Weather has been warm in Charlotte still so I had perfect temps to dive into my project. I've really enjoyed it so far, it's like opening up a hidden world and seeing what I'll find. I'll likely be replacing a lot of parts though probably not necessary. Anyone that has talked with me on the forum knows I'm a little OCD about things. Everything that has come off the car has been cleaned up and is all shiny and when it comes to replacing things I'm the type that replaces everything before it breaks, in fact so little has been repaired on this car in the last 12 years it is amazing. My list of preventative repairs/maintenance is very long. Some observations:
- Worst part of the job...jacking the car up! Ya you can all laugh. It's 20inches off ground which is enough to work comfortably.
- CV boots recently repaired by previous owner.
- Slave cylinder will be replaced, it might be fine but the rubber area is tired and the pin keeps falling out, probably normal but now is an easy time.
- The little plastic thing that hold the throwout clip is cracked, I might have done it by accident.
- Clutch disk seems pretty worn though I'm not sure what the wear rate is on these so it could have lasted much long maybe, donno. I'll compare it to the new one when I get it an see.
- Pressure plate and throwout bearing seem fine but again I'm in there. If I didn't have the money, I wouldn't replace them, I'll help stimulate the economy.
- The car has had two leaky spots on the oil fill tube, NOW is the time to do it and it still will be a pain. It has made a sticky mess of the right side of engine.
- Flywheel seems fine, though I'm not sure how one does the flex test, it does have some spring left in it but I'm not sure it is twist-able, what am I missing here?
- My two forward O2 sensors had been replaced by previous owner, I might do the back, to be honest that right side connector is not easy to reach with the transmission in. I could change the other three in 20 minutes with transmission in but that back right one I think would be a pain imo.
- The AOS is right in front of me, I do get Porsche parts at cost + 10%, might stimulate economy a little more
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- RMS...well it appeared to only be oozing maybe a tiny tiny bit, I know I'll get different views on replacing this. I'll probably do it just because I like the experience and I'm guessing mine is not the most up to date one.
- IMS...no leaks...cover still on. Will update ones I get the cover off. It's a double row.
Here a some pics after I cleaned off the break dust. The worst dust had gathered in a triangle from the RMS down...as mentioned just a tiny bit pasty.
Once I finish the job I'll post all costs of the total job, including all the wonderful tools I always wanted to add to my collection.
Cheers!
