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  1. Loren
    Nope, that is Cosmoline. That is a protective coating put on by the factory for rust prevention. There still might be oil on top of the Cosmoline but the goldish/brown coating is supposed to be there.
  2. Loren
    If you had problems shifting before the SSK was installed then the SSK probably made it worse. It sounds to me like the cables are not aligned properly (inside the car where they attach to the shifter). It would have been much easier to align with the old (stock) shifter as Porsche makes a tool the holds the shifter in perfect position to attach the cables. Porsche tool (orange) on the old shifter (all images courtesy Tool Pants) The tool on the car and the adjustment sleeves Another possibility - worn out/damaged shifter coupler
  3. Loren
    Removing cup holder 1. Removing cover and central vent for the dashboard 2. Press metal clip 1 arrow and hold. Pull the cup holder 2 out of the retaining bracket 3.
  4. Loren
    As long as neither car is a C4S then I think it should fit.
  5. Loren
    That section of the 997 service manual is not out yet. I have a preliminary copy of the manual and it is only about 20% complete. If you tell me your cars options (Bose, no Bose, Nav, no Nav. PCM (GSM) phone, no PCM (GSM) phone, etc. I can check the parts list and see which cables it calls out for those options (for RHD). I assume you want to add the CDC-4 CD Changer?
  6. Loren
    C4 is a narrow body and C4S is a widebody. The offsets will be different. If you have a C4S look for TT (or C4S) wheels.
  7. Loren
    If you could choose only four of the different forum skins, which would they be? Default (current Blue) Refault Blue (blue) Ashes to Ashen (Black) Bloody Knows (Red) Bubblegum Shoe (Pink) Olive You (Green) Orange You Glad (Orange) Plum It (Purple) Tanned Hide (Beige) Please vote by hitting reply and stating your four choices.
  8. Loren
    You are correct A3 goes to all "other" controllers. The only info I have seen describes the interface to the DME for "generic" scanners - not the other controllers.
  9. Loren
    A1 (black/red wire) goes to Fuse B10 A3 (orange/blue) goes to all the cars controllers A9 (violet green goes to the automatic Exhaust Gas Recirculation examination pin A6 (IN SIGNAL) and to pin D17 on the DME (IN SIGNAL)
  10. Loren
    Read the whole thread here for some tips and where to buy just the switch. The actual instructions are here.
  11. Loren
    Yeah, don capecod posted another pic of the same car here.
  12. Loren
    Do you mean ignition switch? There was no recall on the switch just a Service Bulletin. They just go bad and Porsche has now changed the design so if you need a switch they now have to replace the lock also. You can still find the old switch at some Audi or VW dealers - 4A0 905 849 B.
  13. Loren
    Time for a new ignition switch.
  14. Loren
  15. Loren
    As I recall the usual causes are a bad cylinder head temperature sensor or a bad O2 sensor. Either way the cars computer reads the engine temperature so that it can adjust the fuel mixture as it warms up. It also looks at the O2 sensor readings to make fuel adjustments.
  16. Loren
    Negative camber is used to increase handling and safety. By increasing camber you are inducing a small amount of understeer which makes the car more stable and easier to control in high speed turns and to some degree low speed turns. Most serious autocrossers or racers are running -2 to almost -3 degrees in the front and -2 to -2.5 in the rear. Yes, the tires wear faster but the car drives like it is on rails. A 2:1 rear to front replacement is not unusual for a rear engine/rear wheel driven car performance car. For safety sake I would highly recommend staying within the factory specs for alignment.
  17. Loren
    Lift the shift boot and remove the allen screw that holds the knob on.
  18. Loren
    You will need to find a dealer or shop with a PST2 (or PIWIS) system tester. Good repair shops have these. It is much more than software. They are hardware and software that only works on Porsches. Shops pay between 4000 and 20,000 USD for these testers.
  19. Loren
    Then you will need a PST2 (or PIWIS) to change it. Where are you located?
  20. Loren
    Those levers are no longer available. A few dealers had stock of the (Boxster) black levers but they were almost gone too. Your options are to find the black ones and repaint them silver with a clear coat - or leave them black. Or, take yours out and paint them - they will need to dry overnight. The are removal/install instructions in the DIY Articles section. Hood/Trunk Latch Release Removal/Install
  21. Loren
    996 107 237 52 Bellows - retail $11.43 (as of Oct 2005) Get new clamps too. 999 512 630 00 Hose clamp 32 x 12 retail $2.60 (as of Oct 2005) 999 512 551 00 Hose clamp 30 x 12 retail $2.37 (as of Oct 2005)
  22. Loren
    Model year please?
  23. Loren
    ... which doesn't seem to apply to Porsche or BMW CD Players, but on the same token, does by the aforementioned account. Astonishing :cursing: Those would be the security issues - the CDs still have some problems on CD players.
  24. Loren
    Sony recalls risky 'rootkit' CDs and from sonybmg.com
  25. Loren
    Sure, post the pics and/or submit it in the new DIY Article forum (Carrera (996) Fixes and Repairs). I am sure their is interest!
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