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Doug_B_928

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  1. I searched under DIY tools, but nothing came up for these codes.  I think I'm not searching correctly as I'm sure they're all here somewhere.  Any instruction on that is appreciated.

     

    In the meantime, my 06 997 C2S is giving me a warning 'check front left side light'.  When I read the codes I got the following reading below.  When I cleared the codes and short tested all modules, the 8042 front luggage compartment unlocking remained.  I didn't drive the car so it's possible/likely that the other ones will come back.  I suspect the fog codes are due to the ROTtec drls, and have requested them to send me the resistors that may fix the problem.  But what does the luggage compartment one mean?  The locking mechanism works fine (as does everything else)?  I'm surprised that it would not clear.

     

    Any advice is much appreciated as always.

     

     

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  2. My 2006 C2S has a vibration during the intital high idle period at startup. I always wait for the high idle to go down to normal before driving the car. As soon as it kicks down to its normal idle the vibration is gone. The car has been like this since I've owned it, but it did seem more noticeable the last time I started it. Is this normal? If not, what could it be? There are no fault codes present. I haven't used Techron (not sure if I can get it locally) but, if I can find some, I might put it in the last tank of gas of the season before I change the oil. Additional information, in case it makes a difference: the car is a garage queen with less than 16,000kms.

  3. If it was just a pulley one would think that the noise would be replicable when spinning them with the belt off. But the tech said that he didn't notice anything with this test.

    Not necessarily.

    The pulley may be silent with the belt off, but will squeal when it is loaded with the belt on.

    Hmmm.....interesting. Do these things sometimes happen intermittently (i.e., when loaded with belt on it still is audible only sometimes)? I guess the pulley on the front of the engine still doesn't explain why the noise would stop when I moved the gear selector from P to R or P to D, or does it?

  4. My wife's 08S has made this intermittent squeaking noise for some time. The car runs great and there are no fault codes. The car has an aftermarket warranty so I took it to the dealer for their opinion. The tech removed the drive belt and didn't find any issues, but the noise is intermittent. What I noticed on one occasion (I don't drive the car very often so I haven't been able to fiddle with it as much as I'd like) is that, when it was making the noise, if I took it out of park the noise stopped. When I put it back in park the noise started again. On that occasion I was parked on the gentle incline of a driveway (engine on the high side), if that makes any difference. So, putting a load on the driveline appeared to stop the noise. But, the noise sounds like it's coming from the front of the engine. Here is a link to a video of the noise (sorry for the poor quality; you have to listen carefully):

    Any thoughts on what this might be are appreciated.

  5. 997.1 C2S Water Pump and Coolant Procedure with Pics


    Attached is pdf file of a write-up that I just completed which details my recent water pump and coolant procedure. So that you will know what you will be getting if you decide to download the pdf, here is the first part of the introductory chapter and table of contents from the document. "Following the completion of my first water pump and coolant procedure on my 997 I decided to do this write-up so that I could use it the next time I do the job (hopefully not for several years). This write-u

     

  6. Just realized that I didn't follow up on this. Turns out that the button not working was a loose ground. I guessed that becuase I had also noticed that the left side marker would sometimes not work after washing the car. When I looked on the wiring diagram the side marker and button for the rear hatch shared the same ground. Problem has not come back since.

  7. Usually the 4th number is the year. So a 78 would be 9288... The vin you provide also seems to have one number more than normal for an early 928. My suggestion is to post your query on the 928 subforum on rennlist as well and you'll get a definitive answer quickly. In particular, you could PM a rennlister named jadz928 (Jim Doer). He owns some preproduction press cars and is familiar with very early vins.

  8. There are some very good parts suppliers than can get just about anything you need for a 928. They are wonderful cars. I'll never sell mine. But, you really need to be one (like you sound like you are given your post) who is willing to do much of your own work on the car. Unless, that is, you live in an area that happens to have a mechanic that specializes in 928s. As mentioned above, there is a large group of 928 owners and the number of DIY write-ups are growing. For example, there are excellent write-ups with pics for the timing belt and associated while you are at it jobs on the net.

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