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  1. Dharn55
    Not sure about pricing in Norway, but in the states you can by 2002 996's for $30,000. If the cylinder walls are scratched it may be a broken piston ring.
  2. Dharn55
    The turbo exhaust is very different from the non-turbo exhaust. Not really interchangeable.
  3. Dharn55
    It is not a Torx it is a 12 point, not quite the same thing. You can get the 12 point driver at NAPA.
  4. Dharn55
    Not sure about Canadian prices, but in the states a flywheel lists for $1,164.86 and can be bought for less than $900, often way less. And a clutch kit is usually around $500 or so. How did they get the chains off without splitting the cases?
  5. Dharn55
    If it did not damage the head or the piston you might just be able to do a complete valve job (new valves, springs, guides, seals, etc.) on that head. In the picture of the block I don't see the chain from the IMS to the cam/head. Was this removed? I see the guide rails for it.
  6. Dharn55
    The general consensus on 996's is that there were too many made for them to be "collector cars." I am not sure that having one of the earliest cars imported to the US is going to have that big of a positive impact on the value of the car. And the early cars were known to have some problems. For $54,000 you could be driving a 997 or a 996TT.
  7. Dharn55
    PPI is a good idea, but that is a great price for a 2003 Turbo. If the PPI is clean I would jump on it at that price.
  8. Dharn55
    Remember that if you run out of gas most Porsche dealers standard answer will be that you need a new engine. When I had my intermix every dealer and mechanic I talked to said "new Engine." Well I fixed in myself (actually sent the head to Costa Mesa to fix a crack in it) and now have over 6,000 miles on the fix. Cost, $500 for the head fix, another $800+ in misc parts and fluid, and my labor time. And you can get a new head for about $3,000 (that was last year when I checked). You need to find out what they mean by piston head. Is that a cylinder head, and what does loose mean? Not sure about custom fees, etc., but for the prices you are quoting you could ship the engine to Jake Raby at Flat6 and have him rebuild in with all the bells and whistles.
  9. Dharn55
    Do you mean #1 in this diagram?side skirt.pdf
  10. Dharn55
    underbody.pdf If you are talking about the piece just in front of the rear wheel (number 7 on the attached diagram) try 996.504.393.01 for the left side. This is what shows on my PET but the number does not come up on porscheoemparts,com for some reason. If you are talking about the piece in front of this that runs along the door area (number 14) try 996.504.561.00, lists for $47.34.
  11. Dharn55
    Sorry you are having these challenges. Reading through this and the VarioCamPlus PDF makes me realize how much simpler my 3.4 VarioCam engines cam system is. I am trying to understand what you did with LN Engineering. Did you send them some 3.6 cases and they sent you other cases that had already been sleeved (and were 3.2 Boxster cases that were a VarioCam rather than a VarioCamPlus variety) to save time? If this is the case it would seem that LN should be willing to help out. I sounds like the cases/heads are not so compatible if you have already had to make modifications. Also, don't discount some contamination in an oil passage. Some of the passages are pretty small and a flake of metal from machining could wedge in one and cause decreased oil flow. I hope this dones not mean a total teardown, but if this is the case maybe LN would exchange the cases for true 3.6 cases.
  12. Dharn55
    Replace the little shocks/struts and you will be OK.
  13. Dharn55
    Check out this thread on the Canadian DLR's I may have been wrong about which lights are activated with the DLR's. With the mod some use in the states I think only the headlights are illuminated. In the case of the Canadian DLR's maybe the side markers are also illuminated. Not sure what effect this will have on the blinking sides. I know that with my car, after doing the mod the side markers blink with the turn signal whether the lights are on or off.
  14. Dharn55
    The remote unlock feature deactivates after a few days (5 I think) specifically to avoid draining the battery. It has nothing to due with the battery being low.
  15. Dharn55
    I got a great deal on a 997S, 3.8 liter air box that I am going to install in my 996. It is a pretty straight forward swap out, but there is one difference in the boxes that I noticed. On the 3.8 box there is a vacuum actuated valve on the smaller hose connection, the small branch of the hose that branches off about halfway up the main hose between the air box and the throttle body. On the older box there is no vacuum valve on the connection. Does anyone know what the function/purpose of the valve is on the 3.8 box? Can I just leave if disconnected or should I connect it to the vacuum lines. It would seem that this valve closes when there is vacuum and opens as the vacuum drops, unless there is an actuator on the newer cars.
