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I'd like to add one more thing about these overflow reservoir caps, including the .01 rev. If the cap threads and top seal are not lubricated, then the cap will not fully seat, and can cause a leaky cap. The cap should seat with 2 of the "cross ends" 90 degrees to the ground. With an un-lubricated cap, the cap will bind with about an 1/8th to a 1/16th of the way to go, this is enough to let the cap seep or weep out coolant. It is not a whole lot, but is more than what should come out (none!) I use some spray silicone spray lightly on the cap threads, and on the rubber gasket on the bottom of the inside of the cap. With the silicone on the cap, when the cap is almost fully closed, you will feel the effort to turn the cap increase, then it sorta snaps into the last bit. My 02 996 has an .01 cap, and it was still weeping out a little coolant. When I looked at the cap I saw it was off just a bit. So I took off the cap, cleaned off all of the escaped coolant residue and then sprayed on some silicone spray. After that, the cap clicked into place. No leakage so far, so I hope I fixed the root problem.

When installing the PSE wiring harness in the relay support bracket, do not install the pink/grey wire into the Speedometer A jumper plug 1/1 (slot 23), just tie it off. This wire is inserted on pin 6 of the PSE relay connector on one side and free on the other. Just leave the free end unconnected. This wire is the one that gets the speed of the vehicle from the car's computer. Without this signal the PSE relay will not switch on and off the exhaust baffles automatically.

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OE, ra Thanks for the response and I have (since sending my note) essentially stumbled into following the same steps you have suggested. As a result, I have removed the alarm/sunsensor plate after removing the 2 torx screws, but am still having a tough time routing the GPS antenna cable to the dash TP location. I have also "popped" the defrost vent on the drivers side close to the GPS antenna mounting location as you suggested hoping that would make the GPS cable routing easier but still have not been sucessful with getting the cable routed to radio location. I am using a soft wire for trying to find a routing path as you suggested with no luck. Now that you have confirmed I am on the right path I will continue with this approach. It appears my 02 C4S coupe is a bit more difficult than the the cab installation as all the service bulletins I have read only reference boxer installations. Oh well, no one said this would be easy!! Thanks again for your help!! coat hanger wire is pretty stiff, and you need to be able to jam it down behind the defroster ducts. I would assume that you have the radio and the A/C controls out so you have a big hole to work with. Just push the coat hanger guide wire down through the hole under the sunsensor plate and look for it below. It will tend to want to go behind the defroster duct work, which is ok because you can get at it from a little lower down. Once you see it below, tape the GPS antenna cable to the topside wire, and pull it through. It is a tight fit, but you can pull it through.

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The cover for the GPS antenna is clipped in place. It just pulls off, or worst case stick a plastic putty knife under it and pop it off . The issue is that the plate that the GPS antenna mounts on is held in with 2 torx screws that are difficult to get at without pulling the defroster vents up and out of the way. The vents are just held in with spring clips, so just pop them out of the way (putty knife again)to get to the screws. You don't have to take the entire defroster vent out, just pop the clips closest to the center antenna cover. You need to pull the antenna mounting plate out of the way to get the GPS antenna lead down to where the radio will be. I taped the end of the antenna lead to a coat hanger wire to push it down from the top. Be sure to cover the area around the defroster vents, etc. with masking take to protect against scratches.

The rear parking sensors have their own PST2 diagnostic block. If there is a bad transducer, there will be a fault code that will tell you which one. The transducers are individually replaceable. You just have to take off the bumper cover, which is about a dozen screws to do. One quick way to find out if a sensor is not working is to turn the car on, but not with the engine running, put the car in reverse. Does the car beep? If it does then all of the sensors are OK. If not then there are problems with one or more sensors. Next, stand next to the rear left or right side of the car, but not behind it. Get a broom or long stick, and tape a piece of cardboard or paper to it. Next lower the cardboard over each transducer. The car will not beep when you cover the bad one.

but it will latch with as little as 9 volts.

The way that the "quiet" mode works is that the vacuum switch needs to be energized to allow vacuum to close the bypass flap in the muffler. The default mode (no vacuum) for the mechanical bypass flaps in the mufflers is open. In order for the mufflers to be in the quiet mode as default, the PSE relay would need to be powered on at all times, and then powered off to make it noisy. This is the opposite of the current relay configuration. The PSE relay is a "normally off" relay, and it would need to be replaced with a "normally on" relay. Reversing the power connections at the switch would not do anything.

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Here is how to remove the airbag stickers

If your car has the memory seat option, then simply reprogram the setting. To do that: 1. your key in the ignition and 'on', but not started. You can program 2 sets of adjustments, each activated by a different key. 2. set seat the way you like it. 3. Put car in reverse. (this is the action that tells the mirror to dip when in reverse) 4. push the 'key' button, and seat memory button '1' or '2' simultaneously to store settings. Try this and see what happens.

26-27 mpg on the highway, 18-20 City for a 2002 6sp with PSE

If your car is still in warranty the TSB will be covered. If not, then you will need to negotiate. I had the updated attachment done last year, and the only problem is that with the new screw attachment, the top will not sit on the wall hanger storage mount very well.

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Since your car is a US specification car, but not a California vehicle, that is the syncro-rectoverter intake port. It measures ambient particulate densities for modulation of the moloniod. If your car is a Boxster S, then there are dual molonoids.

For the Phone Cable, insert the red wire in pin 13, and the black one in pin 14 of the blue connector

For the Blue AUX-in Connector Use the cable that has the pair of RCA female jacks. The one with the single RCA jack is for the Phone, and is not generally used. Insert the brown lead into pin 18 of the blue connector Insert the yellow lead into pin 19 of the blue connector Insert the red lead into pin 20 of the blue connector. Connector C on the radio consists of the blue connector, a yellow, and green connector ganged together. when plugging in the new Aux-in Blue connector, be sure to plug back in the yellow and green connectors. Next you must enable the AUX-in setting on the radio. Refer to your radios user manual on how to do this.

Alex: Be sure to post some pictures when you are done. Where did you end up getting the new vents and how much did you pay?

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Go over to your drug store and get a bottle of Isopropyl alcohol. It is under a $1. Denatured alcohol will work, but it will tend to discolor the vinyl that covers the sunvisor.

I would think that the maximum height for a jack stand is more a function of how high your jack can lift the car. The higher your jack can lift the car, the taller the jack stand you can use.