paulg1

I am going to move my 997 from Texas to Indiana on a U-Haul 'Auto Transport' trailer. I am concerned about low-ground clearance of car and getting it on the trailer. U-Haul has instructions, but wonder if anyone has experience and tips for best practices.

Also, since I will be new to snowy climate, looking for recommendations for all-season and/or snow tires.

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Seeking advice on buying Cayenne for daily driver in Midwest. Turbo is out - too much $. Is 'S' worth the extra $? Is V6 adequately powered? What options are 'musts haves?'

Can someone recommend a good, comprehensive review for the 08?

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Porsche dealer says that Porsche recommends five (5) V-rated (?) tires for 997.

Which one is the most quiet?

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Thanks for the tips.

Paul

If I disconnect the negative terminal to my battery that will 'disconnect' power to the car. When I start it again, what happens? Does dealer have to reset anything or is car (electrical systems) back to normal?

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Dealer say its o.k. to disconnect battery for 2-3 months, but will then require a 're-set' of the electrical system by dealer (100 miles away). Has anyone done this? Potential damage to electrical system, if any? Cost to 're-set' system? Alternative is to use charger. What's best? Thanks.

Seeking information on changing out brake fluid myself.

How difficult?

Needed tools?

Have seen brake fluid siphons in several catalogs. Do these work?

I have done oil & filter, & air filter, so think I should be able to do this level of maintenance.

Any advice is appreciated.

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O.K.

Thanks for advice.

My plan is to:

Battery maintainer

Tires @ 50 lb.

Full tank of gas

If batter is removed from 997 for extended period of time (2-4 months) does this cause any damage to auto's electrical systems? At reinstallation, when must be done to re-set all the systems that have been discontinued? Is is better to use charger?

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For those of you who have used the Porsche manufactured battery maintainer that plugs into the lighter socket:

The wire from the charger to the lighter plug is a smaller diameter that the wire from the charger to the power source. Because of this, it appears that it would be better to leave the charger outside the car and run the smaller diameter wiring into car via bottom edge of door.

What's your advice?

By the way, one post on this subject noted a notch/indentation in the rubber weather strip along the door bottom to accommodate the charger's wire, but I see no such thing on my '05 997 driver's door. Any comments?

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Any suggestions for car cover for indoor storage?

My garage is former cow barn (for real) and it not airtight. Lots of dust.

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Am going to be storing my '05 997 for 60 - 90 days. Have just ordered Porsche battery maintainer (Sunset $105). Assume it plugs into cigarette lighter, not power outlet in passenger foot well. It this correct? Also, how do you run cord into car - crack window?

Any input would be welcome.

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Just did this on my '05. Some important tips below:

There is NO bolt. Once you remove end of large air intake hose, you pull the entire air clearer house UP, with a BIG tug, and the entire unit pulls out. Also, the 7 screws holding the two-part housing together are NOT phillips head, but look like a torx (???). I happened to have the right size of flat head screwdriver that fit into the torx opening so I could screw in/out. I was lucky I had something that fit.

Filter itself goes in easily, but be sure it is SEATED. I used a blunt flat head screwdriver to press filter edge into housing - ENTIRELY around the OUTSIDE edge. Just setting it in the housing did NOT seat it.

I also spent about 10 minutes cleaning the outside of the housing. While doing this, I cleaned what appeared to be stretched SILK on one end of the underside of housing. I used a VERY SOFT detail brush to do this and a good deal of grit-like debris came off.

I did this at 5,500 miles. Not much dust in filter from the looks of it, but when I banged the used filter in the sunlight, a lot of dust came out.

the entire process took me about 45 minutes, but that includes a lot of time sorting the process out and the cleaning. If I did it for a lving, I could probably do it in 10 minutes.

Hope this helps

(I put this on the 996 Forum in error.)

I have 2005 911 with chocolate brown leather interior and vinyl sun visors.

Can the vinyl sun visors be replaced with leather sun visors?

How much? Best source?

Do the leather sun visors have stickers all over them like the vinyl? If so, can they be removed?

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I want to get this sorted out before I order parts, tools, etc., so a few questions:

Does the car need to be level to properly change the oil and filter, or can the rear end be up on low profile ramps?

If it has to be level & I don't have a lift, is there enough room under the car to remove the drain plug & filter? (I would be doing on my back under car.)

If it has to be up on the low profile ramps, do you get complete drainage?

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I want to get this sorted out before I order parts, tools, etc., so a few questions:

Does the car need to be level to properly change the oil and filter, or can the rear end be up on low profile ramps with a 7 1/2" lift?

If it has to be level & I don't have a lift, is there enough room under the car to remove the drain plug & filter? (I'm doing this laying on my back under car.)

If it can be up on the low profile ramps, do you get complete drainage?

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Other than the engine air filter those tasks are the same as on the 996. Have a look in the 996 DIY section under maintenance.

The 997S air filter change is here in the 997 section. I'll have a look and see how different the 997 (non S) is.

