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  1. Tool Pants
    Today I hooked up the lemon battery to my volt meter again to see if it had any juice left. Yesterday the meter said .429 volts. Today it is .925 volts, almost the 1 volt I had expected yesterday. Weird. Do you think I have a lemon lemon battery? With that kind of voltage increase I thought I should design a lightweight version for racing applications. So - I cut the lemon in half....
  2. Tool Pants
    It is from a new style Boxster cluster. The new style clusters have LEDs instead of clear bulbs that the old style has. The bottom one is from an old style cluster. I gues the LEDs are red and yellow so when they are on you see color and not a clear icon.
  3. Tool Pants
    Make sure the discs are not backwards. Try another magazine. Then put your changer in another car and see if it works. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...&hl=changer
  4. Tool Pants
    You can buy it from Porsche or BMW. Much cheaper from BMW.
  5. Tool Pants
    Guess it still runs. Looks like Santana Row. I'll have to go over there one of these Saturdays. I grew up in the area and back then in the rear of the old Town and Country shopping center there was an empty field. I would ride my bicycle over there and shoot my BB gun. Still have my BB gun.... If you heard the car run does it still have straight pipes. Loud pipes save lives. If Luis is there I will find him.
  6. Tool Pants
    This is from the 2000 996 wiring diagram.
  7. Tool Pants
    The car is not prewired for the OBC and that is why you cannot find a connector. You will need to buy the connector, 5 VW wires, and make a wiring harness. 4 wires go to a connector for the instrument cluster and the 5th wires goes to ground.
  8. Tool Pants
    Before the Wix filter was put in I had my office assistant count the number of pleats for the 3 oil filters shown in message #2. Then I did it and had her do it again, just to make sure. Somewhere I have the numbers written on a piece of paper if you want them. The number of pleats is a rule of thumb. You also need to factor in the quality of the filter media. Wix publishes their specs on their site and it looked good to me, 28 microns. I was never able to find specs for the other 2 filters shown in message #2. At the end of the day I had a Wix oil filter with known specs that was good, and other oil filters with no know specs. I had EP 15W-50 oil that met the Porsche approved specs for 0W-40, except for the weight. So I did what I wanted to do. The EP oil and Wix filter cost me a little bit more than what Porsche says to use, so I was not trying to save money. That is why I called this thread unapprove.
  9. Tool Pants
    Need to give this old thread some juice. I was picking lemons in the backyard today and there was a funny looking one. Tought it might make a good battery. A galvanized nail, a copper penny, and a digital volt meter. The penny is positive so I marked it (+). The nail is negative so I marked it (-). Did not want to fry expensive electronics. I expected to see about 1 volt but the meter said .429 volts. Bad juice I guess or I did not squeeze it enough before I stuck in the nail and penny. I would therefore need more than 24 lemons to get 12 volts, but I had hoped to make a lightweight battery. I was not able to start the car with just the one lemon, but thought maybe I could charge the car battery with it. Then, I thought, what would happen when the lemon battery ran out of juice. So I hook up the lemon up to my little battery charger for my motorcycle. Believe it or not....
  10. Tool Pants
    Porsche part number is 986 512 551 01 and the Stabilus catalog says SG406024. There is no special or heavy duty rear strut for the Aerokit. Looks like there is a rear pair on ebay for $39 plus $6.95 shipping. There is a gas in the strut and it leaks out over the years. My rears also need to be replaced one of these days.
  11. Tool Pants
    When you move the stalk up or down this black plastic thing sticks out. When you make a turn there is another thing that pushes the thing back in and the stalk goes back to the middle. Having the stalk return to the middle position is mechanical. Got to find a name for those things. In the first picture I have move the stalk from the middle position which causes the thing to stick out. In the second picture the stalk is in the middle position and the thing no longer sticks out. If that thing is broken then it will not cancel. Is your problem that the stalk will not physically return to the middle?
  12. Tool Pants
    If you poke around the Mobil site you can find info. When I did last year the "standard" 0W-40 approved by Porsche had the identical API and ACEA specs as 15W-50 EP. I also search the oil board and the EP stuff was getting good reviews. http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorO...nce_15W-50.aspx From what I remember EP had more SuperSyn, which is Mobil-speak for additives and that is why it cost a bit more. And you are right. Mobil does not claim 20,000 mile oil change intervals, but Porsche does. But then with Porsche it use to be 15,000 miles. I suspect it is just Porsche marketing. Buy a BMW and you get free service for X years. Not so with Porsche, but Porsche can claim that the oil can go 20,000 miles. And if you get caught taking more pictures at Wal-Mart just tell security I do the same.
