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Porsche is very aware and very good, but still...... As to the plow, as I said the fix is well known. Way more negative camber in the front, reduced dynamic roll stiffness in the rear. There are a bunch of competing methods to achieve this, from programming the dynamic suspension, to replacing it, to anti-roll bars.... The best is a race shop in Maryland that sets up several of the campaigned caby grant - Main Forum
... in several Audis where they effectively under-spec'd it wth a heavy car). Most of our cars - even 986s and early 987s though, are after the supposed redesign by ZF. I live in some fear of this happening to my S6 avant whcih is the poster child for the TC failure. When it does its my excuse to convert it to a 6-speed manual :-) Typically though, there are warnings - codes, hard shifts, orby grant - Main Forum
The one new Porsche that calls to me and might open my famously closed wallet. Terrific car, once one tames the front end plow (alignment and rear roll stiffness fixes). As usual Porsche dialed the agility out for "safety". I am not aware of it being substantially worse than other new model Porsches, specifically Caymans in terms of maintenance. In fact, its really not all that different fromby grant - Main Forum
The model S is a beautifully made, high tech, fast-as-heck, pretty darn good handling car. But its also large, a bit numb and not one bit a sports car. The two don't serve the same purpose in any way, except that they are both "feel good luxury cars", sorta. I even drove a modelS through an autocross. It was fun, mostly because it was new, novel, difficult. I will ack that the COG is low, andby grant - Main Forum
OK, apples to oranges in some ways, but standard 17" 986S stuff (S nto base) rotors, textar $72.00/ea pads, textar (OEM formulation), $68.00/set (Front) sensors (shorted ages ago, $25/pair most places) brake fluid $15 ate super 200 > 500 deg BP about 2 hours of my time, working slowly and carefully, most of it jacking, checking, cleaning, waiting for fluid to flush. So there's margin in thby grant - Main Forum
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note that ~ 3k is also the resonant frequency of the M96 motor. i had a bearing "nearly" fail and there was no degradation of that resonance - its was always there. Furthermore, my experience is that one, un-named replacement IMS bearing made of harder materials, lasts worse than the factory. Those hard balls just chew the crap out of the races. Mine was a mess - astounding that it held togethby grant - Main Forum
Let's over simplify. When you are going straight or turning slightly, you need little grip. When you are corning hard, you need lots of grip. So, when you optimize, an aggressive (underline that) driver should make trade-offs to optimize for hgih-G situations. In high G situations the suspension, and in particular the tire's rubber, will go positive camber - meaning the outside edge becomes thby grant - Main Forum
.. The rest of the world is desperately trying to get more than is mechanically allowed..... Even for street driving i would think they would try for at least -0.5deg if possible. Maybe the turbo has some odd difference, but in general, wheels are wheels.by grant - Main Forum
Let's just start with $16.00 for a 25 cent o-ring ( that i have now re-used for 13 years). An oil filter @ $45 that can be had all day for $11 and I buy (amazon) for $6 and the list goes on .. and continue with an important safety and longevity item - new brake fluid - that they omitted. So a great combination of poor service and over-charging. Run, dont walk, elsewhere. Grantby grant - Main Forum
As Marc says - a shop that is highly recommended is your best test. And talk to them, ask how they align, and make sure they know what you want. For example: my alignment is well outside factory specs. On purpose - its a track alignment and I understand the trade offs (handling for wear and tamlining) Anyone can buy the equipment. Anyone can hang a sensor Anyone can read Anyone can adjust anby grant - Main Forum
My take on "fair"price: Parts: plugs $50.00 total pads $125.00/set rotors: $250.00/pr brake fluid: $20 sensors $25.00 tires: $1250.00/4 (you got 4?) <-- big question, what size tires - this could vary +100%/-30% filters: $50.00 Oil: $80.00 8@$10/qt pressure sensors - dunno $200.00?/all total: $2050.00 (tires > 50%) Labor: plugs 1.5 hours $185.00 pads/rotors/bleed: 1.5 hours $185.00 oiby grant - Main Forum
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The switch is in two pieces, a lock mechanism and an electrical portion which plugs into it. The electrical pieces is about $15 aftermarket/OEM and is used in many Audis. The failure symptoms are many and inconsistent. I could tell stories about my mom's 1995 A6 that seems like demonic possession, not a switch -- yet replacement fixed them even when diagnosis failed. The most common failure isby grant - Main Forum
