Boxster noob questions

[Perfectlap]

Clutch DIY? wow that's balls. A guy on another forum just did the LN Engineering IMS upgrade without a lift all by himself. He literraly had a big block of wood under the car with jack stands! Took him about 20 hours of wrench time.
LOL I won't even get under the car to change the oil...

[stephen wilson]

Why does doing a clutch take balls? Though I agree, it's not a good first project for those who don't have much experience working on cars.

[jcb986]

Most of all the maintenance you can do yourself, with patience. The clutch is not that hard...you remove the rear bumper skin, the exhaust, and cables plus the rear motor mount. You, of course need tools and the only one you will need to buy is the engine support and that one you can get for about $50 bucks at National or Harbour Freight. I assume you have a jack, jack stand and metric tools. Plugs are snap, oil very easy, fuel filter no problem, engine & cabin filters no problem, serpentine belt is real easy. Brakes, rotors, wheel bearing easy. The real time consumer is the clutch replacement since you need to remove your axles. Now, with the engine back exposed replace the rear main seal. Some guys are changing out IMS bearing but you really need to know what and how do it plus more tools here. Best of luck on your DIY's.

[suburban99]

Boxsters are really very easy to work on. I have recently removed my engine, replaced my clutch, replaced my IMS bearing and seal, rear main seal, camshaft chains and shoes etc...all without a lift...jackstands and floor jack only. Invest in a Bentley manual (not the best but should be part of your library) and buy or download a set of manuals. Metric wrenches are a must. A floor jack from Harbour Freight will work fine. I am not a auto mechanic but love to work on cars....I would much rather work on my Boxster than my diesel Suburban....it's a biotch...

[sasha055]

Thanks for all the great responses!

Now let's play guess that sound game

I have this whining sound (electrical motor whine) when I depress my acceleration pedal... it's not always there it comes and goes.. and usually not heard at high RPM's
Also it's not continuous.. it's more like in waves..

Any ideea what that could be?

It all started after I added coolant (my water level was low and I added some 50/50 coolant bought at gas station) or maybe it was there before and I just noticed it.. not sure

Thanks
Sasha

PS: I wish I could drive another similar Boxster... a lot of things are "normal" to me.. because I don't know any better

[stephen wilson]

Does the whine change pitch with engine RPM?

[sasha055]

Not really... or maybe at higher RPM I cann't hear it anymore.

It's not there at idle, and appears usually at 2-2.5k RPM... after 3K rpm I can't hear it anymore

Thanks
Sasha