What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Eric-986]

Busy maintenance day....... low temp thermostat, engine mount, bleeder valve and cap...... it's shifting better, running cooler, instead of on the zero on 180 it right on the line above 180......

Too soon to tell about the bleeder/cap, BUT the bleeder spring seems much stiffer than the old bleeder, and it's not "popping" up after being driven......

For those interested in the motor mount, it's easy to drive the old insert out using the tools to pull wheel bearings once you drill out what's left of the center. Using a not too big bench vise I was able to push the new insert in (left it in the freezer for a day)....... basically start with little pushes, and switch between "edges" on the mount......

-Eric
99 Base 986
09 Cayman S PDK

[Gjohn3707]

I drain my power steering fluid and replaced it with new CHF11S. I cracked the large fitting on the low pressure line and 800ml slowly came out. I changed my air filter and cleaned some dust off the engine while I waited. The old fluid was in 19 years and 51000 miles. Fun times

[DC Jeff]

Tackled the inadvertent horn issue after mortifying my 15 year old daughter driving through town and beeping on every bump. I cut four pieces of weatherstripping about 1" square and punched a hole in the center of each. I then put the bolts that hold the airbag bracket through them and bolted it back up works like a charm.

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by DC Jeff

Tackled the inadvertent horn issue after mortifying my 15 year old daughter driving through town and beeping on every bump. I cut four pieces of weatherstripping about 1" square and punched a hole in the center of each. I then put the bolts that hold the airbag bracket through them and bolted it back up works like a charm.

Thanks for the tip! I'll remember that.

[imhighlander]

Took her for a stretch from Evergreen over Juniper Pass (11,110') past the base of Mt. Evans, through Idaho Springs & Georgetown, CO, up over Loveland Pass (11,990'), through Keystone, Frisco, and Breckenridge, and then home over Hoosier and Kenosha Passes. Burned off a 1/2 tank of gas with the top down all the way.

[Kboggs]

Removed bumper to clean radiator and condensers. Was not expecting it to be that bad since prior owner switched bumper and thought it would have gotten cleaned? Going to try and install some mesh to help keep the big stuff out.




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[imhighlander]

And the day before, she took me to the trailhead for a little MTB action.

[philipjayadler]

Originally Posted by imhighlander

And the day before, she took me to the trailhead for a little MTB action.

Wow nice bike rack. Who made it?

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[imhighlander]

Originally Posted by philipjayadler

Wow nice bike rack. Who made it?

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Thanks. It was custom built by a dude who sold his 986. I found it on Craigslist locally as-is. Generally works quite well but I learned the hard way that it requires some good padding to protect the deck lid paint from the cantilevered arms. Seems to do pretty well up to around 70 MPH.

[kjc2050]

Finally got rid of the brittle, broken visor mirror covers with these 3D printed covers from #uniwerksdesign

[philipjayadler]

Originally Posted by kjc2050

Finally got rid of the brittle, broken visor mirror covers with these 3D printed covers from #uniwerksdesign

I have the same problem. Where website?

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[Kboggs]

After cleaning out the radiator, got a wild hair and decided to install gutter guard in the vent openings and going to respray the front bumper!




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[Cunningr]

Installed new rear trunk struts then drove to work!

[rexcramer]

I had to pull the front bumper cover off to replace a horn and the yearly radiator clean out. While I was in there, I reattached my emergency frunk release cable. I thought I would post a couple of pics for newcomers to help understand rerouting access, etc. I used duct tape to attach the coil to the bumper rail.

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[Frodo]

Been meaning to do a good job on wheel cleaning for a while now. I do a decent job each time I wash the car, but wanted to do more of a ‘deep clean,’ to include cleaning up the inner barrels of the wheels as well. So last fall I got some Griot’s Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner and, since the weather went bad on me before I got a chance to try it out, I stored it and waited for spring. Finally, a couple days ago, got around to tackling the project. The stuff worked well, getting the face of the wheels super clean and doing a pretty decent job (90%) on the barrels—I wasn’t expecting miracles on that part so I was happy with what I got.

What I hadn’t planned was this: My brake calipers had gotten really nasty over the years, and while I’ve done brake work plenty of times I hadn’t even attempted to improve their looks. I had taken the wheels off to be able to do the thorough cleaning so, as I wrapped up, I took a microfiber towel that was still damp with wheel cleaner and wiped them down. I was encouraged by how much stuff came off, so I dove into it, spraying them down with the wheel cleaner, letting it set a few minutes, agitating (wheel brush, MF towel, toothbrush), rinsing, repeating. I have no idea if it’ll hold up, but I threw some sealant on them and buffed as a last step.

I was pretty amazed with the results. I had read a few threads on repainting calipers, thinking that was the only technique that would be successful in improving their looks. As it is, while they’re certainly not “like new,” they are enough improved that I’m going to defer on repainting indefinitely. We’ll see what they look like in a few weeks/months…

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[JBauer]

Experimenting 🤔

[imhighlander]

Welcomed her big sister home. 2006 Turbo S. 520 ponies with 80,000 miles. Arrived by transit yesterday.

Damn, it's fast!!




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[TRP]

Drove it up to Tahoe. Staying the week up here.

[pilut2]

I replaced my front drop (sway bar) links. It took care of an annoying little rattle. I was amazed at how easy it was. There was no pre-load on the sway bar as I have found on other cars, so the old links just popped out and the new ones slid in.

[A8ked]

Started out last week replacing a leaking power steering line and in the process found that the Tension roller and both Idle rollers had about 2mm of wobble in them!

So this weekend, I replaced all the rollers. If I had I not removed the belt to get at the PS pump and leaking line I would not have noticed the rollers were worn. There was no unusual sound coming from them and under load they all appeared to be running smoothly. But with the belt off I was able to wiggle them back and forth a surprising amount. They appeared to be the original rollers so they had about 106,000 miles on them. I changed the belt a couple years ago and don't recall noticing any wobble at that time. Glad I caught this before anything failed while on the road.