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  1. JFP in PA
    Unfortunately, many times these postings do not end well, with the owner facing big expenses or the possible heart break of selling off the car as a roller with a duff engine. Coming back here to tell how it panned out is the least of their problems.
  2. JFP in PA
    Threads are not removed unless they violate forum policy, and when discussing a potentially serious problem, considerable delays in posts are not uncommon. It has not even been a month since this tread was started, we have some that have remained open literally years, with occasional additions and/or questions.
  3. JFP in PA
    As noted earlier, they are attached to the suspension arms under the car, so you would need to get the car up in the air to check them.
  4. JFP in PA
    Yes:
  5. JFP in PA
    Go to the "electrical" section of the left-hand menu list and look for any current or pending codes. Do likewise in the "instrument cluster" section.
  6. JFP in PA
    When car's start from cold, it is not unusual for them to drip some water from the tail pipes. However, if there is an unusually large amount of water coming out, or it continues when the engine is warm, something is wrong.
  7. JFP in PA
    You cannot with that system. Have you scanned the controllers?
  8. JFP in PA
    I see nothing in the short report.
  9. JFP in PA
    Gen 1 cables only use the early software and will be "bricked" if you try and update to the latest version software (6.5.3.2). Because it can only use the old (several years old) software, it does not have many of the corrections or access to some of the systems on cars built after 2007. You do get what you pay for..............
  10. JFP in PA
    Gen 1 cables only use the early software and will be "bricked" if you try and update to the latest version software (6.5.3.2). Because it can only use the old (several years old) software, it does not have many of the corrections or access to some of the systems on cars built after 2007. You do get what you pay for..............
  11. JFP in PA
    If he has an obstructed exhaust, I would not be surprised he has misfires........
  12. JFP in PA
    OK, you car should have dual pipes coming out of each side mufflers, which could indicate a blocked passage in the muffler, or possibly a partially hung open by pass port:
  13. JFP in PA
    Always best to start with the year and model, plus any modifications, especially in your case, to the exhaust system.
  14. JFP in PA
    I would get the car scanned with a Porsche specific scan tool (PIWIS, Durametric system) looking of the codes associated with this MIL. These lights have a control system the operates the servo motors that move the lights, and you could have one out or just needing to be reset. The codes will tell you exactly what is wrong.
  15. JFP in PA
    The standard procedure to track down parasitic voltage draws is to place a multi meter between the positive battery cable and the battery, set on ohms. Then start pulling fuses one at a time until you find the circuit that is creating the draw.
  16. JFP in PA
    The vent valve is rarely involved as when it fails, it tends to shut off or reduce vacuum flow to the crankcase. As they are cheap, if you were to take it out to check it, I would just can in and put in a new one. And by-the-by, it is not at all unusual to have short lived AOS units, particularly if they are non factory. We have had exactly zero luck with aftermarket units and now only use factory.
  17. JFP in PA
    Does the car have HID or halogen lights? It is also useful if you post the year and model.
  18. JFP in PA
    You need to loosen up the other bolts and jiggle the engine around a bit while supporting it until the last bolt can be started.
  19. JFP in PA
    There are no "matching" engine numbers per se on these cars, The engine numbers tell you the type and year of production, but are not matched to a chassis.
  20. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech The value of the engines would be with a shop that rebuilds them, depending upon condition, etc. You can try contacting Jake Raby at FlatSix Innovations down in Cleveland GA 706.865.1963 Jake is one of the leading engine builders and buys dead engines for cores.
  21. JFP in PA
    If it were in my shop, I'd drop the engine. It becomes overly complicated to try and do this in the car, and you can do a quicker and cleaner job out of the car on a stand.
  22. JFP in PA
    Don't overly downplay the issue, failing AOS units have claimed engines by suddenly catastrophically failing, allow the engine to suddenly inhale liquid oil and hydraulically lock, reducing the engine to rubble.
  23. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech If your battery ran down because it was not connected to a proper battery maintainer over the winter, the battery may be too sulfated to recover, which is why the static voltage is low. Questionable batteries cause all sorts of weird electrical problems in these cars.
  24. JFP in PA
    The SAI system is notorious for this "fail" problem. As you have a Porsche diagnostic tool, the first thing to try is activation of the SAI pump using the diagnostic tool. If it does run, you need to start checking all of the valves in the system as one may be stuck or inoperative. This system is always a bit of an "Easter Egg hunt" when they act up. I would also think that your refueling issue may not be related to the SAI fail. but caused by a issue in the EVAP tank venting system, which again is a common problem area. Both of these areas have been written up previously, so I would start with a cup of coffee and a search for some info.
  25. JFP in PA
    AOS problems do happen after a car has been siting for a bit, we see it often in cars coming out of winter hibernation. The key diagnostic is the crankcase vacuum level. we use a digital manometer to test: On cold start, you should see a value between 4 and 7 inches of water, but warmed up, it should be no more than 5 inches of water. If it is over 5 inches, time for a new AOS, and do not buy an aftermarket unit, we had absolutely no luck with them. Stay with factory. You can find one of these incredibly accurate manometers on Amazon for less than $40, the rest is rubber tubing and a used oil cap.
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