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Coolant Pipe Settlement
derb replied to Pkscheldt's topic in 9PA, 9PA1 (Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo, Cayenne Turbo S)
I received my check for $448 yesterday. About 25% of my repair cost. -
jbrewer, The cause of the problem was a broken Torx screw at the end of the relay shaft. It is a very large one- about 3/4" in diameter. This prevented the side-to-side motion of the shifter. Did several 'while you are in there' things like new clutch, RMS and IMS hardware. Bill_SoCal, Interesting read. I'll change to Amsoil next week. Thanks for the info.
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Just when my Boxster was running well... Came home from work today and parked the car in the garage. Nothing unusual noticed on the drive home from DC. I do have an occasional grind from 2nd to 3rd if I try to shift too fast that I think is syncro related. A couple of hours later I get in the car to leave and the transmission won't go into gear. The car eventually would shift into 3rd, 4th and 5th- or at least the lever moves like it is doing that. I could move the car slightly in those gears. No go into 1st, 2nd and reverse. I jacked the car up and the shift linkages are all connected, i.e. nothing obviously broken and the cables are all attached where they should be. The one shaft that moves into and out of the transmission longitudinally can be moved by hand and also by the shifter. The other linkage can't be moved by hand- that's the one that is connected to a slotted plate that pivots. Clutch pedal doesn't feel any different. Today I removed the cable from the relay shaft pivot and the shift knob moved thru all the gear positions. However, the pivot on the relay shaft won't move. Anyone have any ideas what's going on? Car info: 1999 Boxster 1998 build manual transmission 97,000 miles Royal Purple 75w-90 Thanks, mike
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I called PCNA and they confirmed a build date of June 18, 1998 and the car is a '99. Guess the database says it is a '98 so the dealer can order the right parts for it. So now I need to start ordering parts for a '98 for my '99. Based on my serial number my car appears to be the 731st off the line for the 99s. The warranty started on July 20, 1999. Isn't that kind of early for a new model year car to be sold (punched)? Could it have been a demo? That doesn't sound like a good thing other than the fact that any abuse would have brought out any issues with the engine. The engine serial number is also for a '98 so it's probably still the original engine. 95k miles- knock on wood. Don't mean dwell on this, just curious about my car.
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I think the door sticker says a June '98 build. Must have been shipped over fast because the warranty began on July 20, 1998. Do you have the range of serial numbers for 1998?
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That's very odd. Plus, I just lost money. Thanks for your help.
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Thanks Loren. WP0CA2988XU620791 I'll check the gas cap for the part number.
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While I was at the dealer today getting a replacement AOS ($84) and I asked the service department to run my VIN for my option codes. I had the front hood replaced and lost the sticker. The print out I got has a bunch of info that I have a few questions on. Invoice date 1: 1998-07-06 Invoice date 2: 1998-06-17 New vehicle warranty started on 1998-07-20 And it says that the car is model year 1998. The VIN date code is X which I believe is 99. RennTech's VIN decoder says it is a 1999. The door name plate indicates a June 1998 manufacture date. Do I have a '99? I couldn't find info on four of the option codes: 032 230 273 710 Can one tell by the engine number if it is the one that came with the car? #65W16227 Also, I have a A209 Campaign with status 1. I assume that is a recall but can't find what it is. Thanks for any help. Regards, derb