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IIRC from when I had brake pad sensors, they come on very early in the wear cycle. You have about 1-2MM left in those pads before you should change them - a good rule of thumb is to change them when the pad is the same thickness as the backing plate - when the pads get thinner than that they still work but they transfer heat to the backing plate, boiling the brake fluid and causing brake fade.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
You might want to try a "Poor Man's Computer Reset" (disconnect the battery, wait 1 minute, reconnect the battery - make sure you have your Radio Code!)by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
I am a statistician by trade, so a few years ago I did a (very) informal study on IMS failures by going across all of the major online boards, counting up the number of posted IMS failures in a 12-month period, assuming these were 25% of the total, and divided into Boxster sales - and the number was well below 1%. But, for argument's sake, let's assume that the IMS failure rate in the M96 seriesby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
I drive it in all kinds of weather and enjoy it! Know that it is wintertime, I get to take Red Lightnin' out for my "Mikka Hakkinen Snow Rally Fantasy"(TM)by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Yes, it is super high tech. It has an electro-reactive gel in it that allows the stiffness of the mount to be changed on the fly using input from sensors around the chassis and the engine. Pretty cool technology, but I believe it requires the equivalent of the sport-chrono pak, which was never available on the 986.by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Hey Richard - Could be a lot of problems. If the 996 doors use the same mechanism as the 986, there are no cables - it is all electronic. The door handle has a micro-switch that tells the computer to lower the window to clear the weather stripping and unlock the door. It could be several issues: the microswitch could be malfunctioning or need adjustment, the door latch mechanism coul be goinby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
If your pads aren't worn out, your rotors probably aren't either. And for street driving, OEM pads/rotors are way more than you will ever need. Per what Mike Focke said, brake fluid is MUCH more important and should be changed at least once a year because it is hygroscopic. I recommend ATE Blue/Gold DOT 4 racing fluid. Costs very little and makes a huge difference. For street driving, don'tby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Since you are doing it and not worried about budget, do the coolant tank. They have a chronic cracking problem and are a cheap part - the cost of doing them is in the labor and access, not the parts. Also, you should replace the plastic oil filler neck on the front of the engine (it connects to a hose which connects to the oil filler tube in the trunk). The plastic neck that mounts to the enginby Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum
Red-Lightnin' at the AutoX: Red-Lightnin' at Summit Point: The car is Red Lightnin! The loser driving is me. Me driving our Miami Vice Lemons Car (we won the Al Gore Carbon Footprint award with that one!) Car-wise, it's been a good year. Otherwise, meh . . .by Red_Lightnin! - Main Forum