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judgejon

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  1. Go Porsche numbers for the coils. Seems this is a classic moisture caused coil failure. Not cheap, but not horrible. Change them all out, with new plugs too. Good luck. And, sorry to say, please don't go through the carwash. Too much moisture can get into the engine compartment. And carwash tracks can rip up the soft underbelly of the beast.
  2. Inspection by experienced Inde. All seems well. No smoke. Crankcase vacuum seems normal. Will surely being paying attention should any smoke reappear. Thanks to all.
  3. check the lock out spring mechanism in the shifter linkage. Could be a problem, or a broken spring or washer. this was a problem way back with the early chevy camaro linkage. lock-out to reverse was known to fail. Never heard of this in a Porsche. in the early 911's, as I recall, reverse gear was to the left and up. 1st gear was to the left and down. I think I have that correct. there was simply no need to use 1st gear after getting out onto the track. Ergo, the basic H pattern was gears 2, 3, 4, 5. Porsche changed to the traditional H, with 5th up to the far right, sometime around 1977, just before the SC's came out. again, as I recall the primary issue with the 996 shifter is that it's easy to miss the shift from 2nd to 3rd. Porsche is not a speed shifter car, like some others. the shift needs to be smooth, allowing the shifter to easily and distinctly pass through neutral on the way up to 3rd.
  4. Right. I'll be calling very good inde shop on Monday. I'm guessing he will have a manometer for testing, or we will like start pulling stuff off throttle body to check. Thanks for the follow up. I'll post what I find out. Cheers, j
  5. thanks, J. Some modest smoke this morning, not bad. no smoke at several starts during the day. I'll monitor closely over weekend, and likely check-in with inde on Monday. Cheers, jl
  6. I might have thought idler pulley from the hissing sound, but the smoke leads me to think AOS. I've just started having the smoke issue, noted in another thread. Good luck.
  7. I literally just starting having this problem today. Car has been not been driven a lot lately as I had left knee repair surgery in late January. I've only recently been doing short drives into town, or a few longer moderate drives to a nearby village about 10 miles away on a straight highway. Minding the speed limit, of course. Today the timing was right and I drove out about 15 miles and then 15 miles back on a somewhat twisty and hilly mountain road. This was more of a Porsche C4$ 6-speed drive. I parked the car for about 30 min after I returned, and when I started it the above-noted clouds of white smoke came from the exhaust, more notably I think from the left side. The smoke disappeared as I drove off, but reappeared a few hours later when started again. I'm pretty sure this was not the exhaust cloud found with a cold start in cold weather. I'll be checking this again in the morning. There was no noticeable smoke when I started and drove the car only periodically from around late February. The car had not been driven "hard" for over a month. It has never smoked as described in the above posts. If the car has developed an AOS issue from sitting, it has not manifested until driven as described today. There have been no similar issues on short, modest drives into town. Comments will be appreciated.
  8. Yes, thanks, JFP, right on the money. I had the LNE replacement done at 35k, and had planned to do another with the newer part, 2.2, I think, at 75k. . I learned somewhere in another thread that the LNE replacement bearing needed to be redone at about 50k miles. I'm at about 55k miles, and I now convinced that changing over to "the solution" is the best approach. So, Keith, you should get that done. I'm going to do it when replacing the present LNE fix in a few more k miles. Ultimately, I think it is always best to be proactive, if not aggressive, in maintenance and upgraded equipment. As the saying goes, a stitch in time saves nine. JFP and I agree, do it and get a good nights sleep. There are 2 well-known Porsche precedents to this procedure. 1) The first 3.0 SC's came out with sealed hydraulic tension chain tensioners. If not regularly changed out, the tensioner might fail and instantly destroy the engine. The fix was bolting on 2 oil feed hydraulic tensioners. It was a classic after-market fix, and was incorporated by the factory onto the SC's engine in 2004. 2) The next classic design failure came with the bosch cis injection system on the 3.0. Simply put, when starting the engine ice cold, the air mix box could not handle the fuel pressure and just blew up. Really. The simple after market bolt on solution was to cut a hole in the box and add on a spring-held flipper cap. When the pressure built up too much, the cap would open and let in out and the box would not explode. You could sometimes hear it "pop" from the driver's seat when starting the engine. Yes, also led to factory redesign. So Porsche has a history of other design defects taken care of by later engine manufacture modifications. The similarity of the LNE fix to the tensioner fix is remarkable. As said, I intend to do this to my car in the future, having already had the LNE IMS fix installed. Good luck. You might consider posting up what you decide to due. Cheers, j
  9. Greetings. I think you will enjoy reading about your car. But don't let everything drive you crazy. Strongly consider getting the IMS fix from LNE no matter what. You will have peace of mind. I found my 2003 C4$ with about 13k miles. Clearly under driven. This can often be the indication of problems to come. Really. Others will tell you this as well. I believed I was gifted with a C4$ with a good IMS. It still looks good sitting on my workbench in the garage. Next to the timing chain tensioners from my 911SC, and the really interesting internal oil pump from the 3.0 engine. I had to fix a main bearing at 130K. Sold car with 325k. All these parts look great, although the IMS bearing is not all that interesting. You need to have one of these things on your bench as well. Most seriously, all kidding aside, if you are thinking about the IMS fix just do it and get over the worries. Just because. Get a bearing for your desk, do the LNE fix and get many more good nights of mostly worry free sleep. Good thoughts. You have a great car. Mine's a 6-speed, clearly my last manual trans. You might put up a pic, the compliments will no doubt be gratifying.
