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  1. narkose
    I will say that it is not necessary to remove the side vent at all. There is enough compressibility in the crossing duct to get it out of there without take the side vent out at all - this obviously only works if you are just replacing the switch itself. Steering lock assembly in different
  2. narkose
    I would not be overly concerned about not running the break-in oil first, as I mentioned, that is more for severe cases where the noise may also be related to varnish or crud build up due to slack maintenance. Don't be annoyed at how sensitive the car it to oils, be annoyed with the oil companies for making significant changes to oil formulations without telling anyone, and marketing departments for creating long change interval fibs. And if you collected oil samples for analysis between oil changes from your prior cars, you would have found that the oils were beat long before 15K, and in many cases beat or approaching it at 6-7K miles. Just like "lifetime" coolants, 12-15K oil changes are marketing myth; all automotive fluids have a limited life expextancy, some more than others. You are going to get 5-6K out of your oil, 4-5 years out of your coolant, and 2 years out of your brake fluid. And don't even get me started on Tiptronic or power steering fluid change intervals............ JFP - would you point me in the direction of the Tiptronic discussion?
  3. narkose
    Wondering about any follow up on the change to the DT40? I have the same problem that Loren described in that when the car is cold(which in the last few days has been at least 5-8 minutes in the frigid weather.) Once warm the noise is gone. This happening with every cold start(so the end of a work day can do it) Still not sure this is bleed-down, tensioners or a hydraulic lifter problem
  4. narkose
    Did mine recently and as stated above $11 and about 30 minutes. You don't need to remove the side vent to get the crossing duct off. Saves having to take off the headlight switch. If it doesn't work the do the whole housing - that will take longer
  5. narkose
    This is not entirely true. I purchased Pirelli Snowsport 240's from Tire Rack that are N3 tires
  6. narkose
    good to know for future reference
  7. narkose
    Yes, this is a known problem among 996 owners from what I have read
  8. narkose
    I had removed my headlights to replace the headlight washer nozzles and when I didn't seat the driver side light correctly I was having erratic blinker function on that side when the high-beam was on for example - it was resolved by me firmly pushing the headlight into it's slot.
  9. narkose
    Did you change any light bulbs on you headlights?
  10. narkose
    Interestingly, my owners manual supports what Dennis C stated. Same pressures: Summer or Snows
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