brucem

does anyone have a picture of the two ways it installs..

i did it... pain the ***... but worth it in the end :)

you need to get air vent, a couple brackets on the inside, you also need to mess with the vent that is IN the dash... kind of a pain..

talk to the guys at SUnset Porsche in Portland. they got me all squared away

clean out the MAF, and run some good gas if not 101 octane if you can. and get on the car more often. I see you said you don't drive it hard, I had a good freind that was a service advisor at Porsche. People would come in all the time saying their car is not running good and sputtering, it was due to driving the car like a grandma ;) just flog it more often and drive for what it was built for. Not all the time, just a little bit.

an old trick that would work on some units is to use a time card or something equivalent and slide top and bottom of the cartridge. it releases the pin holding it in. Give it a try

well that doesn't look like a whole lot of fun to replace :( time to get my hands dirty!!

Patrick, thanks for clearing that up for me :) do you have any pix of the camshaft actuator?? looks like i might have to replace that.

can anyone help?

IS it more of a whining noise... or just road noise?

YOu could try to bring it up through the engine compartment. In the non-e-gas cars the throttle cable runs through the firewall. You should find an open spot there :) YOu will have to take out the side panels on the driver side to get to that though..

call Jeff at Sunset.. those guys are awesome at wanting to help you and make sure you have the right parts. They always go above and beyond!

Yes, you do have the wrong part. The cam position sensor is on the head itself (you are pointing at the valve cover), on top, almost directly above the part you are looking at. I'll try to dig up a picture when I get home this evening. Manwhile, anone else who wants to chime in (1999Porsche911) please feel free.

So is that part with the wire coming out of it the Cam actuator? I replaced the gasket around it (even though it still leaks a little, that picture was taken before I replaced the part)

Loren... input??? :drive:

The findza unit also has NINE BOLTS (02+ cars only).. take a look at the AASCO unit. I know a couple other guys are using that unit, and that is what I am going to use I think. Available through Vivid is the only place I found that carries it.

What is OBC ??

P0441 Fuel Tank Ventilation System - Above Limit

- EVAP canister purge valve open

- Pressure sensor faulty

P1531 Camshaft Adjustment, Bank 1

- Open circuit in triggering wire.

- Open circuit in B+ supply.

- Actuator faulty

BTW... all the fault codes are listed here.

Loren, I did order the purge vavle, SUnset said they sell quite a few of them..

I am going to replace the actuator becuase the car is starting to act like the Variocam is not really kicking in... is that an easy process?? :drive:

sometimes easier to say on drivers side or passenger side ;)

the one I need to replace is drivers side which is easy to get to, but what about taking it out? should I worry about that?

No, Bank 1 is on the driver's side, at the front of the engine, the end nearest the transmission. I have only seen it with the engine out of the car. If you have access to it, the only thing I can think of to mention is don't re-use the O-ring. I really don't think you can get at it with the engine in the car, though.

getting to the driver side one is easy! take out the rear fender liner and it is right there! Now the passenger side one is a PAIN! even the o-ring is a pain to get at!! :cursing:

Wow. How different is your car than mine? I have no frnder liner back there, just sheet metal. I can see the cam position sensor, or at least the things around it. No way I would be able to reach it. You are not confusing it with the actuator for the variocam, which is right there, are you?

Patrick

i got a photo to upload.. maybe I think this is the wrong part :oops:

if i am wrong.. where is the cam sesnor :cursing:

i would replace the pads with something from PAGID ;) made a huge difference on my car

sometimes easier to say on drivers side or passenger side ;)

the one I need to replace is drivers side which is easy to get to, but what about taking it out? should I worry about that?

No, Bank 1 is on the driver's side, at the front of the engine, the end nearest the transmission. I have only seen it with the engine out of the car. If you have access to it, the only thing I can think of to mention is don't re-use the O-ring. I really don't think you can get at it with the engine in the car, though.

getting to the driver side one is easy! take out the rear fender liner and it is right there! Now the passenger side one is a PAIN! even the o-ring is a pain to get at!! :cursing:

sometimes easier to say on drivers side or passenger side ;)

the one I need to replace is drivers side which is easy to get to, but what about taking it out? should I worry about that?

I would def. lean towards the Eclipse units for the car. Great looks, easy to use, great sound quality. I have had 2 of them in other cars. Just got a new one for my 996 (ANV5435). Speaker wise, i would look at Focal, they make a great setup for Porsche cars. Bass wise.. alot of options, just depends how much space you want to lose. If you are in the SW,west coast, or PNW part of the US i have some references for you also

are these easy to replace? is there a trick? i have an issue iwth Bank 1 cam sensor and looking to replace it soon

Has anyone had any issue with this part before, or just come down to a replacement? Mine is installed the same as the picture, but is it just a faulty unit?? Thanks

P0441 Fuel Tank Ventilation System - Above Limit

- EVAP canister purge valve open

- Pressure sensor faulty

P1531 Camshaft Adjustment, Bank 1

- Open circuit in triggering wire.

- Open circuit in B+ supply.

- Actuator faulty

BTW... all the fault codes are listed here.

Thanks Loren,

Do you know of an easy fix for P0441? and where the EVAP is located?

skibum did that to his car. I don't know if you will find him on here, but I know you can find him on 6speed :cheers:

Well i had to go and get tabs for the car and have my emissions done. came up with two codes p1531 (cam sensor i believe) and the other is P0441: Evaporative Emission Sysyytem Incorrect Purge Flow

anyone know what this is?? :oops:

my car is a 1999 C2 6 speed with Fabpssed mufflers, headers, cat-bypass, fab-speed intake with BMC filter and Uni-chip piggy back computer. :drive:

Bruce,

I don't know if you figured it out, but the driver's side center radiator hose wraps around the driver's side lower radiator hose and then comes in toward the body. It has the low loop section to help get air out of the system and then loops in to clear properly in the body. If someone took a picture of this it would have been very helpful. I thought about it after I put my car back together, so I didn't have an opportunity to take the pic. Maybe Loren has a pic someplace he can add to the thread.

thanks for the reply! much appreciation! i will snap a pic of mine and see if I got it right :drive:

It should fit near the chassis bodywork so unless that has changed it should just follow the chassis (as I recall).

thanks Loren. The part where my hose has a 'kink" is where it tuns back to go towards the body.

:drive: thank you