  10. good listening. evap valve, yes. check to be sure the sound you're hearing does not radically change. and listen for a high-pitched whistle that would mean the idler puller near the alternator is going out.
  11. Looks like the secret warning light that comes on when the braking parachute deploys at hard braking over 130mph.
  12. Seems logical that an AGM would work, but what is the cost comparison and cost effectiveness re traditional acid batteries? What's the actual expected life of an AGM? I put in a new Interstate about every 15k, and use a trickle charger if I'm not driving the car for more that a week or so.
  13. Durametric. I was actually going to get a small pc for dedicated use of Durametric. I generally use a MacAir and a much larger Sony Vaio PC. Instead, I partitioned the Mac hard drive via Bootcamp to enable me to use Windows7 with my Durametric. The Mac now travels with me on most road trips. I'm not sure if Durametric now runs on iOS, but no matter as I can run it with Windows7 my MacAir. Check with the Durametric folks, I'm sure they will help you out. ps: thanks for starting this thread. I looked at my Durametric and noted an update available to 6.5.2.0. I uninstalled the previous version, installed the latest, took about 2 minutes total time.
  14. I believe spacers will be needed to deviate from standard turbo twist rims.
  15. Sorry, I did not notice that you did not indicate the year and model of father's car. I don't believe there is an actual independent fuel filter in 996 after 2001 or 2002 models.
  16. Fuel filters would cause this problem in other cars. See Loren's post 9/15/2010. good luck
  17. Fellows, This discussion makes me very glad I live on the Coast. It's wet, but rarely if ever snows. Reading about "tire wars," is almost as much fun as reading about "oil wars." For the record: Turbo Twists, Michelin PS2, N3, 295/30ZR18, 225/40ZR18, 24x7x365. Warm, or perhaps, wet regards to all. ps: It's good to have an suv in the family with M+S tires, just in case.
  18. I put lots of miles on my 911sc, and am now putting miles on my 996 C4S. I've never before considered an SUV. My wife now drives a 2018 BMW X5 as her DD. Due to an upcoming knee surgery, I'm considering a PDK for the first time. I always thought I'd drive my 6-speed forever. Well, "it sucks to get old." I'm fascinated with the Macan, haven't driven one yet, but have read lots of info. This is a great thread on Renntech. I'd appreciate comments, pro or con, to help a dedicated 911 owner/driver decide what to do. Cheers to all....
  19. 2003 C4S, about 3 mph higher than Tomtom gps. I'm only here because I may need to switch from my 6-speed to a PDK, and I'm considering a Macan rather than another Carrera. Cheers to all,
  20. I would be careful about this. Check with your state/county, anonymously of course, about smog regulations. A factory system would be no problem, but I wonder how the system you contemplate would comply with your local smog regs. There could be a hefty fine involved, and forced removal of the new mod system. Does your state/county have an annual inspection requirement along with annual vehicle registration? If you are good to go re the regs, then why not? I don't believe the cut-out would effect the maf, etc, or obd computer. Hypothetically, some people, having owned older air cooled 911's, in county's that do not have annual inspection requirements, just might have been tempted to remove the cat and put on a "test tube" with a nice sounding borla exhaust system. Just sayin....
  21. The radio issue seems to be random and fairly common, but that in itself would not cause the car to lock down. How's the alternator? Is the battery charging? Check for engine codes with a Durametric or Piwis at a dealer.
  22. Michelin PS2 N3 I keep them on all year. Best in wet conditions, AA traction. 295/30zr18 225/40zr18
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