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David Clarke

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  1. David Clarke
    Thanks, pulling the starter motor this weekend, will get some practice in pulling the throttle body, and will locate the bolt.
  2. David Clarke
    I have found that there are 3 bolts, and the one at the back is a ***** to get to, beyond that nothing, So very interested as well as my compressor sounds like a concrete mixer when I turn the AC on
  3. David Clarke
    It would be unusual for the Germans to do this unless it didn't matter, any chance that one of the wires has a color band every 4" or so? I would go with trial and error since one is gnd and one is signal, you have 50% chance of getting it right, and wrong should throw an immediate error. You could trace out the wire, but then how would you know what pin was what on the connector? I always assume that these sensors can fail in the grounded or open state and the electronics are prepared for each possibility, so would go with the above assumptions.
  4. David Clarke
    I have had several cars shipped long distance and all have arrived filthy and taken a lot of cleaning to get back to my standards. Next time I am fitting a cover, and checking about transfers. Also, why not tape a note to the window that states how important the car is to you (pride and joy, only child, etc) and asking for it to be treated with kid gloves? People generally take note of that. Lastly, put an old towel on the floor mats and duct tape one or two to the seats as a make shift seat cover, or buy some cheap donald duck ones - it will keep them clean!!!!!!!!!! Truckies are not noted for clean pants or boots.
  5. David Clarke
    It will be possible to push the pins out, split open the crimp and insert a new length of wire (say 2") and recrimp them. Then solder to the wiring in the car and cover with double wall heat shrink. If what I have just said scares you, then perhaps repeat that to an automotive electrical guy or even a car stereo installer.
  6. David Clarke
    Front cowling drains, you can peel back the wheel liners and reach them, they are a rubber teat in effect and clogged, pull them out, tip a few buckets of water through from the top to flush, clean them and squeeze them back in. Probably dead leaves have gone in below the whipers and blocked the drains
  7. David Clarke
    All the euro suv's have a laundry list of issues. I have had the Touareg, Cayenne and now have an X5. Please consider doing these two things: 1. Make sure it has warranty, preferably from Porsche and be a stickler to ensure its perfect and the warranty used. 2. Drive many before you buy and then drive others once you own it and have a very clear understanding of what perfect is. Some of the issues above sneek in slowly and until they become acute can go undetected. Drive one without the issue and it's immediately apparent when you get back in yours. Do this every 6 mths. Buy the best you can find/afford and drive the arse off it. Ridiculously fast car by car standards, by SUV standards it's mental.
  8. David Clarke
    I think you need to get it immediately assessed and start to think about making it the body shops fault that it cooked. Not sure how you will get past the water in the oil in that argument.
  9. David Clarke
    Don't forget to then note that in your service manual so you and others know its been done.
  10. David Clarke
    Sorry, that set isn't metric and their price for a metric one is rude, so: http://www.ebay.com/itm/UST-Metric-O-Rings-419-pc-Set-W5203-/390386624687?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&vxp=mtr&hash=item5ae4db28af#ht_1507wt_1180 Or try your local engineering supply shop, I got mine for $20 as a counter special.
  11. David Clarke
    Buy a box set and have most of the common sizes on hand, very useful and $10 http://www.oringsusa.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=137_540&products_id=540012580&osCsid=sa9l84paj6kgtau8l1r39mtqq3 I have this set and get an 'O' ring out of it for one thing or another every month or two. Fixed a water blaster last weekend :-)
  12. David Clarke
    Please go for the battery tender rather than letting the battery sit or lowering the fluid level. The CTEK ones are excellent and will bring back a battery from near dead to good health with the de-sulphur cycle. I have them on bikes that sit for the winter and everything is perfect when I want to use them. In one case the battery was unable to crank the bike after I left it for 5 days, now after sitting on the tender for the winter seems fine after 20 days (haven't tried longer). Its also a very useful tool to have in the shed.
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