Have to remove rear bumper to change air filter..... Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S) - Monday, 10 June, 2013, at 11:29:28 am |
What a worthless POS Gary in SoFL - Monday, 10 June, 2013, at 12:12:19 pm |
Re: What a worthless POS Guenter in Ontario - Monday, 10 June, 2013, at 12:56:54 pm |
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Gary in SoFL
Looks like a simple air filter change will cost a bit more than a hundred bucks
Isn't it the same for the 981?
For efficient packaging of the car's parts sometimes things get buried... MarcW - Monday, 10 June, 2013, at 8:55:36 pm |
That tiny air filter.... grant - Tuesday, 11 June, 2013, at 8:17:36 am |
For the air filter, every time I get at the one in my car it's filthy... MarcW - Tuesday, 11 June, 2013, at 12:37:28 pm |
All true. But i'm asking for far less. grant - Thursday, 13 June, 2013, at 9:56:57 am |
You have the documentation for simple codes, all of those that start with P0XXX... MarcW - Thursday, 13 June, 2013, at 10:48:23 am |
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grant
Like simple documentation of codes. No security torx bits (or whatever they come up with next). Ability to rad the CURRENT status of a code and reset it without $3000 worth of pST2 (e.g. airbag / seatbelt light stays on even after you fix it, and i cant reset it, thus i cant tell (easily) when its fixed. Why?)
I see no benefit. I've designed electronic products E2E and never had to hold back basic documentation except where trade secrets were concerned.
Agree, i'm not writing a repair manual for well, not you, you could read my notes, but for Joe homeowner. But i'm also not booby-trapping him. Most manufacturers ( as you rightly point out) do. I'll note that GM and Ford are among the best at providing documentation.
I had a CEL on my "new, old" car. Mystery emission failure per my handheld code reader, set to Porsche. Set to "Buick" it came back O2 sensor out of calibration, warm up, bank B". So why was this so %$#* ing hard for Porsche, when GM did it accidentally?
Grant
two points grant - Thursday, 13 June, 2013, at 11:23:41 am |
The fact two codes happened to coincide is just coincidence. There have been .... MarcW - Friday, 14 June, 2013, at 10:04:26 am |
Older thread on topic from the Rennlist MikenOH - Tuesday, 11 June, 2013, at 10:54:54 am |
Re: Have to remove rear bumper to change air filter..... BoxsterBob - San Carlos - Wednesday, 12 June, 2013, at 6:23:19 pm |
The Porsche "purists" used to laugh at Boxster owners... SMILIN - Wednesday, 12 June, 2013, at 7:01:12 pm |
To expect a place that lives on offering discount oil/filter service... MarcW - Thursday, 13 June, 2013, at 9:58:17 am |
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BoxsterBob - San Carlos
We bought a beetle for our daughter and took it to Jiffy Lube for an oil change. The skid plate under the engine had some bizarre multi-point, torx-like bolts. They didn't have a bit that fit. I had to go to 3 tool shops before I found one that fit. I'm sure this is concerted effort by VW to steer routine maintenance away from DIYers and non-dealer shops.
'Change Happens'... jlegelis - Wednesday, 12 June, 2013, at 10:20:06 pm |
Remember cars that had V-8s from the factory mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Thursday, 13 June, 2013, at 9:48:12 pm |
That was the Monza variant, Mike MikenOH - Thursday, 13 June, 2013, at 10:35:58 pm |
'70 Ford Torino with the Cleveland engine, used in the Pantera, too: move engine for back plug(s.) *NM* Laz - Friday, 14 June, 2013, at 12:09:26 am |