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Edgy01

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  1. Replaced my second WP not too long ago.  All OEM parts.  They have fairly poor service life.  (106,000 miles at the time).  Did the job myself but had considerable help from Rennlist member who had done it a bunch.  I took off my left header to make access to the thermostat easier (which I also replaced).  Parts all from the Porsche dealership in Portland.  I also used a special vacuum system to help purge the air from what is a fairly convoluted system.

     

    Dan

  2. hi, anybody have a few underside pictures of 997.1 with protection panels mounted?

    My garage ramp is quite steep, and I am trying to understand/have a clear picture of how the car is done "from below" :-)

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Ciao

    Ale

    Go to Rennlist and their 997 forum and do a search. I posted some shots of my 997 in the air around 2007.

    Dan aka "Edgy01" on Rennlist

  3. I am trying to confirm whether or not it is considered "normal" to hear and feel synchronizers grinding when shifting aggressively at 5500+ RPM. My 04 996 C2 6 spd with 26k miles demonstrates this consistently when grabbing 4th from 3rd. No problem at lower revs or at top revs when I shift slowly. Porsche tech test drove the car and witnessed it at his own hands. He said it was not normal but blamed worn shifter bushings. So, I purchased an OEM short shift kit and had it installed today. (Dealer offered to intall the shifter at no cost under CPO warranty if I bought the part, couldn't pass that up) Shifter works great but it didn't fix the problem.

    I spoke to a parts guy at a different Porsche dealer and his answer was "oh yeah" they all do that when you are driving aggressively.

    Can anyone tell me whether or not this is normal?

    Thanks much

    I'm going to make a few observations from the limited information you provided. First of all, Porsche transmissions are robust but they should not be abused. I'm guessing that this is a used Porsche that you purchased, so you can't say how abusive the other owner(s) were. They may have contributed to this. I have several hundred thousand miles in Porsches (mostly 911s) and never had to replace a synchro. It may be someone's style of driving. Installing a short shift kit will only make this worse. What a short shift does which you must know is to reduce the distances needed to move the stick from one gear to the next. The time it takes to make that shorter move is thus less, and hence the quicker shift. However, synchros take a certain amount of time to synchronize. When you shortcut that time with a short-shifter you are automatically going to challenge those synchros even more. This is not a good thing. Frankly, I'm surprised your dealer offered to do that installation under their dime,--they are only trying to sell parts. They are not interested in solving your problem. Not knowing how synchros works is unacceptable from a dealership.

    The only way to know what 'aggressive' is for you is to see you drive it. For them to be in that shape by 26,000 miles is absolutely abuse. I have had a couple of 911s well over 100,000 miles (of my driving) and they never had a problem with synchros.

    Dan

  4. I knew when I bought my midnight blue metallic 997 that it would be hard to keep clean, and I was right. It's a great color, so its worth it. I'm just wondering if anyone has any tips with regard to the water that collects in the gap below the tail lights. No matter what I do, after I wash it, I can't seem to get all of it out until I drive the car. Then I'end up with water marks on the rear bumper from the water that finally comes out.

    How do you guys deal with this?

    By the newer 997.5 cars,--they redesigned the rear lights which fixed that problem.

  5. There is no firm method to guaranty anything when it comes to breaking in an engine. I went through the whole break in routine per the factory direction (under 5000 for 2000 miles) and have continued to use 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles. I have 14,000 on the clock now. It's gotten no better, or worse. The factory claims that you can get as bad as only 650 miles per quart of oil with these things and they are still considered acceptable.

    Dan

  6. 996 owners are midirecting 997 owners. The installation tools were deleted from the tool kits upon introduction of the 997. Porsche requires you to buy a couple of these if you want to keep from damaging your rotors/wheels. Two are needed to do it right on the PCCB equiped cars,--you can probably get by with 1 for the iron brake cars. I slip my two into the end of the tool kit (where presumably they are SUPPOSED to go).

    Dan

    06 997S Hardtop Cabriolet

    Turquoise, brown, PCCBs

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