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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-22-2024, 10:33 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 838
Posted By mikefocke
The guide to what bearing your car might have is...

The guide to what bearing your car might have is best researched on the LN website. They have the longest history of dealing with IMS issues.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-07-2024, 01:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 335
Posted By mikefocke
https://www.willtheyfit.com/

https://www.willtheyfit.com/
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-30-2024, 08:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 524
Posted By mikefocke
Oh for the days when a Model-A engine swap could...

Oh for the days when a Model-A engine swap could be done with simple tools at the junkyard. Buddy replaced his engine for $25 which tells you how old I am. Drove it for several years afterwards.
...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-28-2024, 01:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 283
Posted By mikefocke
https://www.pcarshops.com/search?q=easton%20md...

https://www.pcarshops.com/search?q=easton%20md can't vouch for any of them but it does give you a search ability after you put in your location. I got two pages out of it.

Good luck. A good...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-26-2024, 05:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 382
Posted By mikefocke
Sure you can but as soon as you change something...

Sure you can but as soon as you change something then the tune is all wrong.

So do other mods first

https://sites.google.com/site/mikefocke2/itisntfastenough
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-14-2024, 04:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By mikefocke
My bet is what he was implying is get the right...

My bet is what he was implying is get the right tools and get the right instructions and do the right tests and interpret them correctly. Instructions come with flow charts and lots of details. Test...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-01-2024, 01:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 499
Posted By mikefocke
Get the codes read by a shop that has a PIWIS,...

Get the codes read by a shop that has a PIWIS, PST2 or Durametric diagnostic. Dash messages are nice but codes are definitive. And because the car is a TIP, you need Porsche specific capability in...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 03-30-2024, 01:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 404
Posted By mikefocke
You are looking for a configurater from that era...

You are looking for a configurater from that era to see what was available. I have one for my '01s but no memory of where I got it. It lists all options that were available and the codes. But...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 03-30-2024, 01:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 729
Posted By mikefocke
Assuming it started and ran for a few seconds...

Assuming it started and ran for a few seconds using easystart. Think 20 years has the fuel lines full of clogs? Disconnect at both ends and see if you can pressurize and blow fuel through. Think...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-11-2024, 05:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 823
Posted By mikefocke
With the top partially up. The inside is not...

With the top partially up. The inside is not going to need as many of the treatments as the outside so doing it once is enough. I was about 60 when I did mine.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-09-2024, 04:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 823
Posted By mikefocke
And put a clean fleece cloth between the plastic...

And put a clean fleece cloth between the plastic window folds so they don't rub together. After you have cleaned both sides of that plastic with something like Novus 1, 2, and 3. From an older...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-29-2024, 03:53 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,982
Posted By mikefocke
Don't judge from the dead of winter when many...

Don't judge from the dead of winter when many cars are put away for the winter and people have other priorities. Wait till spring and all that deferred maintenance brings people out.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-23-2024, 12:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,162
Posted By mikefocke
I have been in two accidents in a Boxster. In one...

I have been in two accidents in a Boxster. In one I slid on ice into the rear of a pickup. Fairly low speed but the Boxster was totaled by the insurance company rather than rebuild it at the best...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-15-2024, 12:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,134
Posted By mikefocke
No. Back 20 years ago I had a front end...

No.

Back 20 years ago I had a front end crash where the car was drive-able but there was deformation back to behind the front door due to flex from the tub. Airbags not even deployed. My eyeball...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-10-2024, 10:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,643
Posted By mikefocke
Why? What are you trying to do by changing the...

Why? What are you trying to do by changing the hood? Do you race or autocross? Is that allowed where you do? Is it you trying to look cool or different? Why are you toying with changing a classic?
...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-14-2023, 12:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 557
Posted By mikefocke
The cloth headliner came in with the 2009 S...

The cloth headliner came in with the 2009 S model. My notes say not with the base until 2001.. Now possible someone changed a top and got a headliner equipped top on an earlier model..
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-27-2023, 12:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 878
Posted By mikefocke
New fully charged battery what is the voltage at...

New fully charged battery what is the voltage at the battery after 10 minutes of running? Tested the alternator output recently?
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-13-2023, 02:22 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 535
Posted By mikefocke
https://www.boxa.net/forum/65-986/

https://www.boxa.net/forum/65-986/
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-11-2023, 02:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 927
Posted By mikefocke
The writer was not me but assuming your last name...

The writer was not me but assuming your last name begins with High, you should have Maurice's files. Good luck.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-27-2023, 02:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 739
Posted By mikefocke
What do you know of the car's history?...

What do you know of the car's history? Particularly the way it was driven, the frequency of oil changes, did it hibernate over the winter?

Was oil changed on at least an annual basis?

Have you...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-15-2023, 02:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,264
Posted By mikefocke
Keep in mind there may have been difference...

Keep in mind there may have been difference between AU cars and US ones. Common thing. I didn't pick up on your location. Never made it to Perth, like most tourists our focus was the other side....
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-14-2023, 01:04 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,264
Posted By mikefocke
Lots of cars are sold late in the calendar year...

Lots of cars are sold late in the calendar year but the to following year's specs.

So for parts and repairs purposes, it is a 2002, sold in late 2001. And the DMV made a mistake in entering its...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-08-2023, 12:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 976
Posted By mikefocke
A dealer or shop owner spreads the costs of his...

A dealer or shop owner spreads the costs of his tools across the income from fixing many cars as a business expense. He wants to match the tool to the car to the Porsche directions for max efficiency...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-07-2023, 02:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 804
Posted By mikefocke
Depends. Are parts available still after so long...

Depends. Are parts available still after so long out of production. Seems so. Is it possible to spend thousands on deferred maintenance? Yes. After I bought my second and after a thorough...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-06-2023, 05:21 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,245
Posted By mikefocke
Both my Boxsters were Tips ('00,'01s). Fun sure. ...

Both my Boxsters were Tips ('00,'01s). Fun sure.

As roads got more crowded I realized the days of my Alfas and 914s and other n-speed cars where I was tired and cranky when I got home from work...
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