Sounds like a good idea! Is it possible to get the same type of coverage from AAA? Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
Quotedghii ... I do think I lost coolant but am still not exactly sure how. ... If the coolant escapes slowly enough (as in "not Mount Vesuvius") you will not see any sign of moisture or condensation as it will drain through the small drain hole that is under the thin black plastic cosmetic cover and it will drain out through the small overflow hose and drip onto the ground to the inside of theby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
QuoteTheFarmer Good point! We are all getting too old... It's not so much that we all getting too old... It's more like we are being trained by marketing departments that we actually can't live without these things in our cars! We can drink the Kool-Aid offered up by these marketers and eventually become amoebas! The problem is that as you go down that slippery slope, certain areas of yourby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
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Nice event, nice people, but the owner of the venue (Collector's Car Garage) decided not to allow photographs of the incredible cars inside its premises (3 entire floors), which included three (3) Carrera GT's. Everything from pristine GTO Judges, to Duesenbergs, to muscle cars galore, to Ferraris, and even a sentimental favorite, a '72 BMW 2002 tii. They did allow photos of the Porsches outsby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
Good work! Your old part ends in .00 and the new part ends in .01, so they must have "improved" it again. That overflow tube is from the power steering reservoir. If you can identify the little pool of gunk as power steering fluid, then as long as your fluid level is okay, it's not an oil leak. Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
You now have all of the classic signs of AOS failure. Not a difficult DIY, but the lower clamp on the bellows can be tricky if you use an OEM-style clamp. A pair of cable-operated hose clamp pliers makes it much easier to precisely locate the clamp onto the lower bellows. Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
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the bloodsuckers that Guenter mentioned. The most notorious of these is a group called Righthaven. The procedure for designating and registering an agent is set out in Section 512 (c) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
After all the work, precautions, and upgrades you put in, it must be particularly disheartening. I remember reading that the particular engine you installed had previously been tracked, so it's hard to imagine what may have let go your first time out, even before getting up to speed. Keep us posted with your determination of the cause, and hang in there. Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
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Welcome! Since your Boxster is a '99, you have a three-bow top so, if you want to temporarily install a glass panel in a cutout that you would make in the plastic window, you have to make sure that the glass panel is positioned so that it meets two criteria: 1. that it is small enough not to get crushed or cracked by the frame assembly when the top is completely open and under the clamshell,by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
+1 to what Mike said. If you are "pretty handy", you can replace the O2 sensors with your eyes closed. After all, after you figure out the little clips that hold the connector into the harness, you essentially have the job of unscrewing and then screwing in the equivalent of a bolt. To make the job easier, you can buy a 1/2 inch drive O2 sensor socket tool, which has a slot in its side to allby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
Sounds like you may have found the problem... Keep us posted! Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
QuoteTrygve (Alameda, CA) So yesterday as I was nearing home, the car stumbled pulling away from a stoplight and the check engine light flashed and then stayed lit. Two minutes later I pulled into the garage and the idle was rough, with a sort of pulsing/missing exhaust note. The Durametric reads two fault codes: - P0300 / 507 - Misfire detection - P0304 / 511 - Misfire cylinder 4 That seems preby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
Thanks for taking the time to share. It sure looks like there is no such thing as a "sealed" bearing in a Porsche IMS. Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
QuoteAbe Evrens Thanks Maurice....you see when you grow up working class and you know the meaning of what it takes to make an "honest" buck you can appreciate looking for a good deal and the right car. For me the Porsche is a true luxury and as a Canadian whom are used to getting fleeced up here for almost everything and then seeing comparables in the US its almost eye opening not to mention theby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
It's most likely the resistor which is mounted inside the fender well, on the frame rail, behind the radiator. To eliminate the possibility that the fan motor itself is bad, turn on your A/C and check to see whether the fan runs. If it runs, it's almost certainly the resistor. They tend to get hot and then crack when splashed with water from a puddle you may be going over. The is a DIY by Bosby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
My sincere condolences on the loss of your father, Abe. Great that you were able to spend a good amount of time with your mother. I'm going on a diet for two weeks so that I can gorge on popcorn while following what is sure to be a rip-roaring tale of pursuit of the ultimate deal!!! Don't spare any details, please! Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
trip.: It's a "Boxster spare Tire Kit" and, according to the marketing blurb, it's "... handy accessory, ideal for road trips." !!! LOL!!! Oh, and it's less than $1,000.00! Five cents less, to be exact. Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
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that nifty little trailer set up. I guess if it can make it to BRBS, it can go anywhere! Did you happen to meet Bill Rudtner of Rutdtner's Racing Group at the event? He's local here in Freeport and quite an avid racer. He trailered three of the cars that he prepared for Sebring. Wondering how his cars made out. Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
The part number for that microswitch is 996.613.126.00 for the passenger side. List price is about $37. If you order it from Sunset, Suncoast, or PelicanParts.com, you should get a better price. Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
Quoteugleeual What's the difference in price for both types of mounts? What equipment you need to swap it out? DIY project? Racing version $159 plus S&H, Enthusiast version $153 plus S&H. You can subtract $50 from the cost of each if you turn in a core. No special tools needed. Here's a link to Pedro's DIY: Regards, Maurice.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
On a Boxster, these two repairs are relatively commonplace around 60K miles, although some have gotten more than 100k miles before replacement. On a DIY basis, these two repairs are relatively easy, inexpensive and straightforward, except that with the water pump you also have to bleed the system of air bubbles. If you don't have a vacuum tool, such as the UView Airlift, bleeding the air out maby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
Quotecld3316 I noticed an unusual development the other day when I opened the passenger door from the outside with the top up - the window did not go down the little bit it is supposed to when I pulled the handle and only went down after I opened the door. When I pull on the handle inside the car, the window goes down a bit as normal before the door opens. I would like to get this taken care of tby MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum
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Dan: Post an e-mail address that you want the info sent to and I'll give you all of the info. Regards, Maurice. edit: Got it! e-mail sent.by MauriceonLongIsland - Main Forum