09-07-2012, 04:07 PM
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Ex Esso kid
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: NY
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Drove it past a BMW briskly
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12-12-2012, 12:02 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Sydney
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Nothing is more satisfying than cleaning a Porsche after a long and stressful day at work.
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1998 Porsche Boxster 986 Convertible.
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12-12-2012, 03:26 AM
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Ex Esso kid
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: NY
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You think that is satisfying try not letting the passenger drive, you're gonna love it!! 
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12-16-2012, 06:10 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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Whiskey Bay PCA
Had a really nice drive and Christmas party lunch with about 35 members of our Whiskey Bay (Baton Rouge - Lafayette, Louisiana) PCA .....a good time was had by all 
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12-16-2012, 07:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Northern California
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My wife & I went on a tour with a group of fellow PCA members to Nevada City for a Victorian Christmas festival up there. A nice 110 mile round trip even though the weather was pretty cold & drizzly.
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12-18-2012, 04:51 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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partially de-ambered the front/front sides of my '99 ...not sure if I like it better or not .... please weight in 
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'99 986 Baton Rouge, LA
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03-17-2015, 11:08 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: S. New Jersey
Posts: 1,239
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finally got around to refreshing the front suspension
Install new TRW lower control arms, Inner & out tie rods
Had done the sway bar bushings & drop links last summer
Being Aligned as we speak.
It will be interesting to see how it drives.
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2002 S - old school third pedal
Seal Grey
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04-10-2015, 10:17 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Mid-Michigan
Posts: 89
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Today ...drove it to work
Yesterday drove it on a three hundred mile trip to Northern Michigan and back.
Wednesday installed a new motor mount and an underdrive pulley.
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04-10-2015, 11:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 160
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Finally got the car back together after replacing IMS bearing. New axle boots also installed. Everything is ready except for starting it since the work has been completed and checking tire pressure. Should be starting the car tomorrow and I'll see if I did it right. Wish me luck.
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04-10-2015, 02:22 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: santa barbara, CA & Devon, UK
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I did my first Boxster oil change last night!
Wow! That's alot of oil! Twice as much as most of my other cars I've owned!
I checked the filter - no metal bits but had a few very small black plastic? grains and a couple of small (1/16") brownish bits. Hopefully nothing serious?
I used my homemade car ramps - made of all my wood offcuts 
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04-10-2015, 05:48 PM
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Need For Speed
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Funville
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Quote:
Originally Posted by njbray
I did my first Boxster oil change last night!
Wow! That's alot of oil! Twice as much as most of my other cars I've owned!
I checked the filter - no metal bits but had a few very small black plastic? grains and a couple of small (1/16") brownish bits. Hopefully nothing serious?
I used my homemade car ramps - made of all my wood offcuts |
I like your ramps!
Could be the oil hasn't been changed in a while. When I did my first change I had some brownish almost amber looking bits in the filter. Not sure about the black bits. I change the oil every 5k miles and have had nothing in the filter since then.
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2003 Boxster S
| 987 Air Box | K&N Air Filter | 76mm Intake Pipe| 996 76mm TB | 997 Distribution T | Secondary Cat Delete Pipes | Borla Muffler | NHP 200 Cell Exhaust Headers |
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04-10-2015, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: santa barbara, CA & Devon, UK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KRAM36
I like your ramps!
Could be the oil hasn't been changed in a while. When I did my first change I had some brownish almost amber looking bits in the filter. Not sure about the black bits. I change the oil every 5k miles and have had nothing in the filter since then.
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Oil was changed 4800 miles ago - with new IMS.
It was M1 00/40 - I have gone to Liqui Moly 2332 Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40 this time.
Last edited by njbray; 04-10-2015 at 09:08 PM.
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04-13-2015, 06:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: santa barbara, CA & Devon, UK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KRAM36
I like your ramps!
Could be the oil hasn't been changed in a while. When I did my first change I had some brownish almost amber looking bits in the filter. Not sure about the black bits. I change the oil every 5k miles and have had nothing in the filter since then.
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I rinsed of the bits from my oil filter - they seem to be dark brown bits. Any ideas what they may be from? 
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04-13-2015, 06:52 PM
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Need For Speed
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Funville
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Originally Posted by njbray
I rinsed of the bits from my oil filter - they seem to be dark brown bits. Any ideas what they may be from? |
Could just be bits knocked lose from the IMSB change. Might start your own thread on this. Will attract more experts as I don't think they frequent this thread much.
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03-02-2019, 11:30 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Foster City CA
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Sold...after 16 3/4 years of ownership and 150K joyful miles, the new owner picked up the 01S this morning for its move to Oregon. Good luck all.
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'01S 986 (Sold after 16 years ownership)
'78 924 (carburated; sold when moving to CA)
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06-21-2019, 09:27 AM
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Seal1968
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Chatsworth, Canada
Posts: 137
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Fixed my front fans! See my DIY post...easy peasy. Quite chuffed with myself too.
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06-29-2019, 03:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Seal1968
Fixed my front fans! See my DIY post...easy peasy. Quite chuffed with myself too.
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Please send me the URL for your DIY post. Thanks!
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