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  1. JFP in PA
    You never mentioned the year and model, which is always helpful in answering such questions, but in general these car's charging systems put out between 13.5 and 14.5V at idle. It sounds like you may have one of two or three problems: the battery is on its way out, or the voltage regulator is on its way out. You may also have battery cables with high resistance. I would have the battery and charging system load tested to see what they do under stress, then do a voltage drop test across the battery cables, and then proceed on the basis of those results.
  2. JFP in PA
    If the gear box was not exposed to heavy loads or high temps, you are probably fine. I would make the suggestions to re-change the gear box oil again in about 500-1K miles, just to make sure all of the wrong fluid is flushed out of the system. The Pentosin product is a hydraulic fluid, not a high shear lubricant which is what the gear oil is. As long as nothing was galled or bearings overloaded during the mix-up, and all of the Pentosin is flushed out, the gear box should be OK. Thank you for your reply and your recommendation for re-changing the oil. The ambient temperature was around 18 centigrade. During my 100 km drive I used high revs and sequential changes several times, but it wasn't as if I was racing. Would any potential damage show immediately or would this appear after a long time? Hard to say. As I mentioned, the two fluids are entirely different in their physical characteristic's, but you caught it fairly quickly. I would keep an eye out for two things: weird noises (signs of unusual bearing or gear wear), or gear oil leakage (hydraulic fluids are formulated to soften and protect internal seals, which the oil seals in the gear box may not appreciate).
  3. JFP in PA
    If the gear box was not exposed to heavy loads or high temps, you are probably fine. I would make the suggestions to re-change the gear box oil again in about 500-1K miles, just to make sure all of the wrong fluid is flushed out of the system. The Pentosin product is a hydraulic fluid, not a high shear lubricant which is what the gear oil is. As long as nothing was galled or bearings overloaded during the mix-up, and all of the Pentosin is flushed out, the gear box should be OK.
  4. JFP in PA
    Pretty sure the shop that makes the bars (http://liftbars.com/) makes the end fittings as well. We have a set of them and everything on them looks like they came from a single source.
  5. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech :welcome: You can start by not using cheap after market parts and source TRW arms, which are the same as factory.
  6. JFP in PA
    If it is the bolt where the control arm attaches to the cross member, it is 89 ft. lb.; 56 ft. lb. is for the wheel carrier end of the arm. Without seeing the fastener, it is impossible to say if it needs replacing.
  7. JFP in PA
    Glad you got it sorted. I knew it was behind the carpet flap and that the flap had to be raised to expose it.
  8. JFP in PA
    I believe you will find that plastic tab is to be lifted, pulling the small flap of carpet back, which will reveal the connector plug beneath it.
  9. JFP in PA
    Normally, you do not need to remove the speaker box to disconnect the speakers, the wire runs out near the passenger's side roll hoop, which is where the connector is located.
  10. JFP in PA
    A Porsche specific tool can scan the Tip controller and tell you what it sees, which an OBD II scanner cannot. I am unaware of a specific code for the neutral safety settings, but there one for "lever position not defined", P0706, which may be the one.
  11. JFP in PA
    Strange, I just tried http://www.renntech.org/forums/links/link/18-porsche-piwis-tsi/ and it worked perfectly.
  12. JFP in PA
    We got ours from http://liftbars.com/
  13. JFP in PA
    Being a shop, we depend upon twin post lifts for 99% of our work, but occasionally we need to put a Boxster or 996/997 up on stands, and I absolutely hate all of the single jack points people espouse on the internet because they apply a lot of loading on components that were never meant to bear these loads. Several years ago, I saw someone using commercially produced lift bars to pick up a 911 at the track, and became intrigued by them as they use the factory recommended lift points, and offer very secure ways to hold the car in the air: These things are both well designed and constructed to both lift a Porsche and keep it safe. The ends of the bars have large steel pins that insert into the factory lift points, as well as rounded jack stand mounts that both sit securely in the jack stand saddles, and allow the car to tilt back and forth while being jacked up without slipping or moving the jack stands. You can also get the car up pretty high, depending upon the size of the jack stands you employ (we currently have a 986 Boxster up on these bars and sitting on 6 ton stands for some minor work. The bottoms of the tires are more than 20 inches off the floor, and the car is absolutely rock steady.)
  14. JFP in PA
    The site is sometimes balky, for unknown reasons.
  15. JFP in PA
    I would suggest obtaining a wiring diagram for the vehicle, and check the multi switch circuits to see which ones need to be jumpered. I believe the Bentley manual for the 986 has the diagrams.
  16. JFP in PA
    The neutral safety function is part of the multifunction switch on the side of the Tip.
  17. JFP in PA
    We normally just replace the electrical section of the switch; they are cheap and easy to do.
  18. JFP in PA
    Guys, this topic has gone off track. This is a forum about Porsche cars and technical issues, not politics. Please keep on topic or we will have to close the discussion and lock this thread.
  19. JFP in PA
    The AC drain tray is part of the heat and AC box assembly under the dash (this a US diagram, so yours would be reversed): I believe the condensate tray is sealed to the heater box itself and not to the body. You may need to get in there and have a look at where the moisture is getting out.
  20. JFP in PA
    Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while.................. Glad you got it sorted.
  21. JFP in PA
    The electrical section of the ignition switch is well know to cause problems in these cars, to the point that most shops carry replacement's in stock. The electrical section of the switch is common to VW and Audi, and should be available at a low cost.
  22. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech :welcome: Have you tried doing a search on Boxster top replacement and adjustment? This has been covered more than once.
  23. JFP in PA
    You are going to need to check with an authorized Porsche parts supplier in your area. It is part of the clutch pack assembly, which may only be available as an assembled unit (there are not a lot of individual parts available for the PDK).
  24. JFP in PA
    It is always helpful here if you tell us the exact model and year of your car. To my knowledge there is no ATF filter in the PDK. As stated above the PDK transmission get Porsche ATF and the differential get Porsche gear oil. Thanks for the response. I should have mentioned this. My vehicle is a 2009 911 Carrera with the PDK transmission. The filter I am referring to is below: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/porsche-pdk-trans-service-kit-911-boxster-cayman-genuine-porsche-9g132102500kt?gclid=Cj0KEQiA5dK0BRCr49qDzILe74UBEiQA_6gA-gF8wCOJ-kgeBmtbaZJ_sc7nL65P75VDY7gGrrZbhLoaAlRm8P8HAQ My local Porsche dealer quoted me $670 plus tax (Canadian) for this part if it requires replacement. The dealership advisor did not seem cofident in recommending the replacement of this filter. My car is at 164,000 kms/102,000 miles. The part in the picture you gave the link to is a replacement transmission pan (Porsche part number 9G131202500) which retails in the US for $305 http://www.sunsetporscheparts.com/porsche/911/9g132102500/2009-year/carrera-trim/3-6l-h6-gas-engine/maintenance-and-lubrication-cat/transmission-components-scat/?part_name=trans-pan The pan itself contains a filter element which is not serviced separately. It filters the clutch oil, the gear box oil is not filtered.
  25. JFP in PA
    It is a standard VW item, you can find them online or from a VW dealer for about $15: https://vw.snapon.com/SpecialToolsDetail.aspx?itemid=10720003
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