Almost any crack means it has become brittle. The only way i could repair mine when it cracked was with gorilla tape. There may be ways to laminate a small piece of plastic over it, but my guess is that a0 it wont last and b) another crack will appear. You've apparently been through the drill - many shops can sew in a new window. You can save a bunch of cost if you remove the mechanism and hanby grant - Main Forum
less water evacuation. It may mean MORE grip. Or it may be a surrogate for "hardened and heat cycled", but in and of itself it does not degrate braking or cornering -- all things equal (which i admit they are not) it improves them, at least in the dry. I'm not arguing for or against, but pointing out that its not nearly that simple. The limiting factor in grip in most tires is not friction, itby grant - Main Forum
...he took the wise step of selling everything not nailed down to hoard cash to weather the coming storm - Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston, etc. The Fords *had* to protect the existing classes of stock, which give them effective control with only minority ownership. GM too, with Bob Lutz work, had largely transformed before the credit crunch came. But they had too much legacy cost structure from yeaby grant - Main Forum
So, as I think I told you,I removed the switch. I can't say I found anything wrong. However, I did blow through it, with low pressure compressed air both directions, and cleaned it with some electronics cleaner, and dried it as well as I could. I re-assembled everything, and today, went and tested it at the gas pump. It took 2 gallons no problem. This is six times more than it would typicallyby grant - Main Forum
They were caught in a financial crisis not of their making. For a bunch of reasons I wont go into, the credit market pretty much evaporated in 2008/9, and the vast vast majority of vehicles are bought on credit. Those firms were in deep trouble, regardless of the quality of their wares. A bail out, IMNSHO, was appropriate since the fed had been kicking the car for a decade and others ignoringby grant - Main Forum
I was going to suggest vacuuming it out, but then i opened your post (beyond preview) and actually read it. You're way ahead of me as usual ... Gby grant - Main Forum
Some say its rocket science, but from what I've read, Space-X has brought down the cost of re-usable payload systems by something like 80%. His production delay ramp-ups are for - if any reason can be said to be "good" -- good reason. he's investing in new process technologies to increase productivity and steepen the slope of the learning (cost reduction) curves. Note these glitches exist bothby grant - Main Forum
... from the valve to the storage canister. And in your case that was a problem, eh? Appreciate itby grant - Main Forum
I actually had the valve out twice - once to clean it / test it (inconclusive) and once to put the stuuuupid magnetic sensor back in. First time took a couple hours start to finish, 2nd time 30 minutes or so :-) Which line(s) did you clean out? Where do i access it? TIA, Grant ps: i do need to test and see if my cleaning fixed it. I've been away and the tank is full...by grant - Main Forum
I believe it probably is a malfunctioning or partially obstructed vent valve - the one that opens when the fuel nozzle goes into the fuel filler. After measuring the tank and the filler neck, i concluded that my physical vent that I snaked down ( a long way) probably was not long enough. That's a very long path that the fuel follows from cap to tank! I also concluded that the lack of a code/CELby grant - Main Forum
1. Glad to hear the grinding was the accessory belt tensioner and no more. The belt should be replaced every 50-60k or so, and at that time the tensioner and any rollers should be checked for bearing wear. Basically spin them- they should be silent and smooth. I doubt it was at last change. Or was it ever changed? 2. valve cover leak. Big money. Small problem. meh. 3. transmission. This iby grant - Main Forum
I have a strange problem with the fuel tank / evap in my 986S. It varies in severity, but most of the time it will not take fuel in any significant amount without burping it back (backs up the neck). Basically i have to add fuel for a few seconds, listen for it to begin to back up, let it subside, and continue. Dozens of times. Of at least a few. Let's begin with some basics: 1.) the relay opby grant - Main Forum
at 230 degrees, 15w50's viscosity chart shows it to be well below where 0w40 is at more modest temperatures, such as 180deg so. ...99% of the use on this car is at quite high temperatures. Also, 20w50 was recommended for these motors during 2000 - 2003 for hot weather (presumably hot operating temps). Its in my manual, and likely yours (your car is old right?) That said, I actually am a fan ofby grant - Main Forum
$2.50 by mail they send you sample containers. $25/shot. Gby grant - Main Forum