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Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-28-2017, 10:50 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

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Posted By ttomtom

Is yours making the same creaking noise? I...

Is yours making the same creaking noise?

I can't help sorry. I started doing everything I can on my own.
I don't think this requires a Porsche specialist though. It's the usual MacPherson strut...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-03-2017, 10:13 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Videos to see and hear what the creak was like. ...

Videos to see and hear what the creak was like.

This is the creak. The car made it when going over speed bumps or on rough roads. I couldn't replicate it for a long time (I always just pushed down...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-03-2017, 08:42 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Wow, thank you for your scientific explanation...

Wow, thank you for your scientific explanation WorkInProgressK!
What you say makes a lot of sense and is totally in line with what I've experienced and theorized. This issue didn't effect the...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-03-2017, 07:12 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

I also removed the lower bolt. There's no load...

I also removed the lower bolt. There's no load once the top of the strut and the other end of the drop link is unbolted. The wheel carrier is just held by the LCA. I even removed the fork arm.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-03-2017, 05:39 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

So what probably happened is the rubber had come...

So what probably happened is the rubber had come off the inner metal ring except a few patches that held it to the mount. The creaking noise was probably made as these patches were stretching as the...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-20-2017, 11:59 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Update. Strut mount was changed yesterday. The...

Update. Strut mount was changed yesterday. The rubber bushing as expected was parted from the inner ring. Probably I shouldn't have rotated it especially not with force. Otherwise it didn't look too...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-17-2017, 11:11 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Thanks but as I said they've been "recently" (9k...

Thanks but as I said they've been "recently" (9k miles ago) replaced and I could replicate the noise and even eliminate it by turning the strut shaft a bit. My problem is that I was able to turn the...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-17-2017, 10:43 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

It was tight. Still the shaft could turn in the...

It was tight. Still the shaft could turn in the mount.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-17-2017, 09:59 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Only 47k. All four control arms were changed by...

Only 47k. All four control arms were changed by the previous owners at 38K. Everything is tight no suspension noise at all apart from that creak.
Btw I could eliminate the creak by rotating the...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-16-2017, 11:25 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Thank you, Gilles. I appreciate your help. Will...

Thank you, Gilles. I appreciate your help. Will post a photo of the condition of the rubber bushing once it's out.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-16-2017, 07:28 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Unfortunately nothing can be seen without...

Unfortunately nothing can be seen without removing and disassembling the strut. The washer (upper strut stop) is so big that I can't see under it and I can't take it off from above as it can't fit...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-14-2017, 04:20 PM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

I'll buy a 21mm deep offset ring spanner tomorrow...

I'll buy a 21mm deep offset ring spanner tomorrow and let's see. I'll probably have to get the strut mounts replaced. Do you have any idea what cost I am looking at with labour?

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-14-2017, 01:01 PM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Sprayed silicone lubricant under the metal washer...

Sprayed silicone lubricant under the metal washer that's under the nut and also onto the lower part of the shock and now I'm able to turn it infinitely even the rubber noise is gone.

I guess I...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-14-2017, 12:18 PM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Found this pic online: ...

Found this pic online:
https://c1552172.ssl.cf0.rackcdn.com/380702_x800.jpg
It seems it's all rubber around the metal part which may confirm my theory about stretching rubber that allows 1/4 turn.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-14-2017, 11:20 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Thank you for your reply. I was a bit...

Thank you for your reply. I was a bit exaggerating when saying both freely turns and that I could turn half a turn. I've just checked them again and I can turn both max 1/4 turn and it requires some...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-14-2017, 01:45 AM

Replies: 30

Creaking strut

Views: 5,715

Posted By ttomtom

Creaking strut

I had a slight but annoying to me creak from the front left since I bought the car when driven over speed bumps or rough road. I couldn't identify what was wrong as the noise couldn't be replicated...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-01-2017, 01:11 PM

Replies: 11

Steel oil drain plugs

Views: 1,832

Posted By ttomtom

Yeah I figured. Thank you guys.

Yeah I figured.
Thank you guys.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-01-2017, 10:12 AM

Replies: 11

Steel oil drain plugs

Views: 1,832

Posted By ttomtom

I changed oil and bought a magnetic plug made of...

I changed oil and bought a magnetic plug made of steel. I didn't even know there were different materials used until I removed the original aliminum one. Still I chose to use the magnetic one and...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-01-2017, 08:28 AM

Replies: 11

Steel oil drain plugs

Views: 1,832

Posted By ttomtom

Thank you. "Stainless steel fasteners in...

Thank you.

"Stainless steel fasteners in aluminium plates or sheets are normally considered safe, whereas aluminium rivets or bolts holding stainless steel parts together is an unwise combination,...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-01-2017, 08:07 AM

Replies: 11

Steel oil drain plugs

Views: 1,832

Posted By ttomtom

Steel oil drain plugs

I have recently replaced the aluminum oil drain plug with a steel one.
I've read that steel plugs are not recommended as mating steel with aluminum (oil pan) can lead to corrosion/galling that can...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-08-2016, 11:55 AM

Replies: 31

Dealer can't program OBC?

Views: 2,476

Posted By ttomtom

Thanks, it's me. Unexplainable and zero...

Thanks, it's me. Unexplainable and zero probability events that never ever happen to anyone else keep happening to me daily. I'm a technical jinx, spending day and night fixing all the gadgets around...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-08-2016, 10:41 AM

Replies: 5

OBC enable with Durametric

Views: 1,740

Posted By ttomtom

Just to close this thread I have OBC now. ...

Just to close this thread I have OBC now.

Disconnecting then reconnecting the battery helped.

I disconnected the battery to check the wiring. Once it was reconnected my buttons started...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-08-2016, 10:24 AM

Replies: 31

Dealer can't program OBC?

Views: 2,476

Posted By ttomtom

Thanks, littlewigger. Here's how mine just...

Thanks, littlewigger.

Here's how mine just started working:

As the tech guys at Durametric analyzed the rare OBC is already enabled message between the lot of error messages and said that based...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-08-2016, 07:32 AM

Replies: 5

OBC enable with Durametric

Views: 1,740

Posted By ttomtom

Tried with a different laptop running a different...

Tried with a different laptop running a different OS today. Same result: "Didn't receive the incorrect number of byte ..." 20 times "OBC already enabled" 3 times and a new one that others here also...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-08-2016, 07:28 AM

Replies: 31

Dealer can't program OBC?

Views: 2,476

Posted By ttomtom

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