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  1. Loren
    Remove the luggage compartment lining in the area of the rear panel (4 plastic pegs) and connect the plug connection to the spoiler drive motor.
  2. Loren
    Usually when they install a fixed spoiler they disconnect the cable to the spoiler drive motor and remove the spoiler light bulb in the instrument cluster. You should check and see if those have also been put back in place.
  3. Loren
    The latest part number for a MY99 car is: 996 106 147 56 with a retail price of $255.79. Newer cars use yet a different tank. To bleed the air out of the system the system lift up on the purge valve and leave it open for a few days topping up the tank as needed. When the level has stopped changing then close the valve again (this shouldn't hurt anything as the Cup cars run with the valve open all the time).
  4. Loren
    If your car did not have PCM2 previously then you will likely need the fiber optic cable. You will also need to have a shop re-program the MOST system (with a PST2 or PIWIS tester) in your car so that it know which options are being used. Have a look at the DIY here.
  5. Loren
    P0133 is an aging of the oxygen sensor. Sometimes resetting the fault code makes it go away and sometimes yo actually have to replace the sensors. P0507 is Idle Air Control - Idle Speed Too High. This is usually cause by a sticking idle control valve and/or air intake leaks. As long as the CEL is not flashing you are okay to drive the car - performance still might be affected though.
  6. Loren
    Interesting they told me no a few months ago. Let us know if you get one...
  7. Loren
    Yes.
  8. Loren
    There was no "official" explaination that I could find. Using 8" front wheels will still give a slightly wider tire contact patch (over a 7.5" wheels) with the same size tires.
  9. Loren
    Sorry, but none of the current Continental Imports CD changers are CDC-4 compatible.
  10. Loren
    TSB 1a/01 1010 Crankcases and Bearing Housings (dated 8-22-2003)
  11. Loren
    ...or did they let the camshaft slip when they took the valve cover off?
  12. Loren
    1 and 4 are closest to the rear bumper. Cylinder number 4 (5 and 6) would be on the passenger side.
  13. Loren
    Cailper bolts should be new and should be torqued to 63 ftlb. Rotor holddown screws 7 ftlb.
  14. Loren
    I agree to get a second opinion if you can. A highly unusual failure on newer Porsches. Was that the same side of the engine they previously did work on?
  15. Loren
    The MY01 and older Carrera's had 265/35 tires as standard on the 18 x 10 wheels. The 285/30 were not introduced as standard until MY02 - when they also increased the front wheel size to 8" (from 7.5").
  16. Loren
    ... and 5 mm spacers were standard on the GT3 mk1's (RoW version).
  17. Loren
    Hehehe... six year old battery - consider yourself very lucky. Most barely last 5 years. You need a new battery - before it strands you somewhere.
  18. Loren
    And your battery is how old? Have the battery tested - both a specific gravity test and load test. If it fails then you need a new battery. If it passes I would start looking at the ignition switch.
  19. Loren
    At this time you can only get them from dealers. Try the link at the top of the page "Porsche Parts at Dealer Cost".
  20. Loren
    X74 comes pre-assembled so basically you are changing out the shocks/spring assemblies and the swaybars.
  21. Loren
    You will need a filter, gasket and new sealing rings. Like most automatic transmissions you have to remove the ATF pan to remove the filter (about 27 bolts I think). When installing the new filter you need to thinly coat gasket on the suction collar of the new ATF filter with Vaseline and then install filter.In a Tip there are also four magnets that need to be removed, cleaned, and then correctly positioned on the seams of the (cleaned) ATF pan for reassembly.
  22. Loren
    You will need an ATF pump and the proper fittings as the Tiptronic is filled using a pump. The manual also says to use the PST2 be used to monitor the temperature so that the filling is accurate. The Tip is "charged" under pressure much like you would an air conditioning system.
  23. Loren
    Item 26 is the emergency release. You should find it either behind the front bumper or behind the driver side wheel lining. Good Luck!
  24. Loren
    ...or there were a few cars that were built without stickers and then the stickers were forwarded to dealers to install. Darn paper sticker shortage ;)
  25. Loren
    Nothing special is needed for the Porsche LSD. Perhaps Mobile 1 75/90 is Mobilube PTX since Mobilube PTX is not sold in the US. Mobilube PTX is a synthetic 75W-90 gear oil and is rated GL-4, GL-5 - so that is what to look for.
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