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Lew · 07-05-2018, 07:29 AM

I never go away from my car with the top down.....Not very smart!

Cunningr · 07-05-2018, 07:51 AM

I work on a very small military installation, no security issues. In town I barely even want to park anywhere!

Lew · 07-05-2018, 08:05 AM

We all learn some lessons the hard way. My strong advise is do not spray anything in you car that will kill bugs. It will always have the smell. I have never done that but know someone that did.

Starter986 · 07-05-2018, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Lew

I never go away from my car with the top down.....Not very smart!

Why? Do you live in a rough neighborhood?

Cunningr · 07-05-2018, 09:17 AM

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We all learn some lessons the hard way. My strong advise is do not spray anything in you car that will kill bugs. It will always have the smell. I have never done that but know someone that did.

No I drove around till the were all dead or blown out of the car! Haha. Weird in the middle of a parkinglot they either have good taste in vehicles or like the dark color.

I only use chemical guys leather treatment products. Maybe the scent.

78F350 · 07-05-2018, 09:28 AM

Today I put the seat and left side carpet back in.

A few days ago my 01 was making a strange clicking noise as I walked by. It turned out that the drain on the left side of the top had clogged and there was an inch of water under the driver's seat, shorting the central locking unit (immobilizer box).

Drying the circuit board in a bag with a desiccant after cleaning with alcohol.

Left side carpet propped up for two days with a fan.

Good as new now, or at least good as it was before as a previous flood salvage car.

Cunningr · 07-05-2018, 10:23 AM

Nice job!! Another option i have used on cell phones is putting them into a bag of rice, it pulls out the moisture.

PaulE · 07-05-2018, 01:30 PM

Today I drove 440 miles in my Boxster from home in NJ to Mont Tremblant. I’ll be doing an HPDE here the next 3 days. Will drive down to Plattsburgh, NY on Sunday evening and the rest of the way home on Monday.

STRANGEPOLLY · 07-06-2018, 06:42 AM

Installed feq rear axle (already had chinese axle from prev owner slinging grease w/only13000 mi) new axle on drove 37 miles and it throws more grease than the old one! Guess i will take out a loan and buy oem...

dghii · 07-06-2018, 09:58 AM

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Installed feq rear axle (already had chinese axle from prev owner slinging grease w/only13000 mi) new axle on drove 37 miles and it throws more grease than the old one! Guess i will take out a loan and buy oem...

Buy a boot kit and DYI!

A8ked · 07-06-2018, 03:20 PM

Took the cover off the 964 and moved it out of storage. I took a few photos of the 964 and 986 together. It surprised me how much larger the 986 looks from behind. It might partly have to do with the contrast in color between Arctic Silver and Slate Grey. I never realized how much higher the taillights are on the 986.
Both are now cleaned up and ready for the weekend!

Cunningr · 07-06-2018, 03:57 PM

Very nice pair of steeds you have!

steved0x · 07-06-2018, 05:51 PM

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Buy a boot kit and DYI!

See if you can get a used pair from Woody and put new grease and boots, or if it is relatively low miles, just use as is.

If your new axle is brand new, maybe that is just a little extra grease coming out and it will settle down? I think I've heard that before.

I will say I cleaned my axles which were spitting grease, repacked with Redline CV-2 high temp cv grease, new boots, and drove to Atlanta for two days of on track mayhem plus 6 hours each way of highway driving, no grease leakage at all, I was pretty happy

Boatin · 07-06-2018, 07:03 PM

Over the past two days I replaced the water pump and serpentine belt. One lesson learned is to check the pulley wheel for play. If my Boxster had been serviced by a competent service centre that would have bee checked. SERVICED 6 months ago by dealer's yard.

Lew · 07-06-2018, 07:37 PM

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Over the past two days I replaced the water pump and serpentine belt. One lesson learned is to check the pulley wheel for play. If my Boxster had been serviced by a competent service centre that would have bee checked. SERVICED 6 months ago by dealer's yard.

Plastic or Metal WP?

Boatin · 07-06-2018, 08:59 PM

Metal impeller. The old one was also metal and the bearing had a couple of millimetres of play in it.Total exercise probably cost me and the roadside service about $2400.

jdlmodelt · 07-07-2018, 11:00 AM

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Like the manual says, pump them up to 58 psi and don't put the car on jack stands or else the shocks may be subject to rusting. It's all in the manual, at least in my 2003 Boxster manual.

I live in SW Colorado and drive mine year round as often as I can. Keeps the tires from getting flat spots! Haha!

jdlmodelt · 07-07-2018, 05:09 PM

Details Please, what did you remove and what was the resistor value. Schematics, instructions, explanation?

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Repleced both of them with a generic resistor I bought on ebay.

They were both dead. Been driving the car around for about a week. It runs cooler now by 15-20 degrees.

Rickvd · 07-07-2018, 07:05 PM

We had a great ride from Franklin to Nashville Indiana and lunch at the artist colony inn. This is the #9 ranked scenic route.

PCinDC · 07-08-2018, 08:18 PM

Wrapped a few projects this weekend. Going in for suspension setup and alignment tomorrow.