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  1. Tool Pants
    Peter Smith at my local dealer replaced a clutch on a CGT. He showed me the torque multiplier tool mentioned in the booklet. The wheel nut requires over 500 foot pounds of torque. The socket itself is not in the kit as it was in another part of the shop. He used the customer's socket which is stored in the front trunk. I would not want to get a flat on that car. The only place the car is going is to a Porsche dealer on a flatbed.
  2. Tool Pants
    And you only thought I was nuts. Sears DieHard International group sizes 47, 48, and 49, lined up so you can see the difference in length. Made by Johnson Controls which now owns Optima, and Johnson Controls also make the AutoZone batteries. Each of the Sears batteries has the plastic cap for the positive terminal and the plastic bag with the vent tube and adapter. Costco next, as Johnson Controls also makes their batteries. :D For Henry, I wish I took a picture at our local dealer of 2 pallets loaded with bad Moll batteries behind the shop. Lowest bidder? I want US lead and acid, or even from Mexico.
  3. Tool Pants
    I am not the stereo guy, and do not know what a 940 amp is. The standard amp on your 2002 is 4 channel. I think you need a 6 channel amp, like from a 996 or aftermarket, if you want to power the rear speakers and be able to have a fader function. Otherwise you have to connect them to the radio head. The amp on the 2003/4 MOST cars is 6 channels and the rear speakers are hooked up to the amp.
  4. Tool Pants
    According to the parts list the amp with the DSP option, M680, is different than the standard amp. Some ebay pictures. If you enlarge them it is indicated on the white sticker that they are for DSP.
  5. Tool Pants
    Porsche issues an oil bulletin about twice a year. The most recent TSBs are on this board for contributing members. 3 years ago, on June 1, 2001 Porsche issued a bulletin which states that the factory fill as of January 24, 2001, is Mobil 1 0W-40. And that except for the 996 turbo, this oil can be used on all 1973 and up Porsches.
  6. Tool Pants
    If you want to read way too much on oil, there is an oil message board. http://theoildrop.server101.com/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi They get data sheets for oils, test new oil, and test oil once it has been used. We have work on cars days where local owners can stop by and change the oil. We had a guy bring a non Mobil oil. It was either Amsoil or Redline. I do not remember because I had no problem putting it in. His car is still alive.
  7. Tool Pants
    Danny's 2000 2.7.
  8. Tool Pants
    I will Kirby, when you pay my car insurance and go to traffic school for me. :lol: Lion, see if you can get some pictures of the 3.6 X51. The only 3.6 conversions I have heard about are from euro Roock and Ruf. The muffler is Dansk. I was wandering around during the tech session and did not catch the name for the sport cats and headers, so someone who was was there will have to give you the info. I remember Tim saying that while he was waiting for headers as a/the company did dynos and lost hp, and finally they did it right. That is what is in Larry's car. How did this picture get in with the Monster Boxster? Must be Danny's car.
  9. Tool Pants
    Porsche issued a bulletin in 1999 which retroactively increased the capacity. Without filter change. 9 quarts or 8.5 liters. With filter change. 9.25 quarts or 8.75 liters. Putting in a bit less and then checking is a good idea as it is easy to add more.
  10. Tool Pants
    From our local tech sessions at Tim's shop. Larry's 2000 2.7 converted to a 3.4, with a few modifications. On the lift. Biggest front brakes I have seen on a Boxster. The original front calipers are on the rear. 996 cluster.
  11. Tool Pants
    Guess I am going to have to deal with this as I bought a TrafficPro to replace my antique 210 radio in my 1997 Boxster. The housing for the 220 radio is different than the 210. If you have a 220 then the TrafficPro just slides in as a direct swap. I have a feeling this may not be the case on my car since I have the 210. Our local group has remove many 220 radios on Boxsters to hook up rear speakers and/or cd changers, so I know what the 220 housing looks like. It has been 5 years since I removed my 210 to hook up a cd changer and I do not remember what the housing looks like. But here is a 210 housing I saw on ebay. Horst on the Becker board use to say you needed to remove the entire 210 housing so the 220 would slide in. But you folks are talking about just removing a thin piece of something. Anyone have a picture of what needs to be removed for a 220 to fit in a 210, as I have a feeling that is what I may need to do for the TrafficPro to fit in my 210 car. No mention of the housing in the Porsche Boxster TrafficPro instructions, which covers 1997-2002, so I may have a concern that does not exist.
