a steep driveway with the front end uphill. In a deluge it caused the water to pool in the back and saturate all the foam back there. I now park with the nose downhill and haven't had a problem despite similar rains.
  11. Have used redline in other cars and it has made a vast improvement so I tried it in the Boxster 6 speed (73k miles) to improve cold morning shifts. 1) 75% redline 75W90NS, 25% stock fluid (not 100% because I pumped and filled via fill hole to save time) - Cold shifting improved immediately, notchiness in all gears increased 2) 90% redline 75W90NS, 10% stock - better cold shifts, more notchy all gears 3) 60% redline 75W90NS, 40% redline MTL (70W80) - about the same, maybe a bit more notchy at this point I was very uncomfortable with the notchy shifting so I went back to 100% stock fluid 4) 100% stock. Surprisingly, cold shifting is excellent. Am very happy with lack of notchiness in all gears. Conclusion: For this particular car, the stock fluid was much, much better than redline. So if you have cold shift stiffness on a 6-speed, I would recommend changing out the fluid and refilling with the stock fluid. It worked very well on this car anyway but I know others have had very good results with redline and I have had excellent results in other cars, not this tranny however. Part number of the fluid was 4 000-043-304-71-SP TRANS OIL
  12. Thanks Doug, I'm trying to figure out what to tell the lab the oil is so they they can apply their "universal averages" (these averages are probably very shaky I know but it is better to start from identifying the product I suppose than to just say "Porsche gearbox oil" or the something like that) :) I would definately appreciate your help interpreting the report when I get it because I am just starting to learn the motor oil UOAs and don't know the first thing about the 75W90 UOAs. Do you think it is worth it to spring for the TBN or any of the other "add-on" anlayses? THanks again
  13. Hi Doug H or others, Do you know what Porsche used for the 6 speed gearbox for a 2000 S? They recommend 90k OCI and I am thinking about changing mine out at 72k and would liket to have it tested. For gear oil, are there any other things that are important to test for besides blackstone's standard test? TBN?, TAN?, other? Thanks!
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