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rrspikemarty

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  1. Yee-hah :D You and Orient are absolutely correct. Two pins on bottem of box. One grommet stayed in place, the other had fallen out. This morning I removed the entire box and immediately saw what was going on. I am intrigued as to why the PET didn't show/list the part. I wonder if anyone else has found porsche parts on their car that are not in PET....?
  2. I agree here. I recently had my clutch on a 200 996 C2 go bad on me after 60K miles, and what a difference once the new clutch and pressure plate are in. Obviously is grips lower and the pedal feel is noticably lighter. The least thing the stealer that did the PPI should have done is mention a heavy pedal feel and high grip point. I consider this basic knowledge for anyone that regularly works on / drives these cars. Joost Very interesting. I had a thorough PPI done at the same indie as Demosan for the 2003 C4S i purchased, and I specifically asked about their opinion of the condition of the clutch. The technician said the clutch was very firm and road test indicated a good strong clutch. My clutch is very heavy, has low take-up, but feels solid as a rock. Not sure what jperquin is saying here - a heavy pedal-feeling clutch is a bad sign? I have not owned a p-car previously, so nothing to compare with, but clutch feel is far heavier than clutches in other new models i have driven.
  3. Loren, Thanks. That's what i was thinking. To confirm - this part does not belong anywhere on my car (i.e. for securing or dampening the air box, or whatever)?
  4. Hi, I have stock MY2003 C4S manual trans, coupe, USA. Today i loosened the air box and lifted it to do some cleaning underneath. The only things i loosened or removed were: - removed single screw holding down the airbox assembly to the body, - removed hose clamp on the hose to the throttle body, and separated the hose from throttle body, - loosened one of the wire clamps on the MAF sensor lead to get some play, - snapped out the oil filler hose. Upon putting everything back together, I noticed a black rubber grommet on the floor where i'm working. I know for sure i did not remove it. It appears as if it may have been lodged under the airbox and fell out, when i lifted the airbox. Part number is 999 703 478 40. I have looked in PET and the part is listed for the 997 Carrera 2005 as a grommet associated with the 997 airbox, which is not the same as the 996 airbox. The part is not listed anywhere in PET for the 996 model. Picture attached. Grommet is approx 1" long, 1.125" outside diameter across the top. Can any gurus shed light on this? Do i need to find a home for it somewhere?
  5. Thanks Loren! A little bit off (my own) topic... but how in the world can the C4S have performance numbers close to the standard C2 with the same engine, same gearing, and more weight?! It should be a considerable dog, I would think. Malakas, nothing to do with engine block, but your car looks very cool - haven't seen the orient red before..nice.
  6. Attached is a pic of a VIL from 2003 C4S coupe, 6-speed. In the list of option codes, i could find only 342, 680, 692, 982 in the references. Does anyone know what the other codes (desides C02) mean? They are 288, 601, 981, 939, 985. A number of the codes (601, 692) are repeating. From a practical point of view, I'm trying to determine if this car has 18" wheels, bi-xenon headlights and the PSM (which i believe was optional on MY2003?).
  7. Does anyone know the difference(s) between base MY 2002 and 2003 TT coupes (6-speed)?
  8. Definitely!! This site and the gurus thereon have helped me arrive at what i think i need to know about buying and owning my dream car! Everyone is extraordinarily generous with fact, fiction and most important of all - opinions. Terrific!
  9. Park Place has been very good to us... see Javier for a PPI. Tell him Jeff sent ya. thanks, jeff will keep that in mind. rrspike
  10. Sounds like Strether's book has the info. Thanks. Also, I'm glad you made that $0.02 point. Being new to this game, I was probably getting a bit too anal. My thinking was that later 2004 models might have had minor engineering improvements (over earlier 2004s) in things like seals. Guess not, huh?
  11. Hi, Not sure if this is the correct forum, since the Recommendations forum says it's closed down (not being monitored?). However, can anyone recommend/suggest a shop fully up-to-speed on the 996 later models, to do an extensive PPI in the Dallas area, TX? Reply via PM if not allowed to post names on forum.. Also, does anyone have any knowledge of the reputation of Park Place Motors, Dallas? Any feedback much appreciated. Thanks! rrspike
  12. just received an email from guy who sold his 2002 TT, 39k miles, for $53,000. Florida. Clean title, the works. That is one heck of bargain if the car is all it was described to be!
  13. Loren, Thanks. I ran VIN through Scouser's tool. Nice. No problem reading what the year code is... I was wondering if gurus out there have any wisdom on specific serial numbers/sequences (from my original post)..? rrspikemarty
  14. Hello all, First wanted to note this is a brilliant board/forum!. I am amzed at the wisdom and experience posted here. I'm in the hunt for a used 911 (shooting for 2004 C4S manual, coupe, NA) and over the last 2 weeks have spent more time on this board than with my wife. I consider this as good preparation for when i actually get the car; wife will be used to not seeing me around much! OK, real reason for post - i'd like to get a 'late' 2004 911, and I'm assuming i can safely use the last 4 digits of VIN to judge the relative manufacture date? Any flaw in this approach, or is it usually just as effective/simpler to check the first title event date from the carfax report and assume the date will track consistently with the relative manufacturer date? I guess this could end up being a lengthy post/response if there are serial number ranges to avoid/be aware of, due to tweaks in production or known issues. Or if it is known that certain vehicles have huge time delays between date of manufacture and date the car was first sold/registered in US. So i think my questions boil down to a) Can anyone comment or point me to existing threads/links that might have info on this?. b) Where could i find the serial number range for total MY2004 production for US distribution of this p car c) Is the serial number in the VIN truly chronological (i.e. in all cases , a higher serial number for given model year means a later manufacture date)? Great thanks to anyone who can point me in the right direction! rrspike
  15. hmmmm...we all should be so lucky, i think. You're a very luck young professional. i have never made anything close to 6 figures in my entire working life of over 30 years. I'm not wealthy by any stretch, but **** it, I'm going to buy a porsche here fairly soon. :D
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