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  1. Tool Pants
    Now I get it. :lightbulb: The face replacements we have done were to the old style cluster and once you remove the needle you just lift off the face. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1562 Your year cluster and the cluster in the picture is a new style cluster that I have not worked on. I happen to have a spare new style Boxster cluster. I just removed the needle from the tac. But I could not lift off the face because there is a black plastic bushing ( the button) under the needle that holds the face down. It is not like that on the old style cluster. There is a split at the bottom of the bushing so I tried to squeeze with bent nose tweezers it so I could pull the bushing out. I gave up after 30 seconds of trying so I just pulled off the face, and some of the top part of the bushing came with it. :oops: I do not think it will hurt anything since I see no purpose for the bushing other than to secure the face down. There has to be a way to get that bushing out. We need a reward to the first person who figures out the puzzle.
  2. Tool Pants
    No clue what your are talking about. You also need to have your year in your profile. Pictures and arrows please.
  3. Tool Pants
    It is listed in PET as item #10 in linings for underbody. The left side is 986 504 393 00 01C. PET calls it a cover.
  4. Tool Pants
    On the 996/986 mileage is not in the ECU. However, engine operating hours are. If you know the hours you can get a rough estimate of what the mileage should be. But if the ECU has been changed then the estimate will not work. My ECU was changed a few months ago on my 8 year old Boxster so my operating hours started as zero with the new ECU. The old ECU had 1,622 operating hours.
  5. Tool Pants
    There is a 986 guy in Belgium with 207,500 miles or 332,000 km. He is on the UK board boxa.net but I do not think the link will work unless you are registered. http://www.boxa.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=15889&st=30
  6. Tool Pants
    You should add on to this thread with questions so we can keep the 3.4 stuff together. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4798 http://dlewis1340.home.mchsi.com/photo.htm
  7. Tool Pants
    :oops: Time for new glasses.
  8. Tool Pants
    I do not know of any other exhaust that has bypass valves like the Porsche one. This is done for noise limits in some countries. We have some local owners with it and it is set for loud all the time, but it is really not that loud if you ask me.
  9. Tool Pants
    996 612 155 00 A02 but it only comes as a horizontal switch because it has never been a Boxster part.
  10. Tool Pants
    I do not think you can see this, but this gives you a clue. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...uct+information None of the parts you mention are shared with e 986.
  11. Tool Pants
    If you look at a new car the rotors have a gray paint/coating for rust. Speed bleeders are ok. You can bleed the brakes by yourself, as you can with the Motive, but the Motive is one more thing to carry around if you are going to be a track junkie.
  12. Tool Pants
    Traffic Pro is popular because it is a direct swap, looks like it belongs with the car, and Porsche uses it.
  13. Tool Pants
    I have never done it. It does not look too hard to replace in the shop manual. You break the 3 bolts loose for the puley, then remove the belt, then put the top in the extreme service position, then the throttle body, and some other steps. The shop manual usually has you taking more steps and taking more things apart then are really necessary. I would have to ask Peter if there are any tricks When we replace the serpentine belt I always check the pulleys because the bearings are known to go bad. I don't think you should have any play in an idler pulley. I can't remember how the p/s pulley is supposed to feel when you rotate it. If you are sure it is the p/s pump then PM your fax number. I would take the rear service cover off again and listen with a mechanics stethoscope before you pull the pump.
  14. Tool Pants
    I added air horns to the existing electric horns. I did not run a separate circuit with a relay and fues for the compressor like you are supposed to. Instead, I hooked into the existing electric horn circuit. So all the horns run off the original relay and fuse. The first time I pressed the horn pad I expected to blow the fuse or fry the relay since there are 2 high amp devices on the same circuit. All I got was a lot of sound. Been 2 years this way with no problems and I do use my horns. Since I did it the "wrong" way I only needed to run a ground wire from the compressor to a ground lug in the front trunk, and the positive wire goes to the wire from the horn pad which is in the white 21 pin connector next to the brake booster. Ths was on a 986.
