What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Traco]

Prepped for drilling. How clean should the face of the block be? This all feels smooth now but should it all be sparkly clean??

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by Traco

Prepped for drilling. How clean should the face of the block be? This all feels smooth now but should it all be sparkly clean??

Traco, you are facing a hell of a job..

Out of curiosity, are you going to start with a very small drill bit and then a larger one, combined with heat?

Good luck with the project

[Traco]

Originally Posted by Gilles

Traco, you are facing a hell of a job..



Out of curiosity, are you going to start with a very small drill bit and then a larger one, combined with heat?



Good luck with the project

I know but I invested in a secret weapon. Figured it might be the best 350 bucks ever spent. I'll be taking it very slow but I prefer the do it once and do it right approach.

I'll be stepping up in sizes and hopefully not breaking a bit. Space looks tight on each end but we will find out soon enough.

https://www.stomskiracing.com/products/boxster-996-997-exhaust-bolt-repair-kit

[Paul]

[itsnotanova]

Originally Posted by Traco

I've always had good luck mig welding a bolt onto the broken bolt and lots of penetrating lube. Tighten it just a tad before you try to loosen it.

[A 986 S]

The boxster is awake after its long winter nap so I took advantage of this warm and sunny day to take the long way home from work today. It was great fun following the curvy roads that run along the muddy Maumee River. A beautiful day for a drive!

[pilot4fn]

Changed the oil and oil filter.
I have a magnetic oil plug and it has very small 'fur' kind of black material on the magnet as you can see on the first image. Is this normal or should I be concerned?
The plug's magnet cleaned off real shiny just by lightly wiping it with a towel.

Another image shows the cut out filter that is real clean. Thre was only one very small peace of black plastic kind of material - approximately a size of 0.5 x 0.5 mm.

[Zzorro]

Got my convertable top to work. Did a complete reconnection following the Porsche manual.

You can see a separate post for a video link to what was happening.

Pretty pleased with myself on a this one.

[jcp]

Originally Posted by Zzorro

Got my convertable top to work. Did a complete reconnection following the Porsche manual.

Excellent news!
If I may ask, where did you get the Porsche manual instructions?

[Zzorro]

Originally Posted by jcp

Excellent news!
If I may ask, where did you get the Porsche manual instructions?

I downloaded it from a link I found on this forum a few years ago and shortly after I picked up this car.

[Racer Boy]

Originally Posted by pilot4fn

Changed the oil and oil filter.
I have a magnetic oil plug and it has very small 'fur' kind of black material on the magnet as you can see on the first image. Is this normal or should I be concerned?

The black fur is pretty normal. Your filter looked clean, so nothing to worry about.

[pilot4fn]

Originally Posted by Racer Boy

The black fur is pretty normal. Your filter looked clean, so nothing to worry about.

Thanks Racer Boy!