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  1. Tool Pants
    If you get it by Saturday come by and we will put it in.
  2. Tool Pants
    The part number is 996 424 983 00. Interesting that they use oem style bushings. The only difference between what boxer6 bought and the Porsche/B&M retrofit kit is that the shift unit is preassembled in the shift tower. And the different bushings with no adjustment set screw. These are the parts for the Porsche retrofit unit.
  3. Tool Pants
    I gap the 2 side electrode plugs for the 2.5. And yes, some of them are out of specs. You need to use a wire type gap gauge due to the design. The issue is not Bosch or Beru.
  4. Tool Pants
    At Henry's house. http://vssi-eda.com/hverheyen/box_pics/clu...address_dtl.jpg Start time is 10:00am. No messy projects such as oil changes. We do that at the motorcycle shop. Time limit is 3 hours. As usual there is no cost, but the new guy(s) bring the beer. We have tools but if you have something special then you need to let us know. If you have no projects and just want to hang out then that is fine. Jeff
  5. Tool Pants
    The windshield is glued in. Might be comming from the dash. There are a number of TSBs on noises.
  6. Tool Pants
    http://www.986forum.com/forums/showthread....ht=control+unit If they cannot get the key codes out of you old unit or do do not have the paper tag with the 24 digit code for your remotes then they are correct. A PST2 is required so it is the dealer or an independent that has one.
  7. Tool Pants
    I bought mine from Suncoast and that was the price for the pair. Shipping was about $7.
  8. Tool Pants
    We covered this last year when our local group put in the Porsche short shift retrofit kit on a C4S. Our local group has also put in many of the B&M units. Except for some minor cosmetic differences they are identical. B&M claims 35%. Porsche also claims 35% when they sell it as an option. The Porsche instructions however claim 37%. I measured the throws on the Porsche unit and came up with 36.85%. There is play in the cables so it is hard to get an exact measurement. As far as I am concerned they are identical. I would like to see some better pictures of the plastic bushings that are being used. Maybe you can take a few pictures and send them to me. Jeff
  9. Tool Pants
    That is interesting. It is the XCZ option. They use what looks like the normal plastic bushings on the normal shift lever. This is the Porsche short shift retrofit kit we put in. The plastic bushings have metal shells with the adjustment set screw on the front bushing.
  10. Tool Pants
    Must be the Motive. The company that makes it is about 40 minutes away from where I live but I bought it from an independent company for less money on ebay. http://www.motiveproducts.com/
  11. Tool Pants
    You are correct on the codes. Fuel delivery. Oxygen sensors. Or spark. How many miles on the car. How many miles on the current spark plugs. And what plugs are in the car.
  12. Tool Pants
    Curious. What are the friction ratings? There should be 2 letters on the back of the pads, like FF. I have used this stuff on other cars. It glues the pads to the pistons. Not sure if it will help given the nature of the pad material, as stated above. In fact, I don't think this product did anything on any car I used it on. They add a material to friction material to reduce noise. Graphite or something like that. The shop manual says not to put stuff on the back of the pads. But I think it is grease.
  13. Tool Pants
    I do not use fuel additives. If you want to have some fun search under Techron on this board. http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php Most additives are mostly kerosene. In the Bay Area all gas stations, including independents, get their gas from the same refinery. The only thing different is the additive package. If you like the Techron brand then buy Chevron fuel. Techron is just a name and all the petrochemical companies know what each other is using. A friend owns a brand name gas station in San Jose, and I was there when the no name tanker showed up to dump a load. He briefly told me about the mystery of fuel, and what a customer thinks is not what happens in the Bay Area. He is thinking of changing to an independent station. One of these days I will sit down and get all the details.
  14. Tool Pants
    With the engine running and you pull up on the hand brake does the red warning light go on? When you unlatch the top with the ignition on and the brake lever up do the windows drop? Where is the clicking sound comming from?
  15. Tool Pants
    Below each key head is listed "remote upper part." Have no idea if that is the part with the buttons. To look it up I need your option codes and the radio frequency. They should be the codes that start with a 5. In the US we use 315 mhz.
  16. Tool Pants
    I have a 1997 and the remote I use every day still has the original battery. I will have to find the other remote and see if it still works since it has been sitting unused for 5 years. They say Japanese made batteries for electronic devices are better.
  17. Tool Pants
    The salesperson at my dealer calls this special instructions. You may have wanted a certain part to be covered in leather or stiched with a certain color thread. It is not really an option code. Without seeing your car it is not possible to determine what the exclusive department did that is different than a standard 996.
  18. Tool Pants
    It it under the middle of the car behind the middle plastic cover. The round silver thing in the pic. I have changed filters on fuel injected cars and the Boxster is huge in comparison. Porsche says it is good for 60k miles. My friend owns a gas station. The fuel out of a nozzle goes through 2 filters before it goes in your tank. I doubt it is your filter - but replacing it the way to rule it out as the cause of the problem.
  19. Tool Pants
    The guy you want to talk to is HP, Hunpin Toh. He had the S- Car-Go carbon fiber intake on his 2001S and lives in San Francisco. He sold his 2001 Boxster long ago but he was at our detail day 2 months ago. You can contact HP via unlimited laps. Jeff
  20. Tool Pants
    Did you go through the company in my link? If so I would like to know the details since I know of no Boxster owner who has used their services. From your pictures it looks like you went to a shop for the install. I do not want to tell others about that company if there are problems. Do you have a copy of their instructions? If you were in my area I know 3 shops with a PST2 and it would take a few minutes to see if turning off the light with the PST2 keeps it off, and there would be no charge. You may find that a dealer will not want to touch the air bag system since it is non Porsche approved modification and they are concerned about liability. I have never had to play with the shock for the seat. On various messages boards over the years people have reported the same problem. It is a ***** to reconnect as you need a lot of force to compress the piston. Most older Boxster owners I know mount the bracket under the passenger seat for this reason.
  21. Tool Pants
    Did you get the switch from this company? http://www.airbagonoff.com/Airbag_Switches...sports_cars.htm The only way I know how to turn the light off on an unmodified car is with the PST2. What do the air bag switch guys suggest?
  22. Tool Pants
    It is a mechanical issue. Has nothing to do with the type of oil or the seal material, or I would think Porsche would have figured it out 7 years ago. Oakum, rubber, or other natural material seals are long gone Any grease or oil seal needs to compress the seal lips with some pressure against a round rotating object. Should be 360 degrees. It is done with a spring band behind the lip. That is why when I started out 5 years ago some shops would cut the spring to make it shorter. Thereby increasing the pressure against the lip. Over time any lip type seal will leak as the edge of the lip wears away from the rotating shaft. This is normal wear and tear as the engine builds up miles. What is going on with the 996/986 motors is not normal. The rotating shaft has moved inside the crankcase. The seal lip therefore cannot provide a 360 degree tension or contact against the end of the crankshaft.
  23. Tool Pants
    We have that made for brake pads. It is an adhesive made for brake pads that you put on the metal back of the pad. It stays tacky, and resists heat and water. You can buy it in a tube or in a spray can.
  24. Tool Pants
    The official word from Porsche is that those parts are to be replaced. I do not know anyone who does. My dealer does not stock those parts so I guess the guys in the shop don't either.
  25. Tool Pants
    The light will come on. Mine have been tied to the brake line for years. You can cut the wires so that they are a few inches long after the connector. Strip a bit of the insulation off the end of wires, twist the wires together, and insulate. That way the circuit is complete.
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