Ross1

Did you try tightening the belt? It might be squealing because it's slipping.

Buy a truck! Where are you going to attach the hitch? To the exhaust pipe!

Sometimes i get a grind when i shift from first to second it just doesnt go in smooth all the others gears are fine.I know its not me all the time. i have 106,000 miles on my 986 its a great car but is the clutch starting to go.What do you guys think.

This topic has been discussed quite a bit in the forums. Do a search. Some solutions have been, changing the tranny fluid, replacing the front motor mount, or replacing the synchros in the tranny. It's not your clutch!

Hi All,

Overall the paint on my new to me '01 Box S is in great shape for an 8 yr old car. Everything is smooth to the touch, except for along the nose of the car due to stone chips appropriate to the age and mileage of the car.

I however do notice that the top couple inches of each door panel, the paint feels 'rough' under the finger tips. I may break out the old claybar and run it along there a couple times with the appropriate lube. It almost feels like there are microscopic mist of tree sap or something else sticky that fell onto the car along time ago and has been embedded into the paint. I wonder if the proximity to the side mirrors has anything to do with it, and the mirror concentrating the suns rays on that area and baking the contaminant's in.

The car is black, and the paint looks fine to me, even in sunlight, just feels rough along the top few inches of both door panels...

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There is a high likelihood that the car has had the doors spot painted. Instead of doing the entire door, they just feathered it out so they wouldn't have to mask or remove trim. The rough feeling is probably overspray. Try using rubbing compound on it to see if you can clean it up.

Background: 2006 911 Cabriolet. I'm not super anal about my car, for example, I have to admit that it hasn't been washed for 6 months. :(

The local gas station has an automatic car wash called a "laser wash". No brushes - just water/detergent that is sprayed at the car.

I'm tempted to put the Porsche through it. Anybody tried anything like this? Any horror stories that will dissuade me from taking this course of action?

Why bother? A touchless car wash isn't going to remove 6 months worth of grime anyway! :rolleyes:

Thanks Loren and ericinboca! I built myself a test resistor for the airbag and tried it with no change. I went through and checked everything again and found that I had an intermittent connection on the clockspring. After testing it about 5 times, it finally showed an open circuit. What a pain in the butt. I rigged up a test wire to go around the clockspring to verify the problem and the airbag light stayed off. I guess I'll order a new one and all will be good. Thanks again.

Ross

I've been dealing with this airbag light problem for months. Durametric reports fault error 21 ignition circuit driver. This error indicates connection problems with the steering wheel airbag. I've taken apart my steering wheel several times trying to figure out the problem. I have verified that my clockspring is still good by checking the continuity of the wiring on both sides of the unit.

I have done searches on the website that mostly deal with seatbelt problems and the airbag light. I have never gotten any error codes dealing with the seatbelts.

Is there something that I need to check past the clockspring wiring? Is there a way to check the airbag to make sure that it's not the source of the problem?

God, I love my Porsche!!!

Anyone have cupholder ideas or mods for 996? Mine is a 00 Cab.

Thanks in advance!

http://www.ultimatecupholders.com/

Kamran,

What kind of noise was it making? Clunking, grinding, or creaking like an old box spring? My drivers side rear creaks like an old box spring over bumps & during ingress / egress. I was diagnosed with needing sway bar links, but it sounds more like an arm issue to me...

Check your balljoints. If they are the culprit, you can inject grease or gear lube with a syringe into the boot and the squeek will go away!

You have mildew inside your system. Turn on your A/C and spray Lysol disinfectant into the intake.

If you decide you need one, you can usually get a universal guide from your local auto parts store. It's just a wooden dowl with different sizes for about $20.

High stress on the clutch, like hard shifting or "dumping the clutch" could disintegrate the clutch plate. The ceramic material can break off. This would cause the clutch plate to slip against the pressure plates.

Either way, something's gone wrong in that area. While it's apart, you might as well replace all the 'bits'.

Ditto! Including the throw out bearing.

Sorry! Time for a new clutch!

I'll never understand these type of questions and why it matters what car is faster then the other. No I don't think it's normal.

Hmmm! Strange response from a sports car owner. It must matter to you somewhat or else you would be driving a Geo Metro and not reading these posts!

2009 350Z - 0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds

2001 Boxster S - 0 to 60 in 5.6 seconds

Definitely a drivers race. I would bet that the numbers for a roll-on acceleration test for 60+ puts the boxster ahead!

Call Becker of North America and ask for the auxillary adapter for the CDR 220. (201) 961-1399

Post your tool here:

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showforum=91

I'm gonna get the thing running and trade it off for a nice Lotus or something.

Oh, but you won't!!! Just sell your used tools on Ebay or even here.

I would guess that one of those wires is the amplifier turn on switch. It probably needs to be connected to the Amp-on connector on your new unit.

I had the same problem. It was the ball joints on the lower control arm. I took a large syringe filled with gear lube and injected it into each rubber boot covering the ball joints. Problem fixed!

The car has the upgraded sound with the door panel speakers. The left side dash speaker does not work. What woul dbe a good place to start troubleshooting?

If the left door panel isn't working either, I'd check your balance on the radio. Otherwise, you may have a channel out on the amplifier located in the trunk. Since the car is new to you, you also might want to check the obvious to see if there is an actual speaker with wires connected to it.

Finding a new mechanic would be a good first start!

Questions:

How is the Dynamat performing? Can you notice a difference in road noise?

Are you using the stock wiring for your door speakers, or did you figure out a clean way to run high end cabling?

I am also curious to know if you will have any electrical issues with running both of those amps? For instance, a possibility of too much draw on the alternator and battery. Let us know! I have a couple of big amps in storage that I would love to put in my car, but I've wondered if she could handle it.

Try cleaning the throttle body! It's easy to do and if it doesn't work you aren't out anything.