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  1. Tool Pants
    The socket itself does not have the code on it. Jeff
  2. Tool Pants
    The bolt is not as long as a B&M and the flat blade is machined a bit differently. Otherwise it is identical - down to the tube of made in the US grease. I would like to meet the person that came up with the instructions. You are supposed to disconnect both cable connectors while the shift tower is bolted in place. Good luck trying to remove the blue connector while the tower is bolted down. I had to unbolt the tower and turn it on the side to get to it. Here are the cable connectors still hooked up to the cables. I am never going to do it the Porsche way again.
  3. Tool Pants
    on Armand's C4S Porsche factory short shift install. There is some slop from the cables to the transmission no matter what you are using as a lever to change the gears. I would say I could be off 1/8" either way. Henry V. did the math. The B&M clone before we put it in. OEM shift. Reduction after the Porsche short shift install.
  4. Tool Pants
    Who hooked up your car up to the PST2 in order to get the fault codes?
  5. Tool Pants
    You are getting help with your choices on the UK Boxster board. For the shift this is as much as I know. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=750
  6. Tool Pants
    I think Chad likes to drive. From Modesto.
  7. Tool Pants
    10:00am. No leaky cars on Henry's driveway. We have a new C4S owner who wants his car to be taken apart. A few things are on the menu. Of interest to me the the install of the fancy new Porsche short shifter. Might have to get Madam No Fear for this special project, since she won the recent 30k service contest b/w the Boxster vs. 996. :P Part of the install will be filmed as we will follow the Porsche instructions on this one to add to the DVD. We also have some electrical work to do and the electrical people said they will be there. Non offical time limit is 3 hours. If you have stuff to do then let me know so we can have the tools and people to help you. Directions to Henry's
  8. Tool Pants
    Is that Joe King? I also have the OBDII diagnostic manual and Craig is correct. P1123 is for cylinders 1-3, and P1125 is cylinders 4-6. The sensors are detecting a rich condition. Like Craig said, the fuel pressure is too high or there is a leaking fuel injector, is what is listed as the fault area. Hope that helps. Jeff
  9. Tool Pants
    The triangle with the P inside is the sign for $.
  10. Tool Pants
    Looks like we are going to be working on cars Saturday. Drive over and we will hook it up.
  11. Tool Pants
    For the speedometer signal you can use the gray wire with a pink stripe that is in the connector to the back of the oem radio. It is used for GAL. There is an unused reverse signal wire under the drivers seat next to the control box. It is black with a blue stripe. You are going to have to move the wires around and remove some tape to find it. It is a stub of a wire going nowhere with a black plastic cap on the end. If you want to remove the relay tray. Remove the 10mm bolt on the right side. The left side is held in place with a plastic lever that you push on. Get a light up in there and you will see it.
  12. Tool Pants
    It is confusing since many years ago someone said you 'added a stalk.' You could in fact add a stalk on a 993 for the trip computer. All current cars have at least a 2 stalk switch assembly. Turn signals and wipers. With the cruise conrol option you have a 3rd stalk. If you also have the OBC option then you have a 4th stalk. Look at your owners manual and you will see that you can move the trip computer stalk in different directions to select different functions. Just like you can do with the wiper stalk. About $150 is the going price for a switch assembly that has 4 stalks. Jeff
  13. Tool Pants
    Someone is paying attention and I was waiting for this question. While I was at my local dealer in San Jose to take pictures of Armand's shift that just came in I spoke to Bob Stewart in sales. The three TSBs just released for all Porsche sport cars (have not seen a GT3 TSB) say 37%. As an option Porsche says 35%. The 550 James Dean special says 15%. The new short shift kit sold by Porsche is the same for all cars (except Cayenne and GT3). I teased Bob about the 2% difference. Then he gave me the 986330 Special Model order guide and press release - 15% - just like we have all seen on the internet. Marketing does not talk to engineering? A special 15% reduction kit just for the Boxster 550 special? Will not know until I get my hands on the cars with the factory option and expose the shift. Jeff
  14. Tool Pants
    A new local C4S owner bought it from out local dealer and I went down to take pictures. $544 as they matched the price of another dealer. The flat part of the shift lever is machined a little bit differently, but otherwise it is identical to the B&M. Well, except for the color, Porsche logo and part number. He wants to put it in on Saturday. Anyone in the San Jose area interest in a work on cars day, let me know. He also has a bunch of other stuff to do. Jeff
  15. Tool Pants
    Good detective work. Same part at about half the price. I have looked at many electrical connectors. Have yet to see one with a Porsche logo. Instead, BMW, VW, Audi, and Mercedes with their part numbers plus sometimes an AMP part number. Done many trip computer retrofits over the years and we buy from Porsche a connector and a cover for the connector to plug into the trip computer stalk. Years ago it was $1.50 from the Porsche dealer. Then everyone started doing the trip computer retrofit. Porsche then jacked up the price to almost $10 for two little pieces of plastic. It has a BMW and AMP part number on it. Down the street from my local Porsche dealer is a BMW dealer. I showed their parts department the connector and cover with the BMW part numbers on it. $1.50. It is used for their alarm system. Porsche makes nothing. We need to out smart them. Almost $400 for that sensor is crazy. $10 of plastic in the pic.
