Help Request - Planning Winter Projects & need to be pointed in the right direction

[JoeFromPA]

Hi all,

I took ownership of my boxster ~56k miles and it now has 59k on it and is going to be garaged until March 1st with a few start-ups and gentle drives around the neighborhood to keep it in good running condition.

I'm also going to be doing a number of projects. Here's where I need pointers:

1. I swear I've seen a DIY and tips on where to purchase shifter bushings, but now I've spent 20 minutes and I can't find them for sale nor a DIY...any tips?

2. After reviewing the options it seems like Pedro's Garage's Enthusiast Motor Mount is a great price (w/ core) and a good unit. I'm simply looking for stock but more durable characteristics. Any thoughts on this?

Other than that, here's what I'll be doing as well my links to parts and prices:

1. Spark plugs - NGK, $7.25 each,
2. Fuel Filter, Mahle $30.75
3. Serp Belt - Contitech, $30.50
4. Air Filter - Mahle, $21.50
5. Oil Change - M1 0w40 (9 quarts) +Hengst Oil Filter ($11.50 at Pelican) + new oil drain plug crush washer + oil filter gasket
6. Brake and clutch fluid bleed - Basic DOT3 fluid, or maybe SuperBlue if I'm feeling frisky.

Any and all additional tips and tricks are appreciated, or things to check in on. I've already cleaned out the radiators.

Thanks all!

Joe

[JoeFromPA]

Re-posting the questions that are holding me up from ordering:

1. I swear I've seen a DIY and tips on where to purchase shifter bushings, but now I've spent 20 minutes and I can't find them for sale nor a DIY...any tips?

2. After reviewing the options it seems like Pedro's Garage's Enthusiast Motor Mount is a great price (w/ core) and a good unit. I'm simply looking for stock but more durable characteristics. Any thoughts on this?


All help welcome.

[clickman]

Apparently the stock 987 motor mount is much more durable than the original 986 part.

[ekam]

Don't think our cars use DOT3... DOT4 minimum.

[JoeFromPA]

Ekam - Thanks. I'll use DOT4. They are essentially the same thing, though DOT4 has higher wet and dry boiling points AFAIK in all cases. The propensity to absorb water though is greater in DOT4. No matter.

Clickman - I didn't know the 987 motor mount would fit on a 99 986....I'll check that out and see if I can find that part. I didn't see any DIYs on such a modification either, but I wasn't looking for one....hmmm

[ekam]

I used to use Ford DOT3 (on another car) which has one of the higher dry boiling points for DOT3 fluids. You have to flush it pretty often just like DOT4 stuff.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by JoeFromPA

I swear I've seen a DIY and tips on where to purchase shifter bushings, but now I've spent 20 minutes and I can't find them for sale nor a DIY...any tips?

Hey Joe, did you ever figure out anything on these? My shifter is pretty sloppy these days (59K miles)---I'm pretty much sure the motor mount has something (a lot?) to do with it. (Planning on replacing it once the weather gets warm enough to work in the garage.) But I've wondered about the bushings as well. My kid tells me I should replace them, but I've never read anything about doing that in this forum (admittedly, I've not Searched)...

[jditom]

Coolant replace
Water pump
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