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  • Present cars
    1999 Carrera 2 Coupe tip.
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    996 Turbo or GT3
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    1998 Boxster; 2001 Boxster S

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  1. ScottArizona
    I have a friend with natrual grey leather, and it is very nearly black (especially at night)...nothing light the light grey color that is more common.
  2. ScottArizona
    Jack, what kind of plugs did you use for your replacement. Sometimes software is written for a specific plug /plug type. I know for my giac flash, according to GIAC the car would not run as well if I ran something like an iridium plug. You might want to check with FVD to see if your plug selection was acceptable. Just a thought.
  3. ScottArizona
    First of all, if you had a leak that was contributing to any appreciable loss of oil (as measured by the digital guage), I suspect you would have A LOT of oil all over your garage and everywhere else you park. In other words, this leak is probably not the main contributor to you being low on oil. I too am a new turbo owner, and was very alarmed coming from a 996 c2 (which uses virtually no oil!), to see the rate of consumption. After checking around I found that the turbos basically eat oil even when everything is operating as it should. I've noticed that upon spirited driving, I use about 1 quart per 1,000 miles (if Jack Chung is only using 1 quart per 3,000 miles...that is pretty good). As for where your leak is coming from, it could be a number of places. I just had what looked to be a leak in the area of the rear main seal turn out to be a leak from the oil tank breather area which is located at the top and front of the engine (above the rear main seal). Good luck.
  4. ScottArizona
    I will let you know. I won't get the car back until probalby early next week, however, as my "slight oil leak" near the rms that I asked them to look at has now neccessitated an engine removal (breather hose above the tranny/engine, blew an o-ring). Scott.
  5. ScottArizona
    Well, the verdict is in. Pre-cat o2 sensor kaput. I knew it wasn't my imagination. When I get the car back I'll let you guys know whether the hesitation is gone.
  6. ScottArizona
    I am experiencing the same thing, and candidly, do not know if its normal or not (since I'm pretty new to these cars). I too have changed plugs, the maf (and even cleaned the filter and changed the oil), with no improvement. Today I got a check engine light. Its at my tech as we speak and I'll know more tomorrow. I'll keep you guys posted.
  7. ScottArizona
    After replacing my mount (very easy diy, by the way), I don't think the jacking caused the failure. I'm pretty sure the failure had already occurred, and that the jacking from the engine changed the interface angle betwee the motor and chassis enough to cause the oil to leak out of the already damaged rubber part. The basis for this impression is both the amount of trauma to the mount when I removed it (it was basically totally shredded), and the fact that the mount seems to leak only when the engine is jacked up (the leak stopped the instant I let the car down, even though I could tell after removing the mount that there was still fluid in there). Scott.
  8. ScottArizona
    If the squeal is that bad, I'd try re-gluing the dampners with each swap. Also, have you tried a bit of brake grease (they carry it at napa) that is designed to be applied where the metal of the backing plate of the pad contacts metal on the calipers and other metal bits? This helped to rid me of a squeak. I applied the grease each spot where the retaining pad hits the backing plate, where the backing plate contacts the pad retainer (the pieced held down by the retaining pin), and where the backing plate contacts the caliper "stop posts." good luck.
  9. ScottArizona
    Hey guys, I was changing the oil today and jacked the car from the engine jacking point. I had seen the debates regarding whether this is hard on the motor mounts, and now I believe it, as my motor mount started spewing fluid after I got the car in the air. So, needless to say, I'll be replacing the mount soon...just need to know if I can harm my car by driving on it for a few days, as its going to be hard to get this done over the holiday. I lost about a 1/4 cup of fluid out of the passenger side mount. Any advice would be great. Thanks guys. Scott.
  10. ScottArizona
    could be a maf sensor too. your aren't running an aftermarket intake or filter by any chance, are you?
  11. ScottArizona
    Some of mine were a bit stubborn when I tried to remove and transfer them to some longer bolts, but I managed to do so by twisting a flat-blade screwedriver in the space between the washer and the bolt head (one or two also required gripping the washer with a pair of pliers and tapping the bottom of the bolt). good luck
  12. ScottArizona
    nice job, and nice car. Is it zenith blue? That's my color, and I love it. I second what Loren says about trying to vacum out the leaves. The problem is the debri works its way between the radiator and the ac condensor...only way to get at it is to remove (partially) the outboard radiator.
  13. ScottArizona
    Hey there, My window regulator recently went bad, and I replace it with a unit I sourced cheap from a wrecked boxster. The window now drops the appropriate amount when I open and close th door, but there is a glitch. The one-touch operation does not send the window all the way to the top. Rather, when I activate this feature the window will go about 3/4 of the way up, then drop down about an inch or two. I then have to hold the button to make it go all the way up. It did this occassionally even before I replaced the regulator. Is there some sort of adjustment I'm missing? I've tried "resetting" the window stops by clycling through the up and down positions. Thanks, Scott.
  14. ScottArizona
    yup, my mass air flow sensor went a few months after the install of my k and n intake, and a liberal dousing of contact cleaner could not revive it.
  15. ScottArizona
    Well there you go then. I thought maybe the simple h-clip might not work, but thought I'd throw it out there as a possibility anyhow just in case. Izzy, I have not tried the brake trick yet. We just had our third little addition to the family last wednesday, and he just got out of the hospital earlier today, so its been a bit of a crazy (and emotional)week to say the least. All is well now, so we are very thankful. I'm going to try the brake adjustment this saturday. I'll let you know how it goes!
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