  12. Tool Pants
    Last year the front of my Boxster was backed up into by a truck and could not get away because there was a car behind me. The body shop fixed all the damage but I asked them to hold off on putting the new bumper cover on. I took the car home for a day and found the loudest set of air horns I could find at the local parts places. Put them in then took the car back to the shop for the bumper cover. Would have like to try the Groit's horns, but that was not an option due to time. The air horns are in additional to the oem electric horns. So now I have 2 sets of horns. To power the compressor I piggy backed a wire to the wire for the electric horns. I was going to used a switch, so I could switch between horns, but then I though I would never have the time to play with a switch in an emergency.
  13. Tool Pants
    Have not done this because the base Boxster does not use dampeners. All I can suggest is to make sure both pistons are fully seated. I stick 2 wrenches between the pistons and rotor and use them as a lever to push both pistons in at the same time.
  14. Tool Pants
    He said the tool is not needed for a cam cover removal and reseal. The cams are not going to jump out at you when you remove the cover. The cams are bolted in at one end and held in place at the other end by the driving chain. Since you mention the spark plug tubes, I saw a third mechanic, Manny, doing this after a cam cover reseal and I did not see any special tool in his stall. The mechanics I have watched at my dealer also replace the black plastic spark plug tubes when they replace the O-rings. Never asked why. I just assumed they do not want to mix old and new parts, and do not want to see your car back again for the same thing. Van also said to drain the oil before you remove a cover as there is 2-3 quarts behind there.
  15. Tool Pants
    There is a matching code in the cluster and radio, but it is not a code we need to care about as it can only be accessed via a PST2. For Trapper, I hope you have another dealer in your area. My dealer on the 1997-2002 cars can get the code in 5 minutes and there is no charge. The radio does not need not be removed.
  16. Tool Pants
    On a 2003/4 you can disconnect and then reconnect the battery and the radio will work all by itself without doing anything other than hooking up the battery.
  17. Tool Pants
    2003 does not have a user radio code. The radio is matched to your instrument cluster. No code card for you.
  18. Tool Pants
    At the top of the door near the seal is a hole throught the sheet metal on each end of the door. You put in a torx bit in the holes and loosen the clamps for the glass, while the window is in the up position. At least that is what I saw.
  19. Tool Pants
    You have the correct parts except the crush ring for the drain plug starts with 900, not 996. Should also be an O-ring in the filter box for the cannister.
  20. Tool Pants
    Was at Sears today and looked at the DieHard International in sizes 47, 48, and 49. They all had the black top but otherwise looked identical to the Auto Zone batteries, right down to the vent tube instructions that says Johnson Controls. The CCA rating is identical to the Auto Zone 47 and 48, and on the 49 the Sears the CCA is a bit less than the Auto Zone 49. $106.99 is the Sears price for either of the 3 sizes. Sears has a 3 year replace it free warranty and I think Auto Zone is 2 years. Maybe that is part of the reason for the $42 price difference
  21. Tool Pants
    Was at Sears today and found another quarter. :) Then I found this little round magnetic bit holder that is almost the same size of Van's shop made tool, for $2. So I also bought an extra one for Van. The other end is square so you can put a 1/4" drive ratchet on it if you need leverage for a different project. Also found a little screw driver for $1. Van says it is too long. I'm going to sell the $2 bit holder to Porsche for $50 since no one likes their factory tool. Also saw these magnetic bit holders on ebay for $8.99. I will stick to the $2 Sears bit holder.
  22. Tool Pants
    I asked Peter and he said this feature on a Cayenne is controlled by the instrument cluster. So there is no Cayenne part we can use.
  23. Tool Pants
    We filmed it last year when we had a contest who could do a 30k service faster on a Boxster and a 996, then it started to rain for a few minutes. Much easier to change the plugs on a Boxster because the 996 has the exhaust manifold in the way unlike a Boxster. There is no heat shield in the way on a Boxster. As stated, remove the 2 plastic nuts and the black plastic plate in the wheel well so you can get to the front plug.
  24. Tool Pants
    Yes, but that is a made in China Sears racing jack. I would rather have the Blue-Point/Snap-On made in China version. Look at the sticker on the toy/display jack. :rolleyes:
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