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  1. GromitInWA
    To be clear, I'm the one who diagnosed it as a cracked fuel sender based on seeing fuel on top of the fuel sender and having read about cracked fuel senders on the Internet. I spoke to the owner of my shop yesterday, having send him the photo that I posted. He initially thought that it might be something as simple as a seal. However, the mechanic looked at it for the first time today. He cleaned the top of the unit and then attached a remote battery to observe the behavior when fuel started to flow. He saw fuel leaking from the line that has the green clasp on it (left side of the picture above.) As was previously pointed out, the fuel flows at high pressure through that line, so the remedy would appear to replace the line. The part should be here in the next couple of days and is less than $100. Labor will be the highest cost and since this job is outside my comfort zone I do not plan to attempt it myself.
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    Mine has been diagnosed as a cracked fuel line. Any tips on the replacement procedure? Does the fuel tank need to be removed or is access available solely by removing the under trays?
  3. GromitInWA
    I have a similar situation. I discovered it due to a fuel smell that is strongest near the passenger side wheel well. I found some write ups about cracked fuel senders and a solution seemed to be to replace the entire unit. I do not feel comfortable addressing fuel-related issues so my local independent is going to try to replace a seal to see if that fixes it.
  4. GromitInWA
    Put in a new single DIN head unit this weekend and tried to keep everything looking factory and neat and tidy. Here's a detailed pictorial walk through. http://www.renntech.org/forums/tutorials/article/362-996-up-to-my02-with-bose-single-din-installation-with-bluetooth-microphone/
  5. GromitInWA
    996 (up to MY02) with Bose Single DIN installation with Bluetooth microphone This is a complete illustrated walkthrough of a single DIN Kenwood head unit with integrated Bluetooth. The Bluetooth microphone is installed in the factory location to the left of the instrument cluster. The Bose amplifier and speakers are retained. 996 with Bose Single DIN audio installation.pdf Author GromitInWA Category Carrera (996) - Accessories Submitted 03/02/2014 09:19 PM Updated 02/03/2018 02:50 PM
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    I second getting a good alignment shop to take a look. I was impressed by a local recommended shop. I went in because I was getting vibration at high speeds. They found that the culprit was a bent wheel but the before and after alignment numbers are interesting to say the least...
  7. GromitInWA
    This is a complete illustrated walkthrough of a single DIN Kenwood head unit with integrated Bluetooth. The Bluetooth microphone is installed in the factory location to the left of the instrument cluster. The Bose amplifier and speakers are retained. 996 with Bose Single DIN audio installation.pdf
  8. GromitInWA
    So are the projects different to the ones that are online?
  9. GromitInWA
    Thanks! I'll report back.
  10. GromitInWA
    I've ordered a Kenwood KDC-BT958HD head unit and the Metra 70-1787 harness. I've also ordered a variety of antenna converters. I have a 2002 with Bose. I am planning to use the phone plugs on the harness to connect to the pre-amp outputs of the receiver and run everything through the Bose amplifier, leaving the speakers alone. For now, I just want to focus on the head unit upgrade rather than mucking about with amps and speakers. I have three questions: Does this seem like a viable approach? I'm not overly concerned about alarming the radio (although it would be nice) but I want to make sure that alarm functionality is retained especially given that it is a convertible. I've read somewhere about fashioning some kind of block to attach to the new head unit that will push the alarm wire. Does this seem reasonable or should I just forget about the alarm? The head unit comes with an external microphone for telephony. Where would be a good location to install this in a convertible?
  11. GromitInWA
    Mega impressive!
  12. GromitInWA
    @kbrandsma - how well does the microphone work when making phone calls?
  13. GromitInWA
    From what I read, to avoid IMS issues you would need to look at 997.2s. I would definitely have a PPI performed. As others have said, find a well reputed local independent that specializes in Porsches. This should be a different shop to the one that the current owner uses for their maintenance. Also, not all PPIs are created equal. You should go over with the mechanic what they're going to look for and make sure that they go through the things that you've become aware of through reading the forums like plastic or metal particles in the oil filter, etc. Where at all possible, you should also verify that the work that's been done (based on the supplied service history.) One last comment: these are mass production cars. If you have a major requirement that this particular example does not have, wait for the next one.
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