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  1. Tool Pants
    I heard you could not do the OBC retrofit on a 2003 because it could not be turned on..... The part prices are not bad. The price for the 4 stalk steering column switch assembly has gone up $25 more than I expected, but I guess Porsche needs the money after it tried to takeover VW. The yellow VW repair wires we use are funny. They were used to fix an electrical problem on an old VW Golf. They are yellow so a mechanic can tell the repair has already been made. Or so I have been told. Someone at VW must wonder why people are stilling buying the wires. The other part needed is a ring terminal for the ground wire. For wire size 22-18, and a 1/4" stud. They come insulated and uninsulated. You do not need the more expensive insulated version because it is for a ground. I use to buy them at an old time electrical supply place, but it has closed. Ignore the butt connectors in the picture because those are not needed for 2001-2004. If someone is interested in only seeing the outside temp display then that can be done with just 1 wire. No need to buy the 4 stalk or any other parts.
  2. Tool Pants
    The OBC was turned on for all cars, including the one the dealer could not do. One of the cars did not have cruise control so that was turned on as well. Even managed to program a remote key without screwing things up. Now people need to get their parts to do the retrofit.
  3. Tool Pants
    Some time ago in the 996 section a guy cleaned the electrical contacts in the buckles with a spray. From my faiding memory the older cars had tin plated contacts, then for model year 2000 Porsche switchet to gold plated contacts. The light comes on when the control unit does not see the correct resistance.
  4. Tool Pants
    The most important tool is the bottle opener.
  5. Tool Pants
    That is Robin Sun's site. I think that is his name. 993 guy converted to 996. If I remember correctly he was on Rennlist a few years ago because the factory pump he used started to leak. I spoke to Marvin yesterday and he is no longer using Lasco, because he has had cars come back weeping coolant. He has also seen a dealership installed Laso pump in his shop that was weeping. So the factory and Lasco pumps leak. Might be time to give that ebay pump with a metal impeller a try.
  6. Tool Pants
    There was a local swap meet in June and a body shop guy had a pair for a 986. These were not 996 clears, but 986 from a 2003-2004 Boxster. He was asking $500 but no one was paying attention to them. As I was leaving I wrote down his email in case a local person needed a set. He may still have them. I paid $350 for a 996 set years ago.
  7. Tool Pants
    Here are 2 pumps that were replaced because they were leaking. I also think that is what is going on. These pumps seem to go out after 65K miles. The picture was taken at an independent shop owned by Marvin. I think Marvin has been trying a non Porsche branded pump made by Laso with a plastic impeller because so many of the factory pumps go bad.
  8. Tool Pants
    You do not need to worry. No user code for the radio in a 2003.
  9. Tool Pants
    For the bottom oil separator clamp, there is this. I forget if it comes with the separator or you have to buy it as a separate item. The blue plastic thing compresses the clamp. Once the clamp is in position you pull the plastic thing away. I saw the mechanics at my dealership using it.
  10. Tool Pants
    All lights in the headlight should work. All the control unit does is to permit the low beam xenon bulb to rotate up a few degrees when you turn on the high beams.
  11. Tool Pants
    There is a yellow clip that secures the headlight connector to the headlight mounting bracket. It is that clip that usually breaks. So when you push in the headlight it pushes the connector back and you do not make a connection. Is it the clip that is broken, or the bracket itself. Perhaps a picture.
  12. Tool Pants
    I asked because in a prior message you said the alternator was not charging. If you reverse the battery cables by mistake or jump the battery backwards the first electrical things that die are the radio and alternator. If you have not done so you might want to pull the radio and check the fuse on the back. Also make sure the contacts for the face plate are clean. The fuse is a red 10 amp.
  13. Tool Pants
    Just curious, but how did you get the car started with a dead battery.
  14. Tool Pants
    I have a used control unit that goes under the seat 996-260-07. Came from a 1999 but works on 1998-2000. I opened it up to see what it looked like. If I needed to use it this is what I would do. A used control unit has a code in it that cannot be changed. So I got the VIN from the seller and with that VIN someone gave me the immobiliser code for the used unit. If I put that unit in my car I would have to put that code in the DME or the car would not start. So that I could use my remotes I would have to get the remote codes out of the old unit and transfer them to the replacement. Problem is sometimes the unit is so fried you cannot get them. But you can get the code off the paper tags if you are lucky to have them. If the unit is fried and you do not have the tags, then you buy new remotes. But to do any of the above, you need the immobiliser code when dealing with a used unit. You would need a very friendly dealer for that. Then you need a PST2/PIWIS.
