It’s been Cayenne week here for some reason. I was just telling someone we don’t see a lot of Cayennes because they typically don’t need much….then boom, he comes in a few days later and I have 4 sitting here, lol. If you are getting an AWD/4wd error light on the cayenne, it is very often due to this stepper motor/servo. Luckily it is found on the transfer case externally, rather than in the case itself. Looks expensive…..and is! And …
01Dec2015
997.2 DFI Plug Change
Had a .2 997 in the shop the other day for it’s overdue spark plug service. Plugs are now a 4 year service item no matter the mileage according to Porsche, so if you haven’t done them, get them done! The process unfortunately is a bit harder than the M96/M97 engines, and for you DIY at home guys, I recommend pulling the mufflers and loosening the cats/headers to give yourself room to work. I’ve got monkey arms and a wide …
01Dec2015
The Waterpumper Blues
Had a little boxster come into the shop last week with a big coolant leak and grinding noise. Typically when I hear “grinding noise” complaints with an M96 or M97 engine, it means the waterpump is going to be in pieces, which isn’t a good thing. I can’t recommend enough replacing these waterpumps every 40k miles or 5 years. When the impellers come apart, the plastic bits will become lodged in the cylinder heads, leading to cracking and coolant intermix …
01Dec2015
Porsche 912e Race Project 5
Making slow progress on the car waiting for platers and such to finish hardware. Finally got all the suspension bolted up, reinforcements welded, bushings and bearings installed, etc. Front Von shocks installed, along with offset balljoints for additional negative camber. Also installed the front RSR sway bar. Tarrett Engineering top camber plates And the rear 930 control arms, adjustable spring plates, RSR sway bar, and von shocks installed in the rear. We have talked about the camber boxes, but here …
Come stop by our booth at the Body Coddington All Speed Expo at the KCI Expo Center this weekend and say hi! We are out supporting the show and the hard working guys that are making it happen here in KC. Should be a ton of great exhibitors showing off their stuff! We should be next to NASA Central Region and KC Trends. http://www.allspeedexpo.com/
Some oddball pictures I have taken over the last few weeks of things I thought were kind of neat. Had this neat little 72 911 in the shop the other day for a quick oil change. In 1972 they took the oil sump reservoir from behind the rear wheel and put it in front of the rear wheel for better weight balance and handling as people were having trouble controlling the 911 with so much weight in the rear. By …
12Nov2015
Porsche 912e Race Project 4
Been tinkering when I can on this project. Still lots of welding, grinding, etc going on with various parts of the car. Got the control arms stripped and the new mounts for the through body sway bar welded on. And silky smooth. Almost all of the suspension stuff you will see is Elephant Racing Products, and on the front arms we are using their spherical mounts. Here are the inner races epoxied to the front arms, along with the offset …
11Nov2015
7000 Mile 928
My standard disclaimer: There will be ZERO non funny 928 jokes found in this thread. Don’t want to offend anyone 🙂 Ran into this 928 out at the Lake Garnett Grand Prix. His crank pulley fell off during the day after he had the timing belt changed at Billy Joe Bob’s service, and I would imagine they didn’t get all the pulley’s seated correctly, or didn’t tighten the crank pulley to the proper torque (over 200 ft/lbs). Laid in the …
09Nov2015
What if Porsche Didn’t Exist?
An interesting question that came up at breakfast this Saturday. While the blog and company here are mostly Porsche based, we are still car guys. If Porsche didn’t exist, what kind of car would you drive for fun? And you can’t say “Porsche, there is no substitute, because they don’t exist. 🙂 I have a hodgepodge of cars I really like. Of course, I would never be without a truck or 4×4, I love jeeps, so doing a 5.7L hemi …
06Nov2015
Porsche 912e Race Project 3
Had a steady week in the shop so have only been tinkering a bit between other cars, but still got some good work accomplished. Yesterday Tetanus and I had a battle, a small hole in my ear and my head, but I think I won in the end, lol. I got in all my reinforcement plates in the morning, so I welded up the bulk of them. These plates are to reinforce the spring plate mounts which have a tendency …
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