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Message: Don't forget the not-so-obvious wear items in your car ...
Changed By: Pedro (Odessa, FL)
Change Date: March 11, 2014 12:58PM
Don't forget the not-so-obvious wear items in your car ...
Change Date: March 11, 2014 12:58PM
Don't forget the not-so-obvious wear items in your car ...
... such as the Air/Oil Separator, Water Pump, Droplinks, Control Arms and the most forgotten about one, the Front Engine Mount.
Many wear items will offer symptoms of their wear, such as noise, smoke on startup, etc.
But the Front Engine Mount in the Boxster or the Transmission Mount in the Carrera once it cracks it will deteriorate very slowly which allows you to adjust to it.
These are cores from front Engine Mounts that I've seen just this year
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo1_zps108425f3.jpg
After about 45,000 miles the rubber core will crack. After it cracks it starts to wear down because of the engine's movement, eventually releasing the core.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo2_zpsd8e1fef8.jpg
The metal frame doesn't wear so what we do to save customers money is that we press out the bad core.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo3_zpse15f7940.jpg
Then, we use the new core for the 2008 Cayman S and ...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo4_zpsb31e7885.jpg
... we press it in place, after having cleaned the frame.
The result is a perfect new front Engine Mount at a much reduced cost.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo5_zpsf9b96345.jpg
For the Carreras we can only replace the core when the car is brought to us, as it's part of the transmission, but contrary to most other shops, we developed a way to do it with the transmission on the car, again saving a ton of money to the customer.
Here's my [b][i]"Not-So-Obvious"[/i][/b] Tech Article that will appear in three dozen or so PCA Regional Newsletters:
http://pedrosgarage.com/Site_5/Not_so_obvious.html
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Many wear items will offer symptoms of their wear, such as noise, smoke on startup, etc.
But the Front Engine Mount in the Boxster or the Transmission Mount in the Carrera once it cracks it will deteriorate very slowly which allows you to adjust to it.
These are cores from front Engine Mounts that I've seen just this year
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo1_zps108425f3.jpg
After about 45,000 miles the rubber core will crack. After it cracks it starts to wear down because of the engine's movement, eventually releasing the core.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo2_zpsd8e1fef8.jpg
The metal frame doesn't wear so what we do to save customers money is that we press out the bad core.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo3_zpse15f7940.jpg
Then, we use the new core for the 2008 Cayman S and ...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo4_zpsb31e7885.jpg
... we press it in place, after having cleaned the frame.
The result is a perfect new front Engine Mount at a much reduced cost.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo5_zpsf9b96345.jpg
For the Carreras we can only replace the core when the car is brought to us, as it's part of the transmission, but contrary to most other shops, we developed a way to do it with the transmission on the car, again saving a ton of money to the customer.
Here's my [b][i]"Not-So-Obvious"[/i][/b] Tech Article that will appear in three dozen or so PCA Regional Newsletters:
http://pedrosgarage.com/Site_5/Not_so_obvious.html
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Original Message
Author: Pedro (Odessa, FL)Date: March 11, 2014 12:55PM
Don't forget the not-so-obvious wear items in your car ...
... such as the Air/Oil Separator, Water Pump, Droplinks, Control Arms and the most forgotten about one, the Front Engine Mount.
Many wear items will offer symptoms of their wear, such as noise, smoke on startup, etc.
But the Front Engine Mount in the Boxster or the Transmission Mount in the Carrera once it cracks it will deteriorate very slowly which allows you to adjust to it.
These are cores from front Engine Mounts that I've seen just this year
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo1_zps108425f3.jpg
After about 45,000 miles the rubber core will crack. After it cracks it starts to wear down because of the engine's movement, eventually releasing the core.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo2_zpsd8e1fef8.jpg
The metal frame doesn't wear so what we do to save customers money is that we press out the bad core.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo3_zpse15f7940.jpg
Then, we use the new core for the 2008 Cayman S and ...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo4_zpsb31e7885.jpg
... we press it in place, after having cleaned the frame.
The result is a perfect new front Engine Mount at a much reduced cost.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo5_zpsf9b96345.jpg
For the Carreras we can only replace the core when the car is brought to us, as it's part of the transmission, but contrary to most other shops, we developed a way to do it with the transmission on the car, again saving a ton of money to the customer.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Many wear items will offer symptoms of their wear, such as noise, smoke on startup, etc.
But the Front Engine Mount in the Boxster or the Transmission Mount in the Carrera once it cracks it will deteriorate very slowly which allows you to adjust to it.
These are cores from front Engine Mounts that I've seen just this year
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo1_zps108425f3.jpg
After about 45,000 miles the rubber core will crack. After it cracks it starts to wear down because of the engine's movement, eventually releasing the core.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo2_zpsd8e1fef8.jpg
The metal frame doesn't wear so what we do to save customers money is that we press out the bad core.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo3_zpse15f7940.jpg
Then, we use the new core for the 2008 Cayman S and ...
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo4_zpsb31e7885.jpg
... we press it in place, after having cleaned the frame.
The result is a perfect new front Engine Mount at a much reduced cost.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j307/ppbon/photo5_zpsf9b96345.jpg
For the Carreras we can only replace the core when the car is brought to us, as it's part of the transmission, but contrary to most other shops, we developed a way to do it with the transmission on the car, again saving a ton of money to the customer.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro