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brilliant!!!! congrats john cheers. kelvin

thanks loren...i couldnt find anything using the search before...but after searching for "mashaw" i found a wealth of information. i find it strange though, i thought that the wide body cars just had wider wings and that the basic body shell was exactly the same. cheers kelvin

hi can anyone tell me does the 4s hood fit on my 98 c2?...got a chance of a used one and the only optical difference i can see is the reflective band between the rear lights...and thats why i want it ;) thanks in advance kelvin

hi i have exactly the same problems quoted below... the car also will not lock/unlock using the remote...do i really have to have the switch replaced? anybody know? thanks kelvin "First noticed that key sliding into the lock felt 'funny'. Then key began turning back to the (1) position on its own after tuning the motor off (0). Had to 'hold' key in position (0) to remove. Key became difficult to put in."

just thought i would show this pic to anyone interested :) cheers kelvin

sounds like the same noise that i have. comes from the passenger (right) side though!

Hi Lee, To quote the old Canned Heat song "Back on the Road Again" :drive: :jump: . Got the car back on Saturday but within 200 yards of leaving the specialist "CEL - Drive to Workshop" came on :cursing: . Went to my most local OPC today and they diagnosed a faulty Oxygen Sensor. So £233 more spent and everything now OK :clapping: I also rang Porsche GB today and was told that they have put a letter in the post. The guy I spoke to couldn't/wouldn't tell me what it says, just "read it and make your decisions based on what is says" :unsure: So watch this space and fingers crossed for when the post drops through the letterbox. Money spent: - Engine - £7,325.25 Labor, new hoses, anti-freeze, rear gearbox mounting (old one had broken rubber shock absorber) etc - £3,119.02 (includes taking out old engine and re-building to return to Porsche GB) New radiators - £400.00 Oxygen Sensor and diagnostics - £233.33 RAC Report - £94.00 Grand total - £11,171.60 Rgds John jesus!!! poor u, im flabergasted! (love that word) ... i paid just over 11,000 EUROS for my new engine, all inclusive...the only extra part i had to have installed was one new exhaust clamp for the end pipe, which they didnt charge me for because i moaned. i was real upset about that because of the prices i saw qouted here for an engine change in the US where about the same in euros as in USD...no-one could tell me why an engine is cheaper in the US even considering it has to get there!! (or do they build them in mexico? that would explain some things :unsure: ) you obviously had to pay for the dismanteling/rebuilding of your old engine which makes it more costly, but it still looks like porsche just charge the same price irrespective of the currency or exchange rate!! :rolleyes: my tip: get it done in poland next time :lightbulb:

:welcome: i have only had manual gearboxes in the past ....i love the tip, but i always use the manual mode...its crap in automatic. my opinion ;)

yes..very interesting links..the "break in secrets" reflect my experience. i remember a few times in the past, friends and other motorcycle riders wondering why my motorcycles seemed to perform better, run smoother and use no oil...especially my 6 cylinder honda which ran as smooth as an electric motor and performed/ran better than my friends bike which was the same model just much newer. (and run-in according to the manual) i must admit i was pretty facinated by those "run in secrets"...a great link. cheers kelvin

porsche and my dealer said no need for running in, nor was there a need for an oil change before 20000km. i wonder which is right. i personally dont see the need for running in...on the contrary. i have read evidence that carefull running in can actually do the engine harm and reduce the engines performance. high load and low revs should be avoided, which i try not to do anyway ...but this was the only extra precaution i took with my new engine for the first few hundred km. i have had many brand new very high performance motorcycles and a few cars. i have NEVER run them in. the only engine problem i ever had before the porsche was with my ducati, both were used when i bought them!..thats food for thought kelvin

does anybody know if this: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...p;rd=1&rd=1 will fit on my 98 996 c2? thanks in advance

im in too

thanks izzy...sounds a bit complicated though. i thought i would just be able to "pry" them off!! if i do go ahead ill post some pics...i have done alot of the plastic parts in silver. not the porsche arctic silver but a high chrome silver which i think is just a little bit more more brilliant than the artic silver, rather complicated to apply though... i made the mistake of applying high gloss clear laquer, it looks real good but i dicovered if you leave the silver in its original "satin" look the parts look as if they are made of metal, but i had allready done so many parts that i didnt want to start again cos some were such a pain to remove... im going to be manufacturing some silver carbon interior parts soon...just to see how it looks.

hi john yes, my new engine goes well...i sometimes think not as good as the old one but good enough. i give it lots of stick cos i have a porsche warranty on it so im daring it to fail. :angry: i dont really need my porsche but i tend to drive it most of the time cos i just love too...its hard, noisy and not very practical..but i just love driving it and thats what its all about isnt it? im really glad you have the grunt to talk to porsche about all this...and i support what has been said in another blown engine case in this forum that its about time that a few lawyers earned some money taking legal action against porsche. i would be very willing to take part in it too. yes we do have somthing in common apart from engine probs if you like fast italian bikes :-) i own a small sideline business constructing and re-selling exclusive parts for ducati´s and mv´s...its really just a hobby, but it enables me to pay for my cars and bikes...and if anyone is interested i also have a few porsche 996 carbon (cosmetic) parts on my website which i also manufacture... excuse the advertising :oops: best regards kelvin