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  1. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech The problems with Boxster coolant tanks is well known and has be covered several times previously, so "search" is your friend on this topic. If we had a car with a suspected tank leak, our first step would be to run a static pressure test, both to see if the system is loosing pressure, and from where. If the tank has gone bad, the replacement is fairly straight forward, but is going to take some time (couple of hours) due to the complexity of how it is connected to the system and it's location. You will also need a set of cable hose clamp pliers as some of the factory clamps are in very restricted positions.
  2. JFP in PA
    Actually, if you check LN's website, they have upped the suggested replacements to 75K miles for most of their ceramic hybrids. Both Charles and Jake have consistently taken a conservative view on the life expectancy for the ceramic hybrid IMS bearings, but as more data has been collected over time (9 years of successful field usage), they have expanded the unit's useful life.
  3. JFP in PA
    I would have to concur on replacing the IMS bearing. Personally, I am very partial to the LN IMS Solution oil fed solid bearing system, which is the only permanent retrofit on the market. I have them in both my and the Mrs's cars, and sleep better at night knowing they are there. While the Solution is more expensive, it's outstanding reputation and long life expectancy are major factors when it comes time to sell the vehicle as cars with them typically draw more money at resale.
  4. JFP in PA
    I would rescan the car looking at the alarm system before going further. The most common cause of "beep" related complaints we see are alarm faults, usually the radio ground, console, or glove box. If the scan shows no alarm activity, then you need to revisit the wheel installation. You need to eliminate the alarm first or you could end up chasing your tail here.
  5. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech Are you absolutely sure the single beep is an alarm fault elsewhere? If you scan the car with a Porsche specific scan tool it would identify the alarm fault location.
  6. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech A reasonable assumption, so before you totally kill the engine, why not open the engine bay and look?
  7. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech If the car has its original engine, you have a single row IMS bearing. The single row is the most problematic version, with a failure rate somewhere above 8-10%. If you want to confirm the engine's year, read the numbers off the oil sump rail.
  8. JFP in PA
    Check with Bentley, but you can also find lightly used copies for a lot less. The Bentley manual cover says it covers 1997-2004 model years.
  9. JFP in PA
    I would look for the Bentley Boxster manual.
  10. JFP in PA
    That is a question I'm almost afraid to ask............................
  11. JFP in PA
    We have not really seen water collection as an issue, plus from your description, it sounds more like dried coolant. I would suggest running a cooling system pressure test to see if the system is tight or not. I would also clean off the area first to see if more coolant shows up.
  12. JFP in PA
    It can be done with the engine in the car.
  13. JFP in PA
    I would start by checking to see if one of the green plastic plugs on the end of the cylinder heads is dislodged. One or two of these are typically removed during the IMS retrofits to lock the cam position:
  14. JFP in PA
    Be aware if two points: Replacement parts are often difficult if not impossible to source for many aftermarket lights. As a result, the installation of aftermarket lights are typically considered a "deduct" item during a PPI. Many states now require certified state inspection stations to verify all exterior lighting on vehicles are DOT approved. Failure to do so can result in the station losing their certification. As a result, we have to fail any vehicle that unapproved lights installed. In my state, this means any light that cannot be visually verified as a factory item.
  15. JFP in PA
    There are a couple of ways to do this. The easiest is to use a drive on ramp lift, even if you need to rent time on it. Second would be to jack the vehicle up high enough so that you can work on it and then set the vehicle's tires on something strong enough to support it (use extreme caution here, as your life will depend upon the choices you make).
  16. JFP in PA
    The leak detection pump is 997 605 125 01. The purge valve should be 986 325 601 00. You can find every part number here: 2007 Cayman Emissions system parts
  17. JFP in PA
    Usually best accessed by pulling down the wheel well liner near the fuel filler.
  18. JFP in PA
    It is part of the vapor canister assembly, part #19 in diagram, around $200 at retail
  19. JFP in PA
    Sometimes, you just have to "bite the bullet". Cam timing and deviations can be checked with an appropriate Porsche specific diagnostic tool such as the Durametric or PIWIS systems. That said, if your cam timing was far enough off to be causing problems, it would throw separate codes, which you do not seem to have. The rotor can be often be inspected, albeit with some difficulty, with the engine in the car using a quality bore scope. But this is not for someone without specific knowledge of what they should be looking for and a great degree of care as it requires rotating the engine with the camera probe inserted into the cam drive area, where it can quickly become hopelessly entangled, which will then require dropping the engine just to get it out without causing additional problems. This entanglement usually also permanent damage to the bore scope, which is anything but cheap to fix. Caution is the operative by word here.
  20. JFP in PA
    I think you are getting ahead of yourself here. The code you are getting, as Loren indicated, if for potential cam rotor problems, not cam timing. Before needlessly changing any additional parts, you need to take a look at that rotor to see if it is out of position or in some way damaged. That code is specific.
  21. JFP in PA
    Well, with the advent of engines shutting off at every traffic light, brands like Audi, MB, and Volvo added this to their alternators in the voltage regulator section. I really don't have a feel for how long the delay runs, but I know several of them use it.
  22. JFP in PA
    It is entirely possible that someone retrofitted the alternator with a voltage regulator from another brand using the soft start feature. These regulators are common to VW, MB, Audi, and even some Ford models, so they could have sourced a regulator not knowing the feature. Several of these brands advertise this feature, as does Denso who is big in aftermarket replacements. Realistically, it really should not bother anything.
  23. JFP in PA
    Is this the factory alternator or one purchased online?
  24. JFP in PA
    You need the PIWIS TSI page, do a google search for it. Once you get into the website, they eventually get to prices for different "plans".
  25. JFP in PA
    The site is PIWIS TSI; and the PIWIS 2 was replaced by the PIWIS 3.
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