What Goofs have you done in/with your boxster lately (Good Laughs)

[SeanZ4]

Ok this involves a plastic round oil drain thing from auto zone with a pourer on the side and a screw in cap in the center. First oil change: the force of the very hot oil coming out shut the cap in the center and the oil drained all over my friends' garage floor. What a mess! One year later: not to let that happen again, I pulled the center cap out of the oil drain thing and cast it aside. This time the oil drain plug from the car fell perfectly into the hole in the drain pan thing and stopped it up. Once again, oil all over the garage floor. This next time I'm going to take further precautions, e.g. a screen over the oil drain thing, maybe?? Why does this have to be so difficult?

[kk2002s]

The other week I replaced my front motor mount. After 4-5 hours of all the sit ups, crunches and contortions necessary working under this car on stands, I finished buttoning the bottom panels and lowered down for a test drive.

As I walk through the garage to get cleaned up I see sitting in the corner the Foam insert that fits up in the center tunnel that goes around all the coolant lines.

I seem to be at 100% for that one stupid thing that requires undoing your work to make it 100% right.

After debating and cursing myself out (my poor neighbors), I jacked the car back up, crawled under, removed the center pan and made it right

[BYprodriver]

I have to go back to when I was 17 & bought my 1st car just for the engine. Gas prices had recently shot up from $0.40 per gal to $0.59. My parts car was 1/2 full of gas so I began siphoning the gas into gas cans. Soon discovered I didn't like the taste of gasoline (maybe because of the lead). So I had the bright idea that I could use my mom's vacum cleaner to start the siphon, never thinking about the fumes getting into the vacum. Soon the vacum died with a small explosion! :dance: :chicken:

[Gary_d]

Left the top down overnight and it rained, everything was soaked. Dried the interior as best I could, but the seat foam was still pretty damp. I decided it might a good idea to just leave the top down and park the car in direct sunlight on a hot day to dry it. Absolutely cooked the seat leather to bits! They looked like they were cooked in a frying pan.

The new seat upholstery looks pretty...!

[Porsche Chick]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

I have to go back to when I was 17 & bought my 1st car just for the engine. Gas prices had recently shot up from $0.40 per gal to $0.59. My parts car was 1/2 full of gas so I began siphoning the gas into gas cans. Soon discovered I didn't like the taste of gasoline (maybe because of the lead). So I had the bright idea that I could use my mom's vacum cleaner to start the siphon, never thinking about the fumes getting into the vacum. Soon the vacum died with a small explosion! :dance: :chicken:

I don't think I've ever seen gas prices that low.

At least not in my lifetime. . .

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by Porsche Chick

I don't think I've ever seen gas prices that low.

At least not in my lifetime. . .

When I got my first car (67 Pontiac with a 20+ gallon tank) I went and filled it from about empty. It cost 12 bucks and I thought, OMG, I don't think I can afford to run this thing!

[Porsche Chick]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

When I got my first car (67 Pontiac with a 20+ gallon tank) I went and filled it from about empty. It cost 12 bucks and I thought, OMG, I don't think I can afford to run this thing!

LOL!

I laughed out loud at that . . .

[sixpact]

Some how the Painted part of my spoiler flew off while punching it on the I-85. I glad there where no motorcyclist behind me. BTW I am having finding a replacement part any ideas?

Is that some kind of high speed tailgate defense feature of 986s?

[TeamOxford]

Originally Posted by SeanZ4

Ok this involves a plastic round oil drain thing from auto zone with a pourer on the side and a screw in cap in the center. First oil change: the force of the very hot oil coming out shut the cap in the center and the oil drained all over my friends' garage floor. What a mess! One year later: not to let that happen again, I pulled the center cap out of the oil drain thing and cast it aside. This time the oil drain plug from the car fell perfectly into the hole in the drain pan thing and stopped it up. Once again, oil all over the garage floor. This next time I'm going to take further precautions, e.g. a screen over the oil drain thing, maybe?? Why does this have to be so difficult?

Wow..........this is an informative post, seeing as I just bought one of these a few months ago, and was planning on using it next oil change.

TO

p.s. Do you think your friend will let me change my oil in his garage?