  13. Tool Pants
    Somewhere I have the part number for the wiring harness if Becker can't figure it out. One of the local guys ordered it about 2 years ago. He also got the brown plug and white clip, but I do not have those part numbers. He said when he spoke to Becker parts they knew what he needed. He did not get the extension because he went to the back of the radio and not to the amp. Becker sources the parts for the rear speaker retrofit kit sold by Porsche. If you come up with a list of Becker part numbers then let us know. The male/female connectors where the rear speaker box connects to the wiring harness are attached to the roll bar via a white clip.
  14. Tool Pants
    ASE Supply Inc. had a special on a replacement Transpro regulator for $21. This $21 regulator is used on many Bosch alternators. VW, Audi, Mercedes, and so on Did a quick price check for what Porsche wants for an alternator. About $1,320 new and $921 for a rebuilt. Makes me mad.
  15. Tool Pants
    I take it you bought the storage box behind the seats that has the Porsche rear speaker kit in it, and now need the wiring harness that goes from the black connector that sticks out from the box to the back of the radio. If so. Porsche does not sell it as a part. Becker does. You also neeed the brown connector that goes to the back of the radio and the white clip that goes on the roll bar. Becker has that as well. This will get you to the back of the radio. The harness is not long enough to reach the amp. The Porsche rear speaker kit comes with an extension for the harness. I would imagine this extension is also sourced from Becker.
  16. Tool Pants
    Porsche does not sell just that part. You have to buy it with the knob. I also wondered where Gert got just the boot and horse shoe. At one time he even had just the horse shoe.
  17. Tool Pants
    I assumed you were interested in DIY like this. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...c=3311&st=0 If your car is at a dealership you are stuck. If it is the regulator they are not going to replace just that part. And Porsche does not even sell it, just the entire unit.
  18. Tool Pants
    More regulator info. http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/show...light=regulator The Transpro part number IB225 regulator mentioned in the renntech post #15 appears to be the best deal. It replaces Bosch F-00M-145-200, F-00M-145-209, and F-00M-145-225. A.S.E Supply had a special on it for $21. http://www.asesupply.com/ But I do not think this company sells retail to the public. If you go to the Transpro/WAI sit you can cross reference the part. http://www.wai-wetherill.com/home.cfm Huco also has parts and if you know the Bosch part number you can do a cross reference. http://www.hueco.de/
  19. Tool Pants
    Don't know what is wrong with your alternator, but if it is just the regulator you can replace just that part for little money. There are a few people who had a bad alternator and it turned out to be the regulator.
  20. Tool Pants
    Sounds like the gimbals. Conact HenryV who is registered on this board, or here. http://hverheyen.vssi-eda.com/box_pics/dvds/dvd_details.html His gimbals were disconnected. Seems like a common problem due to shipping.
  21. Tool Pants
    Posche does not sell the shaft for the knobs, at least last time I checked. They do sell the knob. What part number did you order?
  22. Tool Pants
    Porsche has us owners over a barrel. I replaced a missing valet key years ago and it was not cheap back then. My local dealer has the key cutting machine but the parts guys do not like to use it because they are afraid of screwing up a key blank. I ordered what Porsche calls a "stipulated" key. With my VIN Porsche can cut a duplicate key. Back then Porsche was based out of Reno as had a parts wearhouse there. My key was cut in Reno then sent to the dealership in San Jose. Now parts is in Ontario, California, and Atlanta. There is a third place but I forget where. Your dealer wants you to buy a stipulated key. They either do not have the machine, or they just do not want to try, or something has changed since I replaced my missing key. Then once you get your key head of choice the car computer needs to be programed to accept the key. Porsche gives the codes to the dealer, and will not give them directly to an independent shop. Indies have to go through a dealership to get the codes. To code the key required a PST2 in the old days, which is now the PIWIS. Back then my dealer charged a flat fee of $50 to code a key. Time to save up for the arm and a leg. Click on the BMW video. http://zieh-fix.com/English/index-e.html
  23. Tool Pants
    In the US we use BCI numbers for the battery. For example BCI 48 is a typical aftermarket battery that matches the 70 amp hour oem Moll battery. I believe that the German Moll is a 91. I would need to see a picture of what is in your car as it may not have a provision for a vent tube. If it does most likely it is going to be in the middle rear of the battery. Also need to see a picture of the clamp.
  24. Tool Pants
    Schnell has just come out with their version. Looks like a copy of the EVO unit.
  25. Tool Pants
    I forget what year this is but it should be like your 2003.
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