Several questions and issues, please help! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

aBsOlUt · 06-13-2006, 01:46 PM

Well my '04 986S is been running flawlessly (*knocks on wood*) however I have some questions to ask.

Lately when I get into the car and I press the clutch to turn on the engine I hear a squeek noise. It did not use to happen and sometimes it does not happen. Could it be rain or my bad driving?
First to second gear feels extremely hard, I feel like I have to switch around 3500RPM, if I dont I always hear some kind of a clutch-fart-noise coming out to the engine. Could it be my driving? Would this ruin my clutch or my engine?
I want to store my car for about a month and a half, should I get the battery charger?

Any additional driving tips for a Porsche? I feel like my driving skills on every manual car fine except this one. The clutch is very stiff and I have a hard time to adjust after driving my Audi A3 everyday. Sometimes I feel I am a terrible driver for this car but there is NO WAY I am getting such a car automatic.

06-13-2006, 01:51 PM

aBsOlUt, I would recommend that you get the battery maintainer. They are about $55 from www.sunsetporsche.com and www.suncoastporsche.com.

As for driving tips, join your local PCA Club, and do some driver's education events.

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aBsOlUt · 06-13-2006, 03:25 PM

Ok thanks for the battery info.

However, the squeek is very annoying and increasing. I just let the car for about 1hour after driving and then I went to test it out. I press the clutch so I can turn on the engine and I hear this relatively loud squeek like it has become rusty or some kind of problem.

Help?

PorscheDoc · 06-13-2006, 04:40 PM

Where is the noise coming from?

aBsOlUt · 06-13-2006, 04:52 PM

At the back/underneath (I would think the engine), it happens before I turn on the engine, when I do it goes away.

MNBoxster · 06-13-2006, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aBsOlUt

Well my '04 986S is been running flawlessly ... except (sic)...

Hi,

How many miles? Is it Clutch time??

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

aBsOlUt · 06-13-2006, 07:48 PM

When I bought the car it had 6900 miles. Now it has about 10600.

Should I get it checked?

Update: After about 3 hours of inactivity I went again to the car. No squeek anymore. I pressed it like 5-6 times and it was as normal.

Could it be that it was raining? Ideas? My driving maybe?