  16. Tool Pants
    If you are trying to figure out how to remove the radio head you need the removal keys like Loren says. The pointy ends stick into slots in the face of the radio to unlock it. Then you put a finger in each round end and pull. This is an older Boxster but it is the same on your car. Jeff
  17. Tool Pants
    A local 2003 C4S owner has ordered the new Porsche short shift and will be picking it up from our local dealer on Monday. He wants us to put it in. Now I will get to see if there are any differences with the B&M except for the color and Porsche logo. Anyone in the San Jose area with an uninstalled B&M please contact me. I will put the 2 units side by side and take pictures. I have looked at the 3 TSBs issued for the shift that covers all Porsche sport car models except the GT3. The only difference is the Boxster TSB which says to remove the passenger seat???? Having done at least 20 Boxster B&M installs there is no reason to remove the seat. There is no mention of the green plate that B&M says to remove. I never understood why the B&M instructions say to remove it if it is present. The Porsche time units to put it in is 130. Except the Boxster is 150 time units, or 90 minutes, due to the seat removal. Our DVD of 2 installs side-by-side on 2 cars, from the start to the test drive at the end, is 54 minutes. And that is with a lot of time explaining to the camera what we are doing.
  18. Tool Pants
    You just incriminated yourself with that picture if it is your car. I see a K&N sticker on the air box. Suggest you go back to the oem paper filter if you have not already done so before you put in a new sensor.
  19. Tool Pants
    Bob said the CCZ option is $790. Can't wait to I see a car with this option with my own eyes and verify exactly what it is. $790 for a $200 B&M short shift does not sound right. Jeff
  20. Tool Pants
    When you have a 1997 like I do - you save links for aftermarket tops. http://www.topsonline.com/ http://www.autostyles.com/1997on.htm http://www.cabrioworld.com/ http://www.autotops.com/ http://www.robbinsautotopco.com/pdf_files/index.htm The shop foreman and PCA Boxster tech advisor at my local dealer suggested the last one. Jeff
  21. Tool Pants
    Here are some pictures I saw on ebay. The second is a cover plate. Jeff
  22. Tool Pants
    Good luck guys and give us a report when you get the sensor. Mahle and Mann make the filters for Porsche. Next time you buy a filter from Porsche in the gray box look at the part numbers and they have the same Mann or Mahle part numbers - but without the price. I have also see the local dealer using filters that did not come in the Porsche box.
  23. Tool Pants
    Sure sound like the correct sensor at a more reasonable price. Us 2.5 owners are lucky, I guess, as there is only one sensor. I once asked the guys at AB why Porsche did not improve the design of the 2.5 sensor like Porsche did for the 2.7/3.2. We have old cars is what I was told. Get rid of that K&N if you have done so already and put the paper filter back in or you might contaminate the new sensor.
  24. Tool Pants
    When you take it out would you post the Bosch part number? That is the Porsche part number. Thanks. Jeff
  25. Tool Pants
    Good eyes Dave. I should not have posted the third picture as it is a new style 2.7/3.2 sensor and the part number has changed in any event. The new style has a curve at the bottom of the sensor which you can see in the third picture. Dave, please post the Bosch part number for your 2.5 sensor for Mark when you take it out. I just checked with parts and these are the current part numbers and full list prices. My dealer does not charge me full list. 996 606 123 00 - 2.5 sensor - $372 996 606 124 00 - 2.7/3.2 old style sensor - $471 986 606 125 01 - 2.7/3.2 new style sensor - $492
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