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Lee Quave

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  1. I found a coolant leak coming from a hose that attaches to a part that is bolted to the engine directly below the alternator. I have searched the PET and Auto Atlanta's Porsche Factory diagram and called Sun Coast Porsche in FL. and Pelican to no avail. The two retailer both told me that Porsche's parts diagram isn't at all helpful in finding small hoses and that I would need to get a part number. The hose uses clamps that would have to be cut off to replace. 

    Does anyone have a part number for the hose and/or what the part that the hose attaches to so that I can narrow down my search?

    I have a 1999 C2 coupe with manual transmission.  

    Thanks in advance for any assistance. Hose Leak.JPG

  2. I’ve searched but haven’t found an answer. I changed my oil and filter and noticed that the oil was very black with just about 5,000 miles on the oil. I also found that the spring in the oil canisters was not attached and fell out when I was draining the canister. Could this spring being detached have caused the oil to get so black or could this be a sign of an intermix issue?

  3. Thanks Loren

    The header bolt that was missing was the furthest forward bolt on the right side. The car has only been driven around the block. At first the CEL wasn’t flashing (when parked) but started went I took it around the block after discounting the battery for a few minutes.

    I will replace the spark plugs and the coil packs (about 75k miles on both) and of course the missing bolt. I’m thinking that I don’t need replace the header gasket?

    Time to contribute again I think.

  4. I received the following fault codes from running the Durametric Software on car and would greatly appreciate suggestions on how to address them.

    P1602 Porsche fault code 108 Supply voltage open circuit.

    P1319 Porsche fault code 62 Misfire emissions-relevant

    P1313 Porsche fault code 50 Cylinder 1 misfire

    P0300 Porsche fault code 75 misfire damaging to catalytic converter

    P0301 Porsche fault code 63 cylinder 1 misfire damaging to catalytic converter

    My car started idling rough and I discovered a bolt missing from the right header.

    Do I need to replace the catalytic converters? If so would replacing the cats with bypass pipes cause emissions problems down the road.

  5. I am looking at buying some 19" rims for my 2003 C2 but am not sure of what size tire to get. The rims are 19x8.5 and 19 X 11. I do not want the rear wheel sticking out too far from the rear wheel well. The guy i'm getting the wheels from says that the 11" wide rim will fit with no problems is he right? He also suggested tires sizes of 235/35/19 for the front and 275/30/19 for the rear. Is a 275mm tire wide enough for the rim? Please help the new guy out haha :D

    Click on the link. Tirerack has the information you need.

    http://www.tirerack.com

  6. Thanks Loren,

    Everything was working fine before I replace the window regulator with the exception that the window would drop down when first pulling on the door handle. I disconnected the battery first and I didn’t have any problems with the removal or installation of the regulator or the door panel.

    Everything is still works but, not normal

    For example:

    The window goes all the way up when the door is locked with the key and goes down when unlocked with the key and will go back up after getting into the car and closing the door but if I go to open the door again it will go down as normal but it will not go up again. The horn beeps once when I lock the door with the key.

    If I press the button on the key the horn beeps once and nothing happens but if I lock the door with the key first and then press the button I can hear the locks engage, the interior lights turn off and the alarm indicator light flashes as normal. If I don’t press the button the interior lights stay on.

    After locking the door with the key and then setting the alarm with the key fob button if I press the button again the doors unlock and the driver side window goes down a little and stays down.

    I tried disconnecting the battery and removing fuses B8 and C3 hoping that it needs a reset to no avail.

    Maybe it can be fixed with the Porsche PST2 or PIWIS tool?

  7. Help with electrical problems

    I changed my driver side window regulator yesterday. I did not have any major issue installing the unit. I made sure that the window was operating properly before fully assembling the door panel.

    An hour or so after finishing the project I tried to start the car but only heard clicking from the starter. I also noticed that all the interior lights were on and the window now will not go up all the way; it stops at the level that it normally drops to when you first move the door handle. The window also would not automatically go up or down. I know this normally happens after the battery is disconnected but it took 5 or six time operating the window manually before started to work properly vs. 2 or 3 times for the passenger side. Once the window went all the way up while the door was open but then immediately went back to the normal position.

    I place a charger on the battery to get it started and went out for a ride figuring that the system needed to be reset because the battery was disconnected during the install and to also recharge battery. The interior lights stayed on the entire time.

    I disconnect the battery, thoroughly cleaned all the contact points and fully charge the battery hoping that a weak battery was the problem. Not.

    I connect my Durametric reader and received the code P1602 which I believe is from disconnecting the battery. I also received the alarm fault codes:

    23 W lead

    Status: not present Frequency: counter: 1

    25 W lead

    Status: not present Frequency: counter: 3

    Anyone have similar issues?

    I’m going to get a new battery a relatively cheap diagnostic expense.

    Had battery tested; it was good. It’s only 3 years old.

    Other strange related issues:

    Interior lock switch doesn’t lock the doors and neither does the key fob.

    I then locked the door manually and the window went up fully.

    I then press the button on the key and I heard the locks engage, the headlights flashed and the interior lights went off.

    I then pressed key fob button again the doors unlock and the window goes down slightly and stays there. If I press the button again the doors don’t lock and the horn beeps.

    I then started the car and press the lock button and the doors locked. If I press the button again the car unlocks and the light in the button goes off but if I press it again nothing happens.

  8. This is a weird behavior I saw today. I have a '04 C4S with the Stock CDR-23 (no Bose).

    I stopped at a corner store to grab a drink. When I got out of the car I know the radio was off. I know this because I'm currently using a FM modulator to listen to my iPhone. So when I disconnect, I hear static until the radio shuts off.

    When I got back into the car and put my key in, the radio turned on. This was before I turned the ignition...

    Anyone else ever see this behavior? I'm chalking it up as some kind of bug (or maybe I did ever so slightly turn the ignition). Just kind of weird. Not use to something turning on unexpectantly... just turning off ;)

    The opposite happens to mine randomly but it happens when the ignition is on. I don’t think it’s my switch since I replaced it a couple of years ago. Let us know what you find out. GL

  9. Parts off of pelicanparts.com for oil change - $17

    Car jack - $70

    Torque wrench - $40

    9qts oil - $42

    Number of curse words after realising the oil drain screw is stripped - 5

    So yeah, any recommendations on how to remove the stripped oil drain screw? I'm at a loss.

    Search is your friend...

    How to remove stripped drain plug?

    Doh. Nice thread, and I did try hammering in the larger size torx bit but it pretty much made it worse. But I think the screw extractor should work...now I just need to find a place that sells them.

    Try Sears or a well stocked hardware store. BTW Where do you get your oil? $42 for 9 quarts is a good price.

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