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  1. Tool Pants
    If the engine and transmission mounts are ok then a bit of movement is normal. When you get on and off the gas the shift lever will move forward and back a bit. This is because the shift lever is not connected directly to the transmission, but connected via cables. As the powertrain unit moves in the mounts so does the shift lever.
  2. Tool Pants
    Yep, due to my leaky power steering rack I am on the third liter. I was buying it from the BMW parts place near San Jose Custom Cycles for $24 a liter but that place just closed. A few weeks ago I was at Stevens Creek and someone bought it and I think it was even less from Porsche, believe it or not. It is also used by Mercedes. Henry Yee has a new can that I do not think he will need. I went with him to the BMW place a few months ago to buy it. Or, I can give you a shot or two from my can. The reservoir is so small you only need 1 or 2 ounces.
  3. Tool Pants
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1844&hl= http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...&st=0entry528
  4. Tool Pants
    You need to ground pin 15.
  5. Tool Pants
    Look in the service book for any stamps. If you know which dealer serviced the car you can get the service history from the VIN if they will give it to you. If you like to tinker you can do the 30k service yourself.
  6. Tool Pants
    Need to see some pictures.
  7. Tool Pants
    Porsche uses a clear coat. It does not matter if it is a metallic or solid color. The base is sprayed then the clear is sprayed.
  8. Tool Pants
    A/c is standard in North America but sometimes an option in other parts of the world. I always thought you just used the belt for a non a/c car.
  9. Tool Pants
    You put the safety stand where the yellow X is, and the picture will make no sense to you until you jack the LR and remove the tire. You only need to do this on the LR/Driver's side. We never jack up the passenger side. After your stand is in place then you lower the jack so that 98% of the weight of the car is on the stand. I never remove the jack when the weight of the car is on the stand, but leave the jack in place, just in case. When you place your body under any car you do not trust your jack and since I am in earthquake country and sometime work on a sloped driveway I do not even trust a stand. Sometime I will even slide the just removed wheel under the car so that it will be next to my body and under the car. The rim is larger than my head and chest.
  10. Tool Pants
    What you say plima rings a bell. It has been a while since I read the coolant articles on the message board in the link. There are chemical engineers or whatever they are called on that board, so when a product claim is made it had better be backed up or there is going to be a flame war. From what I remember, plain water was the best agent for heat transfer and what us consumers call "coolant" is really chemicals for corrosion, freeze point (as you said), and to lubricate the water pump seal. Then I remember the generic questions about what is the "best" coolant to use. X company sponsors this race or car. Y company sponsors this race or car. Then some people said race cars do not use the "coolant" us consumers think of. When I have time I might look at the articles again.
  11. Tool Pants
    Yeah, I know you owners want every drop of old oil out, like it is really going to make a difference. :P Years ago at our work on cars days people would bring the plastic low profile Rhino ramps and back up the car. We were usually in a flat parking lot so the rear was tilted at a slight angle when on the ramps. So maybe there was a cup or two of oil that did not drain out. If we also changed the filter and get in about 9 quarts then whatever did not drain out means nothing to me. Then people were showing up with small Sears hydraulic jacks that comes in a plastic case. Jacking up the left side then putting it down after the filter and oil change (don't crush your drain pan) is faster than using ramps. I have never used ramps since. I do not know what type of jack you were using on your Miata. Does it not work with the Box?
  12. Tool Pants
    Not on a North America car, but I think you can do this on a ROW car.
  13. Tool Pants
    There was a question like this about 2 years ago for a 996. The owner did a brake/clutch fluid change and lost the rubber dust cap for the clutch slave cylinder nipple. If there was a part number for just the nipple or for just the cap I could not find it back then. Looked like you had to buy a new slave cylinder to get those parts. Loren suggested that the 996 owner buy the rubber cap for the brake bleed nipple. 2 years later I just looked on the current 986 parts list and nothing has changed. I searched under bleeder and get a vent part for the transmission, with your part number. I still do not see a part number for just the clutch bleed nipple or the cap. My suggestion is that you buy the nipple for the brakes and see if it screws into the clutch slave cylinder. It is called a "ventilation valve." I have done the brake and clutch fluid bleed on several cars. On the nipple for the clutch on the older cars I use a 9 mmm wrench. I think for 2000 up I use an 11 mm wrench. The brake nipple for all years is an 11 mm wrench. The wrench size is not related to the diameter or screw pitch of the nipple unless there was a change. So see if you can use a brake nipple to replace the clutch nipple.
  14. Tool Pants
    Years ago I used this product or something like it in another car and noticed no difference. Some time ago I saw some messages on this board. http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php From what I remember the product breaks the surface tension of a liquid, like dish washing soap. Search there for water wetter or waterwetter. I do not see how it could hurt anything, but then I do not see how it can help anything despite Redline's claim. If this stuff was so great then coolant companies would put it in their coolant and tout that fact, if they did not already have chemicals in coolant that do the same thing. Reduces coolant temps by as much as much as 30 degrees. Compared to what and on what vehicles. Like K&N claims their filters are a thousand percent better and flow more air and filter it better. Compared to what and on what vehicles. A car with no filter. A car with a dirty filter. There is nothing to back up most of claims like this. I think it might be ok for a race car. From what I remember they have to run just water because coolant is slippery if there is a leak on the track.
  15. Tool Pants
    C16 is the equipment code for England.
  16. Tool Pants
    http://gallery.rennlist.com/gallery/albuq44?&page=1
  17. Tool Pants
    The cost of the oil and filter is about $55. We have not had a work on cars day in a while. About time we fix that. Maybe I should find out if June is still around. Well, maybe not. I always had to jack up her car higher for her so she could slide under it. :D Not so high for Aileen. The point is that you get to see your engine and find out that an oil change on a Boxster is no different than any other car. New guy brings the beer....
  18. Tool Pants
    If you come to one of the local work on cars days I will get one of the women to change your oil and filter. :P If you want to go to a good local independant shop I suggest Bob Grisby in Sunnyvale. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4742 This is Aileen changing the oil and filter on her 2000 Boxstir.
  19. Tool Pants
    It even looks like the factory tool which is in my pic.
  20. Tool Pants
    A lawsuit against you would not go anywhere, but I am curious. Exactly how was the B&M installed improperly. And I assume you know the short shift sold by Porsche is a B&M clone. I also remember 6 speed transmissions poping out of gear. The turbo for sure. I forget if it was also the 986 and 996.
  21. Tool Pants
    You will have to splice 2 wires together to make the amp work but that takes just a few minutes. You are also supposed to run a reverse signal wire from the radio head to under the seat but that is optional. Where did you get 4763 since that is the official Porsche version. We have been using 4773 which says Becker instead of Porsche.
  22. Tool Pants
    http://www.johnfelker.com/pot/potinstnew.html
  23. Tool Pants
    Fom my failing memory. 2002 was the first year for Bose but Audio Pilot did not start until 2003.
  24. Tool Pants
    Someone said the standard wheels are 18.5 pounds for the front and 21.1 for the rear..
  25. Tool Pants
    There are 2 different styles made by B&M. Brandywine is selling both. http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/showthr...?threadid=28238 One style replaces the shift lever and the other style bolts to the transmission. Some people have installed both at the same time but the throw was very short and the shift effort high.
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