  16. Dharn55
    Your car is a 2000 with VarioCam and DME 7.2. The engine you now apparently have is a 2002 or later VarioCamPlus engine that requires a DME 7.8, This is a major change and will require a very complex set of upgrades that not many have been successful in completing. Take a look at this post I did on Rennlist.com that give you an explanation of the difference in the two systems. http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/996-forum/557016-how-variocam-and-variocamplus-works-a-primer.html The older VarioCam system is a fairly simple on/off system, switches on the advance at 1,500 rpm and off at 5,000 rpm. The only other variable is the engine temp that can delay the advance. With the VarioCamPlus system of newer cars it is much more complex, with the advance of the intake cam variable, and lifters that change to increase the lift. There is no way a DME 7.2 can do this. Some have tried simple rpm based switches on older cars to control the new system, but it really does nothing close to the newer DME. And if you change the DME you need different instruments, there is no return on the fuel system, etc. etc. etc. Good luck but I think you will need to go back to a 3.4 liter VarioCam engine. Keep us posted.
  17. Dharn55
    Yes, this doesn't effect the turn signals and the mod to the side markers to make them blink. The side marker are not lit as part of the DTR.
  18. Dharn55
    I had my engine and trans out several times on jack stands, it can be done. I will have to take a look at them to see how high I had it. Also, because I took out both the engine and trans I rolled them out the back of the car rather than the side. There is a little more room going that direction. But yes you can do it.
  19. Dharn55
    If you got it for $5,000, and your were here in the states, you could probably sell it for a profit in the parts. Now in Lebanon, not so sure about that.
  20. Dharn55
    They resprayed the bumper without removing the rubber bumper inserts. This takes about 5 minutes. I would insist that they be removed next time.
  21. Dharn55
    That is way beyond a fender. In the states that would be considered totaled.
  22. Dharn55
    Per Whail, check the crank position sensor. This is what happened to me once. Car cranked fine but would not start. spent some time chasing the fuel pressure which I thought was the problem. Same basic symptoms you have. then I was told to check the crank position sensor. Put my Durametric on it and it showed no signal from the crank position sensor. The fuel system needs a signal from the sensor or it shuts off. So you get some initial fuel flow when the ignition is turned on, then it shuts down when there is no signal from the sensor. Easy to check for the signal with the Durametric of the Porsche OEM tool. I replaced mine, which is a story of its own as it was corroded in place, had to drop the engine, separate the trans and beat the thing out in pieces (wonderful Chicago winters and salt on the roads). Normally this is an easy replacement . Once replaced the car started and ran fine.
  23. Dharn55
    They changed the IMS in 2006 so I doubt there are any Reman left that don't have the later bearing. that being said are you aware that with the newer bearing it is larger than the opening and cannot be removed to upgrade to the LN bearing without splitting the cases. Unfortunately there are documented cases of the newer bearings failing, not at the rate of the older bearing design (I don't believe, but Porsche certainly won't say) but still they do fail. I would get the new engine, change the oil often, maybe remove the outer seal, and just enjoy the car. Life is too short to worry about these things..
  24. Dharn55
    First both Loren and the folks at Sunset are the best. Unfortunately Sunset does not have an on-line parts/price look up. Porscheoemparts.com has this and will show fitments, superseded part numbers, list prices and discounted prices (that are usually about what Sunset charges) which can be very helpful. For the part number that Loren has provided the Mechanical catalog shows a fitment for 996 2000-2004, GT3 2004-2005, Turbo 2001-2005, the Collusion catalog 996 200-2005. Lots of useful information on line there. The discounted price is $982.73. Give Jeff at Sunset a call, I bet this is about their price too. A used one should be readily available at a much better price. Also, I think a squeal from these pumps is not uncommon. And for $1,000 a squeal on start up is not so bad IMHO.
  25. Dharn55
    A 2000 should have the E-gas. Look at the throttle body for either an electrical connections or a cable connection. As for sourcing a MAF look around a lot, there are lots of sources and a big difference in pricing. You see a lot of them on eBay, often under $200. Make sure you get a Bosch one as the aftermarket ones tend to fail and cause problems. I found a brand new Bosch one, still in sealed box, on eBay about a month ago for $69.95. Guy bought it and it did not fit his car. It was an E-gas 996.606.124.00. The cable MAF is 996.606.123.00.
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