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  1. Orient Express
    The front tub is crushed, and both air bags deployed, I would be very surprised if this was not a total loss.
  2. Orient Express
    I did not see how many miles you had on your car or what year it was, but as a consolation, these type of fluid filled motor mounts were going to fail anyway. The average life of them is between 70 and 120K miles on normal usage. Less if you track the car or drive agressively, more if it is just a boulevard cruiser. Good thing is that they are extremely easy to replace. Regardless, one could make a case that their failure so close to the end of the warranty is a candidate for warranty goodwill at the minimum for the parts and possibly for the labor too.
  3. Orient Express
    Very unusual to lose both mounts, that appears to be what happened. I would visit your dealer and complain and see if they will fix it for you.
  4. Orient Express
    I lift the car using only the rear jack-points on the car. That will lift the entire side of the car high enough, that it is easy to put a jackstand under the front mount points.
  5. Orient Express
    I've seen cars with 150K on the clutch and still plenty of life in it. I have also seen cars with 15K on them and the clutch completely used up. If the clutch passes the slip test, then don't worry about it.
  6. Orient Express
    Not to worry, that is the connection for the car phone. It is usually not connected to anything. It is a good source for switched and unswitched power.
  7. Orient Express
    Here are some quick and dirty videos I shot during the Panamera launch in Monterey in August 2009. Panamera Drive in Monterey Panamera Spoiler Deployment Panamera hot laps at Leguna Seca Enjoy!
  8. Orient Express
    Look for a dark purple or green stain on the bottom and sides side of the mount. That is the fluid that is leaking out of the failed mount. If there is no stain, then the mount has not failed.
  9. Orient Express
    So far it has only been driven 67,000 miles. It is just barely broken in.
  10. Orient Express
    Replacing the sensor is very easy, simply pull the old sensor out of the brake pad, unclip the cable, and unplug it from the connector on the shock tower. Replacing it is the opposite. New ones are available at your Porsche parts counter for a reasonable amount. However if the Brake Pad warning light is not on in the instrument cluster, then regardless of the physical appearance of the sensor, it is still just fine, and does not need to be replaced.
  11. Orient Express
    There are a number of things that you can do to minimize the squealing of harder pads 1. Make sure that the anti-squeal shims are installed on the new pads. The old ones can be reused. 2. Apply some CRC "Disc Brake Quiet" to the back of the pad (shim) where it makes contact with the caliper piston cup. 3. If the new pad does not already have this done, chamfer the leading and trailing edges of the pad with a bench grinder. This will eliminate the squeal for sure.
  12. Orient Express
    That is an electrical connector cover. It is used to hold the pins in a connector and locks the connector in. This particular type is used on the connector on the box under the drivers seat, and on the instrument cluster. It should be put back on the connector.
  13. Orient Express
    I wired up the right rear fog light on my 996.
  14. Orient Express
    If the other one is still serviceable, then replacing just one is fine. Replacing both is an accepted method, simply because the other one may not have the same lift characteristics as a new one, and could cause the top to be "crabbed" at some point. But if you are on a budget, then just replacing the one will be OK. Just watch that the top is being moved evenly from now on.
  15. Orient Express
    $20 a gallon. Excellent buy.
  16. Orient Express
    If a piece of the catalytic converter honeycomb got blown deep into the muffler can and is stuck on something, that could very well be your rattle. Short of getting the piece out of the muffler, you are stuck to get another muffler. If there is a piece of honeycomb lodged in the muffler intake pipe, and it suddenly gets in just the right position to block the exhaust flow, you could be in for some serious damage to the cats, header, and even to the head gasket. For sure you will blow open the cat on that side.
  17. Orient Express
    I have to admit that when I first started in Concours, I also heard (and tried) the story about Vaseline as well as the need for a left-handed torque wrench and annual muffler-bearing replacement. It did take me a while to find that while these things sound plausible, in-fact they are myths. All Vaseline will do over time is attract more brake dust as well as cook on the wheel overtime, especially if you are always in the jar! Another similar myth is to use Pam instead of Vaseline, also bogus. A polymer protectorant such as ReJex is far superior not only for keeping a very slick non=permeable coating that resists brake dust accumulation, it also is great for the paint finish as well as (especially) the glass. Washing you car with water is something that depends on your environment. If the car is driven in inclement weather often, then washing is the recommendation. Pay close attention, as has been noted earlier, of the condition of your sponges, and how dirty your soap water is. Getting the rinse water off quickly is also very important, especially if the rinse water is hard. If the car is just getting dusty from road and environmental grime then using a spray detailer with a fresh microfiber cloth is preferable. This will lift off the dust and light grime easily, as well as leave a fine silicone filler wax in the microscratches of the paint. This filler material helps prolong the depth and shine by leveling the paint surface.
  18. Orient Express
    This is a common problem for the top. Glad it worked out.
  19. Orient Express
    That is it!
  20. Orient Express
    It sounds like the microswitch in the windshield header latch receiver is pushed a little bit up so that when the latch closes into the receiver it is not triggering the switch. This tells the the top controller that something is amiss and commands the latch to open back up. 3 solutions 1. Remove the latch receiver, and gently push the microswitch back down a bit so that the latch closes it when it seats 2. Stick a little piece of self-adhesive felt (like the felt feet circles that you can get at Home Depot) on the latch receiver cover. This is usually all it takes to push the switch closed. 3. Replace the latch receiver. Solution #2 is the easiest and quickest to try. If that cures your problem, then consider disassembling the latch receiver to bend the switch down a bit.
  21. Orient Express
    Yes, If you are installing PSE from a kit, simply do not install the pink/grey wire that is part of the PSE harness into the relay plug.
  22. Orient Express
    Those are the O2 sensors connectors. If you want 12V get it from the fuse block.
  23. Orient Express
    For 996 & 997s there are both 4 and 4S cars. Of course the car will be all wheel drive, but the 4S will typically use the Turbo wide-body shell. The holds for the 993, 996 & 997. The 4S cars also have a red reflector strip connecting the tail lights. The 997 4S cars are more powerful than the 4 cars.
  24. Orient Express
    No 5+ on a 2002, but the simplest solution is a cigarette lighter adapter for a USB charger (like for an iPod).
  25. Orient Express
    In regards to lifting the rear of your 911, do what you want as it will not matter one way or the other.
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