drpaulmarsh

Ok here is the update: Cylinder leakage & compression tests were done... & #4 is dead. The tech pulled half of it apart and thinks it is the valve, but waited for my approval before pulling the engine. He is hoping that it is just a simple replacement the spring and praying that there was no damage done to the rest of it... He still sayes that he has to take the engine out because ther is no room to remove the parts necessary due to the fact my car is a tiptronic and takes up more space in the engine compartment. If he pulls the engine out though he will go through all of them (4,5,6 on the right side for me and check them out too) Here is the list of fault codes: 75- Misfire damage to cat 66- Cylinder 4 misfire with damage to cat 68- Cylinder 6 misfire with damage to cat 53- Cylinder 4 misfire emmisions relevant 115 - Hot films MAF sensor Estiamte for repair: $3800 Estimate for factory refurbished engine $9200 with 2 year warantee Next I asked around if the removal and replacement of the solenoid & it's seal could have caused a timing problem and bent/broke the valve/spring and he said no way... In my car 99' C2 Tiptronic, it is located onthe same side but controls the upper portion and not the lower where the #4 valve is located.... They (3 techs) said that they has only seen this before 1 or 2 times and it was on a boxster - 6 speed and never a 996 tiptronic.

Sorry I might have been a little confusing at first... When the tech looked at it from the underside it looked good, the oil was clean and nothing obvious stood out... But it still ran like crap. So that is why he wanted me to leave it and get the compression checked. I know the guys at this Porshce dealership and they are great to me! Very thurough and more often than not OFTEN help me with costs on parts/ labor. I am generally in there on average 1x a month getting new mods (mostly asthetic enhancements) on it so they are very familiar with my car too. I guess I need an education on cams, heads, solenoids and how they all work together...

Yup, passenger side rear next to #4. Now the question is what afect does that solenoid have on my compression loss / damage.

Hmmm. Right rear side. But I don't know where the # 4 at???? I am so clueless to this stuff... Paul

It definetly has had them stumped for a few days now. I asked if replacing hte solenoid had anything to do with this, but htey said no... The solenoid is used for the cam and the exghaust. This appears to be a problem with the engine.... Suggestions? Anyone? Loren? Tool pants??

1999 C2 Tip tronic with 73k miles. Purchased used in May of last year. PPI yields no real problems except MAF and compression test is good. Replaced MAF soon there after I Brought in 1.5 weeks ago for a CEL on. Was told that a solenoid (helps control cam exhaust) on the back right was leaking oil. We put it up on the hoist, looked and saw the mild leak. Porsche fixed the solenoid. A few days later I noticed a low idle one time at a stop light. I thought nothing of it as the computer corrected it with in no time. I ran fine for a few days. Then this sunday night about 1 mile from my house the enginge starts sputtering and dies. The CEL is now flashing. I restart it and the CEL is flashing for a few seconds, then steady on. I drive it half a mile towards home and when I come to a stop light it dies. I am scared to death so I go one more stop light and it dies again. Same thing. I call AAA and have it towed (flat bed). Porsche has had it now for 2-3 days. The first day they checked the oil for metal... It looks clean. They hook it up to the computer and describe to me that the catylytic converters are sending the computer errors. They checked the intermediate shaft and it looks good. Perplexed the tech said form the the outside everything looks great. No oil leaks, no broken hoses, belts are fine. So I ask the tech and he said something to the effect that the car is runing "rich" and to let him look at it for a few more days. Today they call and the tell me there might be a valve spring bent/broken and that there is no compression in #4. They then proceed to tell me that it sounds like it is going to be in the 3-4 thousands to just diagnosis this! They are talking about pulling the motor and looking at he cylinders, head etc.... HELP!!!!! :eek: Paul

The other day I spoke with Eric @ Bumperplugs.com and he said that his caliper guy quit. . . and that he is searching for a replacement. Paul

I am in the same boat, but have been looking at the Kumho MX... supposedly half the price as the previously described ones. From everything I have been reading though, ALL of these tires get between 8-14k miles before needing replacement. If your hoping to get 30k miles out of a new set of tires, you might be a little disappointed... I too talked to Tire Rack and highly recommend "Damon" He is very good at his job. Paul

It is up on ebay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...TRK%3AMESE%3AIT

I tried that heat resistant paint on my lexus IS300 and it faded fast... I had to re-do it a couple of times before I finally gave up... Eric is right, let's do it right... I'm sure we can get a group discount somewhere. (I have 2 people interested here in SD if the price is right.) Paul 1999 C2 coupe 3.4l

Welcome... B) Paul

Need some advise on shipping methods and costs... (See link below) http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/showthr...7479#post247479 Anyone who has recently sold theirs, I would love your help. Paul

My friend and I are also interested in doing this... Maybe we can get Eric & www.bumper plugs.com or somebodyelse to do a Group buy discount???? I want to make sure too that the porsche sticker/emblem is also back on after repainting them... Paul San Diego

It looks like it... Paul

LV DELL: It has been a long time since I used Win 98, but it is pretty much the same except the destination folder that your screen savers are stored in... To find that : 1. Do a search on your computer hard drive for " *.scr" (This will show you where every screen saver is located.) 2. Find out what folders the rest of your screensavers are stored in and write that path way down. (i.e. C:\windows\") 3. Next paste a copy of it into that folder and follow the instructions above. Hope this helps, Paul

I have emailed it to a few and they seem to have no problem installing it... I will put in the mail right now, a CD-rom for Loren so that he can try uploading it on his end... Sorry for the wait. :( Paul

Loren, I emailed it to you this morning (1x normal, & 1x zipped)... Did you get it yet? Good question on the legalities, I am honestly not sure? I can tell you though that I didn't see a copyright anywhere... Paul

Loren I tried attaching it in a zipped folder but still no luck uploading it to renntech... Paul

Unitl Loren gets this fixed... Just PM me & I'll email it to you from work. Paul

Help??? Loren I attached the coolest screen saver and for some reason it is not showing up on the post.... Paul

Watch closely as it slowly morphs form a 996---> Targa--->C4---->TT --->etc. If you run into problems previewing it: Right click on the file and unblock it... Download and install it to you computer: (XP) 1. Copy and paste it into C:/windows/system 32 2. Next right click on it and click on install... 3. You should see the Display Properties, screen pop up 4. Click on apply, Then OK: This will close the Display Properties screen 5. Next navigate to the start menu / control panel / display properties screen /Screen saver tab: 6. Pull down the menu. 7. You should see the porsche.scr listed Enjoy :jump: PS As with any computer file on the web, be smart and always virus check anything before you down load it~ :lightbulb:

Agreed... Far more professional than 6speed, Far more fun to read than Rennlist, and overall my favorite spot to browse on the web. .. Three cheers for the gang @ renntech... Hip, hip, horay~ :cheers:

I was talking to some open cart guys at the last autoX I attended and they said the best bang for your buck is the Kumho MX from Tirerack... But, hands down the SO3's or the pilot's are the top overall performers if price is no object. One good piece of advice was... "Independant of which tires you choose, make sure you get a Reeaaaaalllly good alignment done." This helps to correct some of the built in factory "push/understeer" so to speak... One of the racers said to take your 996 in and tell them you "want an auto cross style alignment." Not sure what exactly that means, but he said that it will improve handling and also have little to no affect on the wear/noise levels... Hope this helps, Paul

Done~ :wub: Paul

It is a new year and I am interested in donating to Renntech again... Can you give me the paypal address one more time? Keep up the good work guys~ Paul "San Diego Addict, or at least that is what my girlfriend says... :huh: "