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  1. JFP in PA
    Just be aware that aftermarket strobe lights are illegal on non emergency vehicles in many states, and ticket bait in many others.
  2. JFP in PA
    When doing this swap, make sure the key is not in the ignition and disconnect the battery before starting the swap. Make sure all the wiring connectors on the replacement seats are fully seated before reconnecting the battery. You should be fine.
  3. JFP in PA
    Only if you need to pass emissions inspection.......................
  4. JFP in PA
    That is low, you should be more like 14.4V.
  5. JFP in PA
    Actually, all you need is some clean clear plastic tubing and a small, but very bright flashlight. The old amber fluid will have a slight discoloration to it from use; when the fresh fluid appears in the tubing back lit by a bright light, you will see it change. We do it this way every day.
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    My new GT3

    JFP in PA replied to aehsani's topic in 991 GT3

    Congratulations on what sounds like a wicked ride............. :thumbup:
  7. JFP in PA
    +1. We have seen a couple of aftermarket belts that the owner's installed and suffered slippage issues. Not all belt are the same quality or even the correct size; stay with a known name brand to be safe.
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  9. JFP in PA
    Did you try resetting your window limits after you disconnected the battery? The how to is in your owner's manual.
  10. JFP in PA
    The "hand over reset" is done by the PIWIS system, Basically they just run a program the PIWIS that inventories the control units in the car and resets them to their new car delivery state. I do not believe any smart phone app is capable of that.
  11. JFP in PA
    The horror stories are common for good reason, a lot of aftermarket warranty deals are not worth the paper they are written on. Many exclude critical items (like RMS or IMS issues), and try and dictate how much the shop can charge to do a repair, which alone has resulted in many shops refusing to get involved. Be very cautious and read the fine print several times before you part with any money. Ask your preferred shop if they will accept any plan you might be considering. Some have paid out thousands only to get little if anything in return.
  12. JFP in PA
    TC. PSM and ABS false indications are very often voltage related (weak battery, alternator, bad grounds, etc.). Get the car scanned with a Porsche specific system, and if there are no codes active or pending, start looking at your electrical system.
  13. JFP in PA
    Suggest doing a search, topic has been beaten to death.
  14. JFP in PA
    OK: Pan gasket: 955 397 016 00 Filter: 955 307 403 00 Filter Gasket: 955 325 443 00 Drain and fill plug gaskets: 955 321 181 01 & 955 321 379 00
  15. JFP in PA
    Preemptive change? By that mileage you should be at the end your second service already. We never let them go beyond 40-50K. That said, the reason your dealer does not sell very many filters or pan gaskets is the price they are charging for them. You can do much better in the after market or online. We like to pull the pan to see what residue or debris has collected. We stay with "super DOT 4" brake fluids and use ATE as our standard fill. Yes, you need to get the vehicle as level as possible to correctly fill the transfer case. Doesn't have to be perfect, but it needs to be at least close to level.
  16. JFP in PA
    LN uses their own design flange for a couple of reasons. If you take a car apart and it has an LN flange in it, and you do not have any owner's records to document what was installed, pull the bearing out and you will know exactly what you are dealing with. If you are not a shop holding inventory, you will be far better off paying FedEx overnight charges on the correct bearing than having a $600 paperweight you are trying to sell at a discount on fleabay.
  17. JFP in PA
    Which is why you should always pull the existing bearing out if you have any questions about which style it is.
  18. JFP in PA
    I hope it will as I do not really see your point.
  19. JFP in PA
    If you look at the photos I posted in post #11 above, the factory single and dual row flange covers are entirely different and very easy to visually discern; the dual row flange is nearly flat in the center while the single row flange is deep with sloping sides. We have never had to measure one, just a quick peek tells you what you are dealing with.
  20. JFP in PA
    You have the wrong switch, the 97-03 cars use one switch: 2004 and later use a different one:
  21. JFP in PA
    You are going have to fabricate some bits to do this; on a Porsche, the water normally flows from the radiators towards the engine thermostat housing, so you want to disconnect the hose coming off the thermostat housing and make up some fittings to connect a hose into the car's hose. Then remove the thermostat and housing assembly. Now run the water into the hose, thru the front radiators, back to the water pump and engine, and out the thermostat housing. You want to be able to "throttle' the water pressure (house systems can have as much as 90 PSIG water pressure, the car is only rated for 20 PSIG and you can damage some very expensive parts if you over pressure the car). We do this with a system we built that uses a pump to push water from a heated reservoir into the car at 20 PSIG, thru the system and back into the reservoir thru a stainless filtering screen to catch the bits. You don't need to be that fancy, but I think you get an idea what is involved.
  22. JFP in PA
    My reference says the OEM plugs for your 3.4L are Beru 14 -gr-6-kqu, which should cross reference to a Bosch FGR6KQE, so you are running a bit too cold. Black velvety or sooty looking plugs are a sign of an overly rich condtion, so if a hotter plug does not clean up, I would start looking at your intake system for reasons why.
  23. JFP in PA
    Yeah you are probably right, looks like my internet balls were a bit fierce last night, now how do I delete those posts? I am really just trying to understand whether it was a dodgy install, the product or another factor that just happened to be solved. If it was the camshaft timing that was off, it would suggest to me that someone did not install the product properly, allowing for some play with the IMS. It is of course very difficult to confirm any conclusions without being there and working on the actual car yourself. Actually, the VarioCam is oil pressure operated, so depriving it of either volume or pressure can make it bounce around wildly, so the bearing could have been still running true. Low oil delivery to one head would also cause all kinds of lifter related noise. But before anything could be determined, animosity and defense mechanism's set in and shop doing the remedial work got pissed off and clammed up and stopped posting, so any opportunity to learn something was completely lost. If you look at the "edit" related buttons under your post, there is a "delete" button.
  24. JFP in PA
    I'm genuinely glad to hear that, but you need consider that as with any complicated technology, you always need to pay attention to the "outlier" incidents, even if they are relatively small in numbers. When the original OEM IMS failures started, a lot of credible people brushed them aside as well, as did Porsche. It was only with the passing of time and the collection of more data that the true magnitude of the issue surfaced, and growing legal pressures forced Porsche to admit that the problem claimed as many as 10% of all single row design engines, at a cost of over $15K each. Always keep an open mind in these matters, being overly judgmental only ultimately blinds you to the true facts.
  25. JFP in PA
    We prefer the Wix/NAPA Gold 51042 filter, or the 51042XP with synthetic filter media. Both are found at many auto parts stores as well as online.
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