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OK so I finally got her down from the lift and fired it up. Was an interesting night!
- Started right up and seemed to run very smoothly.
- Clutch feels much different, It didn't bleed as easy after installing the new slave as it did when I just bled the system last year. I may do it one more time. The clutch feels easier to push in and engages much easier. The part I'm not sure about is it almost feels like it doesn't want to pop all the way back out, kind of like if bleeding was not done completely correctly. I have driven other Boxsters though and it kind of feels like those. Question - If it is not bled out completely i.e. say some air still in it, would that cause problems to the clutch? It wasn't slipping at all and there was no odor.
- Here is the scary part...so I drive around the neighborhood several times, I'm feeling good about things so i head out (now remember I'm in the country and it is pretty lonely if a breakdown occurs), well not 1 mile down the road I hear an awful sound like I ran over something, then I realize it is coming from behind my seat. I'm thinking well there goes my engine, but it is running just fine. The sound was really bad, a loud flopping sound, but as I get closer to home it starts clearing up. I pull int he garage and start praying it is just the drive belt...well sure enough one strand of the belt has shredded. I was so thankful, but also thought it was very strange. The belt is < 1 year old however it always fit too tight I felt. I've had this thing on and off many times and not had a problem putting it back on right. I'm guessing since I considered this an easy part of the job and the lack of light I must have missed a groove on one pulley. I still have the original and will put it back on and be very careful. I'm hoping this was just a rushed mistake, I usually double and triple check all my work but maybe I didn't.
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