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  1. Loren
    Dealer installed -- and one of the worst ideas I have ever seen. (IMHO)
  2. Loren
    I do not know if it is the case on your car but on the Gen 1 Cayenne's - if your car did not have door access lighting as standard - then the door lighting option had to be turned on with a PIWIS tester/programmer. The coding needs to be set to menu item "Door warning light/entry light On".
  3. Loren
    :welcome: My first guess would be ignition switch - a known weak point. Do a search here - lots of information on the ignition switch problems.
  4. Loren
    Changing the ignition switch is likely a coincidence. DO a search here for how to replace the backlight bulbs in the instrument cluster On the window squeak you need to see if it is the rubber that touches glass or the window itself. If it is the rubber "wiper" on the glass then you can try cleaning it. If it is the window itself then you likely need a new window regulator. Door locks sound normal to me. Maybe a bit louder than my coupe - but you car is a convertible. Try a small amount of silicone spray or grease on the pedal rotation shaft. Sometimes they just wear out and need to be replaced.
  5. Loren
    Make sure you get all the caliper and rotor parts including the bolts that hold them on. On the rear brakes you will also need the inner splash shield. If your 997TT is a MY08 then you will also need to take the short brake line from the flexible hose to the caliper for each wheel.
  6. Loren
    Try this. Push the tone button then immediately push 8 and 0 at the same time and the display should show BECKER. Then push the tuning toggle button up until you see serial number. Then press the right arrow key.
  7. Loren
    My experience with late model Porsche's say that any carbon build up is in the throttle body (and idle control valve on non-egas cars). Adding Seafoam (or anything else) through a vacuum line is not going to clean the throttle body. By the way Seafoam is: Pale Oil (a light colored, non-staining Naphthenic oil) - 40-60% Naphtha (aka petroleum ether or Petroleum Spirits) - 25-35% (also a known carcinogen) Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) - 10-20%
  8. Loren
    I know there are a lot of posts here... but back a few pages (as well as in your radio manual) it tells you how to display the serial number on the radio display. You do not need the code to display the serial number.
  9. Loren
    The brake booster vacuum line is the front on the booster. Item 10. I really can't recommend running Seafoam through a 996 engine -- but it is your engine...
  10. Loren
    You don't need a lift to do an oil change on a 997.
  11. Loren
    Your diagram is the air injection circuit. IAC is not part of that. The IAC (item 3) in on the throttle body. Do not damage of lose the paper gasket item 16. Yes, sometimes it helps to clean it with carb cleaner. The metal window inside should turn easily. While you are there I would cleant he throttle body and throttle butterfly too - especially the backside of the throttle butterfly. As I said in some cases the solenoid fails and the valve then needs to be replaced.
  12. Loren
    P1123 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (Cylinders 1 - 3) - Lean Threshold P1125 Oxygen Sensing Adaptation Area 1 (Cylinders 4 - 6) - Lean Threshold These codes mean that the DME can not adjust a too rich mixture (it has leaned the mixture as much as possible but can't correct it enough). PI551 Idle Air Control Valve Closing Coil - Open Circuit Potential causes: - Break in wiring. - IAC valve faulty. - DME control module faulty The Idle Air Control Valve sticking could cause a too rich condition that codes say they saw. I would remove and clean the IAC and make sure it is moving freely. In a few cases the solenoid on the valve fails and it then needs to be replaced.
  13. Loren
    You likely need to take one to a machine shop where they can measure it. Porsche doesn't document (to the outside world) specs on how the parts are made.
  14. Loren
    Or... one of the ball sockets on the shifter may be worn out. I think Tool pants has posted some pics of those here... somewhere.
  15. Loren
    Has it been that long... now I feel old. ;)
  16. Loren
    1. With a screwdriver through the top air slot, release the retaining clips A and pull the air vent out of the dashboard. 2. Pull apart the electrical plug connection and remove the air vent. Install is the reverse.
  17. Loren
    I would bleed the clutch to start and see if it makes any difference.
  18. Loren
    Have a look at How to Remove the Front Bumper. It is the same for a Boxster
  19. Loren
    Sorry, you did not get a response. It would have been more helpful if you would have told folks what model year or car and which of the three different types of cupholder you were installing.
  20. Loren
    997TT is not currently on their supported cars list. Just so you know each time Porsche makes a new DME the folks at Durametric have to buy a DME (usually $1000 to $2000) and then test it to see what is different. And then add the new commands and readouts to their software. I would drop them a note and let them know what you are interested in - they have been super responsive to folks from RennTech.org. Also, keep checking their beta releases here as they are always makes changes and additions.
  21. Loren
    My program does not always work. It works maybe 95% of the time but I have no expanation why it doesn't always work. At this point you will need to contact a dealer or Becker. Becker charges to lookup your code and some dealers do too.
  22. Loren
    See the post right before yours...
  23. Loren
    There is no accumulator on 996 Carrera's. If the brakes feel good then there is not likely a leak in the system. The hydraulic clutch and brakes use the same reservoir and system. Try to see if there is any binding in the pedal mechanism. Could also be your master or slave cylinder is bleeding down. Or it could be the release bearing. I think you need to remove some variable of what it isn't.
  24. Loren
    Just some FYI... The Factory Parts that you can download are over 1 year old (August 2006). Please see if you can order something there. The business conditions say: "2.1 Only companies indirectly or directly involved in the maintenance and repair of Porsche standard-production vehicles as per the list published by Porsche on its website and acting as independent participants in the market in the sense of Art. 4 Para. 2 Subparagraph 4 of the REGULATION (EC) No. 1400/2002 OF THE COMMISSION of July 31, 2002 relating to the application of Art. 81 Para. 3 of the contract to groups of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the automotive sector shall be authorised. 2.2 The orderer shall assure that it is an authorised company. The orderer shall inform Porsche immediately should it cease to be an authorised company. 2.3 Other companies or consumers shall be excluded from access."
  25. Loren
    You should read this first... Office Of Odometer Fraud Investigation I believe you can just file a disclosure.
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