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  1. Tool Pants
    Hazet version is on the left. Mann on the right. Either does the identical job. Over the years we have done many, many oil and filter changes at our work on cars days. We use a 3/8" drive ratchet with an 8mm bit on the end to remove the drain plug. The Mann filter wrench requires a 27mm socket to turn it and at that size your are into 1/2" drive. Hazet filter wrench is 3/8" drive. It simply takes too much time to switch ratchet drive sizes, and then torque wrench drives, as you have to slide in and out from under the car.
  2. Tool Pants
    I have the Mann version shown in the DIY and did not like it so I bought the Hazet version from a Hazet distributor. One on ebay for $19. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...&category=43994
  3. Tool Pants
    Your numbers are still off. Where are you getting them from and what is it you are trying to do?
  4. Tool Pants
    The order type is not changed, it is missing from the DME on some 2003s. The very early 2003s had the order type in the DME. When the first 2003s showed up in 2002 Peter turned on several cars on the lot. We did two 2003 reftrofits over a year ago, and Abe with a 2003 recently did his. No problems have been reported. Last year I went around the parking lot with Peter and the PST2 when the order type issue came up. Peter thought you could enter any 6 digits in order to change the cluster coding, like 123456. Can't see how having the order type in or not in the DME can have anything to do with performance. The DME is also supposed to have the 4 digit radio code (pre 2003) in the DME but some cars do and others do not. Mine did not but I asked a friend with a PST2 to store it in the DME, and it has nothing to do with performance. Jeff
  5. Tool Pants
    No issue. We remove them all the time for projects. We even swap them. The mileage will be exactly the same when you hook it up no matter how long the cluster is out of the car.
  6. Tool Pants
    The use of anti-seize is always debated, like what oil to use. But if you ever had a steel plug get stuck in an aluminum head and the plug comes out with the aluminum threads.... Then you have to pull the head and take it to a machine shop for an insert. So I have always used it on plugs and did so when I changed my Boxster plugs 20k ago. When I change the plugs on other Boxsters I do not use it. I also use it on my motorcycles. The threads are nickle plated which is said to prevent them from getting stuck. A long time ago I went on the Bosch or Beru site and it said there that anti-seize was not necessary. I forget if the shop manual mentions anti-seize on the plugs. I asked Peter several years ago and he said Porsche said not to use it, and showed me a TSB issued in 1991. What does a 1991 TSB have to do with a 986/996? Well, until or unlesss Porsche issues a newer TSB you follow the old one. If you search on the pelican site you will see a lot of theories on why not to use it, and just as many people who use it anyway. The plug can back out because it is lubricated. The plug does not make good electrical contact due to the anti-seize. If you smear it on the electrodes the plug does not work. It prevents heat from going from the plug to the head. You can overtighten the plug due to the lube. I have changed a lot of plugs in 20 plus years and never had a problem with anti-seize.
  7. Tool Pants
    There can be noise from the struts or sway bar. Nothing I can think of needs to be greased.
  8. Tool Pants
    http://www.pca.org/tech/tech_qa_question.a...E-4F27194A5C98} That is a good question and I will have to ask Peter if the tip is "imune." All the cars I see at the dealer and people I know with the seal issue have been manual transmissions. But that could be simply because a tip is not common. I did not even think of the pressure that is put on the crank when you push down on the clutch pedal. I have talked to 2 mechanics about all the weight that is on the end of the crankshaft. You have a heavy dual mass flywheel, and the clutch. Something lets the crank go off-center after the car leaves the factory. PS. I asked your question on the UK Boxster board and within 1 day a 2002 tip owner said he has a confirmed RMS leak. http://www.boxa.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=7476&st=30 I do not think you can see the link info unless your register on that board. His user name is Riaz.
  9. Tool Pants
    Chad has a 1999 3.4.
  10. Tool Pants
    Chad and Loren changed all 6 on Chad's 996. The rears are a pain due to lack of clearance but it can be done. Very easy on a Boxster. But Chad did have a helper.
  11. Tool Pants
    You have to remove the metal plate to get to the drain plug. You are right - the hole in the plate does not line up with the plug on a manual transmission. The only time I have seen the hole used is when injecting automatic transmission fluid into the the triptronic transmission. The plate is not removed. When the mechanic removed the plug through the hole I expected fluid to run out - but that is the plug to add fluid on a tip.
  12. Tool Pants
    All I can tell you is, it is way, way under the dash. This is what the dealer did to Dan's car to get to it.
