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  1. Loren
    You will need to contact your regional Porsche AG representative. If you don't know them then you will need to contact Porsche AG in Germany. In the US and Europe you do not buy the PIWIS tester - you lease it from Porsche.
  2. Loren
    All you are doing is pushing the pistons back in (slowly and carefully) so that new pads will fit into the calipers. This action will push brake fluid back into the brake fluid reservoir (in the front trunk) - so you need to be careful that it does not overflow. Unless you have a bad piston seal there should be no reason to bleed the brakes after a pad change. Once you are done and ready to drive the car - start the car and press the brake pedal several times to seat the new pads. follow the pad manufactures recommendations for "bedding in" the new pads.
  3. Loren
    Do you have any lights (airbag) or other problems? If not, I would double check with the folks at Durametric. Could be Porsche did an update they are not aware of...
  4. Loren
    Can you get a pic of it and post it?
  5. Loren
    That is why I have a metal one. Sometimes in one of our work on cars days we see oil filters (and drain plugs) that are way over torqued.
  6. Loren
    Sounds like it has lost it's tension. As I recall when it is installed they wind up a tensioning spring. Does the motor run?
  7. Loren
    Yes, that is a US part number - you can see the retail price here in the US Retail Price lookup. (Contributing Members only)
  8. Loren
    German cars? Not really true. On Porsche's the cigarette lighter is always hot (unswitched +12 volts) - so theoretically you could put enough draw there to bring the battery down over time. It will depend on how much current for how long. On my Mercedes the cigarette lighter is switched so it is off when you turn the key off. There is good and bad to both - on the Porsche you can use the battery maintainer through the cigarette lighter but if you left something else plugged in you could cause a drain. On the Mercedes you can't charge the battery through the cigarette lighter nor could you cause a drain. I personally prefer the Porsche method.
  9. Loren
    We have been able to find and acquire a fairly good number number of older and missing TSBs for most all models. These include some Campaign TSBs (including recalls), Workshop Service Action TSBs, and quite a few Cayenne Quality Improvement Workshop Campaign TSBs . We have added and/or updated TSBs in the following categories today (131 total): Boxster (986) - 26 Boxster (987) - 4 Carrera (996) - 28 Carrera (997) - 3 Cayenne - 34 TT (996) - 32 CGT - 4
  10. Loren
    Not bad! MSRP is $629 from Porsche (and yes that is an exchange price)
  11. Loren
    What was Autozone's price for the alternator?
  12. Loren
    100 C or F? 100 C is too hot. You should check and clean your front radiators. Also, check you coolant tank and make sure it is full and not leaking.
  13. Loren
    As long as the CEL is not flashing it is okay to drive the car (as long as it runs ok). They have to find the problem before any parts/labor estimates. If you had a P1123 (cylinders 1-3) also then I would say a dirty MAF - but since it is only on one side they need to look at the DME readings to tell if the MAF is working right.
  14. Loren
    P1125 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Lean Threshold This means that mixture on cylinders 3-6 is too rich and the DME can not correct for it. Potential causes are: - Fuel pressure too high. - Fuel injector leaking. - EVAP canister purge valve open. Since you just bought the car I would go back and make them fix it.
  15. Loren
    That is the correct operation. The function of the purge fan is to pull cool air into the engine compartment. The fan should should come on very rarely. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...ost&p=72289
  16. Loren
    996.512.250.00 Rear spoiler wall -- MSRP $80.19 (as of June 2007)
  17. Loren
    996.561.787.00.01C Cover cap I haven't tried to replace one - perhaps someone else here has and can help.
  18. Loren
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...ost&p=54716
  19. Loren
    Try 9495 or 9497
  20. Loren
    Porsche says not to. I believe the internal tubing diameter is small on the 3.4 mufflers.
  21. Loren
    Folks you need to hook up either the Durametric Software or a PST2 (or PIWIS) and find out what zone is causing the fault. Then we can address fixing it. Until then we would just be shooting in the dark.
  22. Loren
    Hi Gas-man, I just read your experience with your 1999 Ml 430. I have a 1999 Ml 320 with only 62000 miles. I bought this from a friend when it had 48000 miles about 2 years ago. I have had similar experiences...engine failure while idling and while about to accelarate, a quart of oil every so often. I even had to change my power steering rack just the other day. I thought the engine failure was because of the quality of gasoline I was getting, then I read your experience. How do I go about doing this? Who is your dealer? . Should I call Mbenz headquarters first or just go directly to the dealer. I understand from other sites that they could give you a run around. Appreciate the advice. Thanks. Please - this is a Porsche technical website. Please keep your posts Porsche related. Thanks.
  23. Loren
    Brake discs (Boxster) Front - 298 mm Rear - 292 mm Brake discs (Boxster S) Front - 318 mm Rear - 299 mm
  24. Loren
    Sorry, should be working now.
  25. Loren
    According to the schematic... C1 pin 6 is switched power for the amp. A pin 5 is the antenna amplifier connector. The is no power antenna line.
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