  15. Tool Pants
    My affiliation is that I have been hanging around there for 6 years, and bugging the hell out of them. PET is the Porsche parts computer. There are 2 sides. USA/Canada and ROW. ROW stands for Rest of the World. So if you want a visor without the sticker the parts guy has to look on the ROW parts side because the USA/Canada parts side will have the sticker. You can tell the visors are different because the ROW part numbers are different than USA/Canada part numbers. The ROW part number for the vinyl visor is also different than USA/Canada, just as it is for the leather visor. But sometimes the parts computer will not allow you to order a European part for our market. That is why I also suggested Gert because he is in Belgium and sells/ships parts to the US. He has them for a 996, but I do not see a listing for the 987 - yet. http://www.carnewal-europe.com/cpx_p96120.htm Or, pick up stickerless visors next time you are in Mexico. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...=3064&hl=Mexico
  16. Tool Pants
    What people were doing for the 986 was to order European visors since they do not have the stickers. Have your dealer look at the ROW side of PET. For example I see 987 731 981 00 A11 for black leather for a LHD car. You might also confirm with Gert.
  17. Tool Pants
    Only for the brave with a steady hand. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...&st=0entry534
  18. Tool Pants
    I was at my local dealer on Saturday and a mechanic I know pulls up in a 987 S outside the parts department. Problem is, it is not a customer car, he does not own a Boxster, and it has a dealer plate. It is a test car from Porsche in Atlanta. The dealer was given 3-5 test 997s/987s for about 2 months. The mechanic I know was originally given a 997 test car but he traded with a very large mechanic I also know at the same dealership for the 987 . They are to drive the vehicles just as they would usually drive. There is a GPS system and a black box with a lock on it in the front trunk to record data. The OBDII plug has a connector and cable attached to it and running to the black box. The test car I saw had 15,000 miles and had come from another dealer or two after their test. He thought it was collecting data for CARB but who really knows. First pic is the GRS antenna, then the black box, then the OBDII connector/plug. I suggested he not speed, and then he was off for a day at the beach in Santa Cruz.
  19. Tool Pants
    Sounds like you have a bad alarm horn. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...c=4833&hl=volts
  20. Tool Pants
    Not the stereo guy but that is why I thought there was the aux-in adapter from Becker for the 220 radio.
  21. Tool Pants
    Sounds like a project for a work on cars day. Zimmermann rotors are fine if you paint the hats. There is a place in Santa Clara that sells aftermarket pads that work fine for about $45 a set. There are some good deals on ebay that have a kit with rotors, pads, and sensors. You can even find Zimmermann with the holes for the base 986. The ATE amber and blue have the same specs. I never liked the dye, but that is me. We have used the blue in many local cars because that is what the owners show up with. There is always a debate about s/s brake lines on a street car and the type of fittings (DOT) approved or not, but I will leave that to others.
  22. Tool Pants
    Swap the spark plug as well just in case you have a bad plug. I suggest you swap with #2 on the other bank because it is easy to get to. Problem is if you still have a misfire then you are going to have to determine if it moved from #4 to #2 which I guess is another trip to the dealer. Each coil has an electrical connector covered by a rubber boot. Pull that boot back far on the wires so you can disconnect the plastic connector from the coil. When you hook up the connector to the coil make sure the connector is seated or you will have another misfire. The oil filler tube, from the rear trunk to the engine, is a known problem on the early cars. It splits.
  23. Tool Pants
    How do you know it is on #4. If you are sure I would swap coils and see if the misfire moves to another cylinder. If it does then you have a bad coil.
  24. Tool Pants
    Another article on the PCA tech site was just published on this subject: Question: Could you please give me your opinion on removing the snorkel from a stock 2000 Boxster S? I understand the engine sounds better, but will this cause reliability issues with the car? Also, is there any performance gain from this? Thanks Answer: I would not suggest it. While it may improve the sound it will increase the intake air temperature. The intake air should always be as cool as possible for optimal fuel to air mixture and performance. Removing the intake from the cooler outside air intake would only cause a reduction in performance. Scott Slauson - PCA WebSite - 7/8/2005 http://www.pca.org/tech/tech_qa_question.a...0-E9F524E0718F}
  25. Tool Pants
    Hammer. The clear plasic top is glued to the black plastic bottom. I do not know of any way to separate the two without damage.
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