  13. Tool Pants
    You have a MOST car. The radio is not communicating to the instrument cluster. The cluster thinks a radio from another car has been plugged in because it cannot see the proper code. The reports on the boards I have seen resulted in replacing a defective radio and not some work the owner did to the car. I have removed and replaced the instrument cluster on two 2003 cars with no problems. Are all 3 connectors seated? Do all the lights and guages work? If so, then you got me. A Boxster owner on rennlist got it out of the protect mode by disconnecting the fibre optic connector at the amp and then reconnecting. Not sure why that would make any difference but that was the report.
  14. Tool Pants
    There is a retrofit kit for the outside drivers mirror. But you must also have the interior mirror as the photocell on the interior mirror controls the outside mirror. We have not done the outside yet. It is a little more involved as you have to remove the door panel and the electrical connector for the wires from the door.
  15. Tool Pants
    There is a retrofit kit for the headlight washers but I do not know of any instructions. We filmed the interior mirror install on Henry's Boxster using the Porsche Boxster instructions. When Henry hooked up the wires it did not dim. Then we looked at the 996 instructions and there was a notation of a wiring change as of a certain date for the 996. Henry switched the wires according to the 996 instructions and then it worked. The Boxster and 996 instructions came out the same day, but no notation in the Boxster instructions of a wiring change. Wasted time on that project......
  16. Tool Pants
    We do it about every 2 weeks. Need to look at the work on cars section or send me an email.
  17. Tool Pants
    Try the Becker board. If you take all the MOST components out then it should be like any other car, except I think there is an issue with the ignition trigger line and maybe the a/c display. Karl on this board went through some of this. I would have to ask Peter if you can turn off MOST with the PST2.
  18. Tool Pants
    According to the wiring diagram there is a black 26 pin connector on the back of the PCM unit. Position 24 is the speed signal wire which is grey with a pink stripe. You hook the blue wire from the Bahntech to the grey/pink wire. I do not think you can get to the wire without removing the PCM unit. I know how to defeat the parking brake requirement on a Boxster, not a 996. See if Loren has an idea for a 996. There was a thread some time ago about grounding a wire from the top control unit.
  19. Tool Pants
    I looked at my hard top. The connector is made by AMP and has AMP and BMW part numbers on them. Like many other electrical connectors used by Porsche. Looks like the same style connector used for the rear speaker kit. I have chased after electrical connectors before. If you go on the AMP/Tyco electronics site you can enter the AMP part number and it will have info. But Tyco is a huge company and they are not going to sell 1 connector plus 2 pins. I have had better luck at my BMW dealer. The BMW part number is missing some digits but if you tell them it is an electrical connector then they know what digits go in front of the part number and their parts computer has drawings you can look at. Or, buy it from Porsche as a pre made harness for about $12. 986 612 081 01.
  20. Tool Pants
    No adjustment that I know of. There is a spring inside the latch. You are going to have to take a look at it to see what is going on. Remove the headlights and the plastic cover for the latch. The cover has 4 round black things you turn and then you can remove the cover. You can test the operation of the latch with a screw driver.
  21. Tool Pants
    Every one has their own opinion and it is always a hot topic. I remember when synthetics came out and they were advertized as 25k oil. My 1997 with 50k miles is my daily driver. I go with 15k miles. But I do change the filter with every change, not every other change. An old habit. In 5 years never heard of an engine problem related to oil change intervals. On our work on cars days we have people who want to do it at 3k miles. It is their car so we just change it since it so easy to do.
  22. Tool Pants
    The spring thing is new to me. Would like to see a picture some day. I'll ask Peter at my dealer if he knows about this noise. But, like Alienz says, they just replace everything and do not mess around with trying to fix what is there. We do not have any local cars with this noise or I would try the relay swap and see if that is the problem. I have 2 relays and both work fine.
  23. Tool Pants
    Look above the fuse box and you will see the relay tray. The top control unit is twice the size of the other relays. Pic is Henry's 2000 tray which has been pulled down for a mirror install. On a 2.5 it is black and does not have a white sticker on it. The unit just pulls straight out once you reach up there with your hand.
  24. Tool Pants
    Try a relay/control unit from another 1997-1999 Boxster. It is far more complex than a simple relay. When the clamshell is is going down and hits the lever on top of the motor the motor continues to run for a second so that the black levers can pull it down tight. A German guy opened a 2000 relay to modify it and it is like a little computer in there. There must be something in the control unit that tells the motor to run that extra second, like it tells the windows to drop.
  25. Tool Pants
    We have been doing this for a few years. We have done the 15, 30, 45, and 60k service, mostly on Boxsters but more 996s have been showing up. I bring most of the tools and you bring the parts and beer. Loren is in charge of 996s. Except for the spark plug change the 30k service on a 996 is easy. And if you have the 4 side electrode plugs you may not need to replace them. Might also want to change the brake fluid. If there are several projects that take time then I need to know or we end up with too many cars and not enought time for the time we have.
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