  15. Tool Pants
    There was a lot of info on this subject on the Cayman club message board about 1 1/2 years ago. The Canadian dealerships do not want you to buy from the US and import to Canada. The Canadian dealers were denying warranty claims if it was imported. Buy from us Canadians for more money and all that stuff. Then, supposedly, Porsche forced the Canadian dealers to honor the factory warranty even if it was imported from the US. So now the dealers want to charge for an oil and filter change so that it meets "original specifications." Cash Grab- I like that name. It is not hard to tell a Canadian car. The country code on the option sticker is also different for a Canadian and US spec car. Any North American dealer can tell this by going on their computer. The air bag warning stickers in French and English are funny. Years ago we had a new local Boxster owner show up on a work on cars day. I checked out his car and the first thing I noticed was that the left visor was in French and English, while the right was only in English. It was a US car, so something got screwed up at the factory. Then we have a local Boxster owner we call "Frenchy" because he is from Quebec. But the visor stickers on his US Boxster are in English. Airbags have been out for decades. Why some governments still require a warning sticker is amazing. Kiind of why when you get on a plane there is still a demonstration of how to put on a seat belt.
  16. Tool Pants
    When the 2.5 Boxster first came out the plugs had a heat range of 6. My January 1997 had 6. Then in April 1997 Porsche issued a TSB that said that cars made as of April were fitted with 7, a hotter plug, for better cold start. Which is interesting because when the 2.7 and 3.2 came out they were fitted with 6. I think the 987 uses 5.
  17. Tool Pants
    If you were local, I have one still in the plastic. For some reason I bought 2 of them when they first came out. As an aside. Peter Smith was the shop foreman at my local dealership, and i have known him for 10 years. He is now the foreman at another dealership. Peter is on the tech committee for the Porsche Club of American. He also has a 1999 Boxster, which he calls his wife's car. Knows more about Boxsters than any other person I have met in 10 years. Long ago Bentley asked Peter to write the book. Peter did not have the time, and did not think there was much a DIYer could do. So he declined. When I got the book I showed it to Peter and the other mechanics in the shop.
  18. Tool Pants
    I did it on my back. Some fuel will come out. But it is not going to spray all over the place.
  19. Tool Pants
    Can you do this. Plug in the connector. Move the arm into the locked position and glue the arm in place. I did this on an instrument cluster connector when the little tab that keeps the arm in the locked position broke off. I used a hot melt glue gun.
  20. Tool Pants
    If they look like this, then replace them. Pics from Tim on boxa.net. I once asked Peter Smith why they sometimes cracked. I thought it was from the heat of the engine. Peter thought it was from the heat generated by the coil itself. Maybe a combination of both.
  21. Tool Pants
    It is aluminum look. The cap is plastic painted silver. I have seen 2 of them in person. Gary has one on his 996. The other was in the display case at my local dealer. Was there for a long time but someone finally bought it. I have not seen the SS whell bolts in person, just on ebay. You can just clean yours up and paint them silver.
  22. Tool Pants
    There is a lot of stuff on this board. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...entry6089 That link is old because Porsche went from a 2 piece connector to a single piece like BMW was using. Some years ago we made a DVD showing the install on the old and new style clusters with the stalk, and also with the switch. No youtube back then. Someone who has the DVD might want to put it on youtube.
  23. Tool Pants
    Colgan makes them for the US market. But they do not say Porsche or Boxster. For that you have to buy from a dealer. I have the rear in silver. Marvin bought a Boxster and 996 set on ebay. What is unique is that they are black and have Porsche logos. They have Porsche part numbers so I guess they are now black instead of silver. Seller said they were from a shop going out of business. Must have gone out of buisness quickly, because neither set had been used. There is also a German company that makes them.
  24. Tool Pants
    I wsh I could remember from 10 years ago. There was a DME reprogram for the 1999 model that staled at idle when you put the A/C on. Peter Smith did it for my 1997, but it did nothing because it was for just one model year. I also forget if the idle control valve has anthing to do with tuning the A/C on, but it would make sense because the compressor puts a load on the engine and the engine needs to speed up to compensate.
  25. Tool Pants
    After you remove them you inspect for any cracks. If good then reuse. Replacing the coils is not part of routine service.
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