I fixed a couple of squeaks my ’99 was making.
Starter squeak: I bought a used starter on eBay for $64 and did the replacement myself. It was surprisingly easy to do. The throttle-body comes out quite easily. However, of the two bolts holding the starter to the motor the lower was a pain to get out. Not much room for a socket. I was finally able to get a closed end wrench on it and loosen it. A ratcheting wrench would have been the tool to use- if I had one. Now no more loud, head turning, did someone step on a cat sound on start-up.
Window squeak: The second noise was from the window regulator on the driver’s side. The window would make noise when opening or closing. While taking the door panel off I noticed that the boy shop I used last April couldn’t afford the 21 cent plastic fasteners that are used to hold the door panel on. Their preferred method was hot-melt glue. Twice. I removed the motor and opened up the gear box and found plenty of grease. After I reinstalled the motor I put some grease on the two rails but that didn’t help. Then I noticed that one of the two pulleys at the bottom of the rails was a nice light gray (galvanized) color. The other one had some rust on it. After some spray lubricant the noise disappeared after running the window up and down several times. On a side note- if you take your door panel off try not to damage the foam moisture barrier. I tore mine by mistake and then just pulled it off. Big mistake. It was $82 at the local dealer which was $20+/- over the Porsche retail price. I hate Porsche of Tysons. I know, Sunset Imports. But I couldn’t wait the week it would take.
Now if I can stop that noise I get when shifting from second to third…
Anyone want to drive my Boxster? I had surgery on my right shoulder (completely torn rotator cuff) last month and have not been able to drive a stick-shift since. I just start it up every few days so the battery won’t go dead and try to move the shifter. Too early for the movement it takes on the 4th to 5th shift. Maybe the first of November. Such a waste for it to just sit in the garage.
Regards,
mike