Thank you very much.

Will follow your advice.

I did look at changing air filer on S model. Am guessing for non-S, maybe it is self-evident just looking at it. A couple fasteners?

You folks who have done this - where'd you get your wheel ramps? Any other advice?

Here's what I want to do myself in my garage on my '05 997:

Change Oil & filter (do I need to elevate car?)

Change engine air filter

Change interior charcol air filter

Purge brake fluid & repalce

Need DIY how-to information, tools required, parts #s, and source for parts.

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Paulg1

Hi,

I just got a set of aluminum pedals with foot rest.

Do I just mount the new foot rest on top of the oem foot rest? If not, does anyone know how to remove the oem foot rest? I have 2005 911 Carrera S.

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Where did you get aluminum pedals and foot rest? (Email address?) Approx. cost?

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In the August Issue of PCA's Panorama magazine, in 'Street Talk,' the first item discusses the most current J. D. Power Initial Quality Survey. It cites that Porsche 'tops the list' with the least number of customer-reported problems of all autos. It also says that 'Apparently Porsche learned from the 2005 experience,' contrasting that year's quality with this year's.

Since I own a 2005 997, this concerns me. Is it something everyone knows and that I missed - that the 2005 models are NOT quality products?

I wonder if those of you out there who know these cars year-to-year have anything to add to this?

What about you 2005 997 owners?

My car had lots of early electrical problems, but after the 'main' sending unit (?) was replaced, everything works fine. I wonder if I should anticipate any problems that others might know about with the 2005 models?

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You also must consider the diameter of the brake rotor with the caliper attached. Standard 997 uses same size brakes as 996. The 997s uses slightly larger caliper and rotor up front but still looks like it would fit in a 17 inch diameter rim. The ceramic brakes on the other hand look quite large and I doubt they would work with anything less than 19". just something else to consider.

The 996 'spare' that I bought fits over front and rear calipers (non-ceramic) although wheel is 17". I wouldn't want to have to drive far on it or more than 50 MPH, but that's O.K., considering the alternative.

OK, so I'm worrying about stuff I probably shouldn't, but...

The one thing that freaks me out a bit about my 997 is the lack of a spare tire for two reasons. First of all, does the goo/compressor thing actually work? Can it really give me a tire I can drive on? And for how long? And if I do flat, will I be able to get the tires I want on the car in a reasonable time at a halfway decent price, or am I stuck either without a car waiting for tires, or paying way too much. This car is my daily driver, so that is I'm sure at least part of why my concerns are probably more than most 997 owners. Also, we've had buzzards luck with flats in the past 5 years or so. I'm actually considering ordering a set of PS2's from TireRack, and keeping them on hand for the inevitable, be it a flat or just time to replace them.

Comments? Anyone have experience with the goo?

I live in the country 100 miles from Porsche dealer, tire stores, etc. My '05 997 is garaged in an old stone barn. My driveway is 1/2 mile of crushed rock. the only local tire store services tractors and pickup trucks. The twisty country road I drive are even more remote. I worry about flats! Through Ebay and shopping around on net, I found a 996 'spare tire' & aluminum scissor jack, a lug wrench & 9mm (?) socket for lug nuts, and canvas tire cover. I tested all this out on the car, front and back tires, in the safety and comfort of my garage and it all works - good wheel fit, jack operates as designed (be sure to use front & rear 'jack points'), etc. This 'kit' all fits into my front luggage space, nice and neat in the canvas cover. Because if can roll side to side, I shove a soft bag next to it. A couple of notes: The spare tire must be partially deflated to fit in trunk, so using the compressor supplied by Porsche will be required once spare is put on car. Also, the flat tire and wheel will not fit into truck (the wheel might if tire shredded), so it will have to be put in the back seat; add a heavy-duty large plastic trash bag to your 'kit' to put tire/wheel in after it comes off car.

This took me about a month to pull together and I kept wondering if it was worth it. Any way you slice it, it would be a big mess, a lot of trouble, and probably ruin the day, since a return home on the spare would be required. But, considering the alternatives, I'd much rather have this option than to be stranded on the side of the road for what I am sure would be the better part of the day.

Hope this helps.

My Porsche dealer charges $175 to change oil & filter.

Can this be performed by myself? Can someone walk me through this process? Any special tools needed? Approximate cost by DIYer vs. Dealer?

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Can TSBs be printed?

If so, how?

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There is a TSB for the PSE installation on a 997 -- it is 16 pages long and covers all possible options.

Contributing Members can view the TSBs here online.

Have made donation as of tonight. Now, how do I access all TSBs and this one in particular?

By the way, the contact at Sunrise said, 'I have some install service bulletins the techs use, not much help to DIY'ers but better than nothing. It's an 8 hour shop job, big. Remove bumper cover and running wiring harness to the center console, so lots of interior work.'

Hope the TSB you are referring to is something better than what Sunrise is talking about. Or maybe he is just a pessimist!

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