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Burning Smell
Mochec replied to dlipka's topic in 996 Series (Carrera, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Targa)
I had that smell soon after I bought my '99 (I'm the second owner). Smelled like rubber. If you're unlucky like myself and a few of my friends, it's a leaky valve cover gasket. The oil leak was miniscule, but it eventually drops directly onto the hot exhaust pipes. If you look under the rear of the car and on the top side of the lower pipe you might see a dark spot from where it lands and burns off. It got worse over a few years and I eventually had the gaskets replaced while other work was being done with the engine out. Good luck. -
'03 Litronics Retrofit
Mochec replied to Jean-Marc's topic in 996 Series (Carrera, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Targa)
NOTE REGARDING XENON BULBS: Do not install Xenon bulbs into your non-Litronic headlamps. HUGE MISTAKE. They are so hot they will melt the headlamp lenses!! I made that mistake and in short time the lenses were burnt brown to total distortion. Which is why I decided to go Litronic since I had to replace my entire headlamp units. Anyone who wants to do the Litronic conversion can easily do it themselves. I did mine and it was cake. The headlight unit plugs in exactly as the original units do. Even though there are additional plug sockets, they will actually work without adding the controller unit. What they WON'T do, however, is rotate a few degrees upwards when you turn the high-beams on. That's what the controller unit does. I drove for a week with mine that way until I decided to install the wiring harness/controller unit (which only takes about 1/2 an hour). I didn't bother buying a pin removal tool, and simply did a wire splice with crimping sleeves. Pelican Parts has an excellent step-by-step article (for a Boxster but essentially the exact same set-up). Suncoast Motorsports (a Porsche dealer in Sarasota) had the best prices, fast shipping I could find and the staff was great to work with.