the baron

I wouldn’t drive it until you know the cause. I have no idea what it could be, I’ve not heard of anything like this before.

1 hour ago, Freddie said:

Thanks mate, I appreciate your effort, if I don't pick up a cdr I'll have that off you

Keeps it original I suppose, the 996 has a cd changer from new  so I presume that links to the CR22 so cd play would be possible nut please check on that

5 minutes ago, Freddie said:

Thank you, however the CR is just a tape player I think, is it definitely not a CDR? If it is a CDR then I'll have it 

Yes indeed you are correct, I’ve never looked at it as it came with my 996 which had already got an upgraded head unit fitted.

I will check and come back to you.

I’ve got a lovely CR-22 with original manual and code card, not sure what the difference is, pm me if interested.

Nice, hope it goes well for you

39 minutes ago, ½cwt said:

The v1.0 POR diagnosed which ABS sensor was duff on mine, not sure it will help if they are OK but it could just be that one or more of the ABS hall effect rings is clogged with ferrous brake dust.

Steve, the v2.0 doesn't offer anything more than the V1.0 on an old 986, and when I asked if the V2.0 would cycle the ABS pump when I was considering upgrading as the V1.0 doesn't, their tech department went quiet on me even after I supplied my VIN when they asked so they could check compatibility.

I will be using it on both the vintage Boxster and the 996, for an extra £40 I think it is worth getting the newer/ more functionality,  buy once and all that.

9 hours ago, TV8 said:

Took me a couple of years to sort this out and in my case it was lack of volts in an older battery that had gone flat a couple of times. If I kept the car on trickle charger or used it regularly, no problem. There were a couple of error codes linked to steering angle sensor code that caused lots of head scratching but changing the battery appears to have sorted it. There is a lot of info on this on 911uk. There might be on here but when it first started happening, I couldn’t find a lot. 
good luck. You are welcome to connect up to my code tester if you are near Bromley and there are a couple of others who offered to help as well. 

It’s certainly frustrating, I’ve got my battery on charge so will see if that helps if it does then the chances are it will be the battery.

im going to the NEC classic car show and I’m looking to buy an icarsoft V2.0 POR so hoping that will help with the diagnosis of this and future issues

3 hours ago, Paul chocks said:

I think a faulty brake light switch can throw these lights on. I have a vague recollection of mine doing that years ago. Easy (ish) to swap out if you can wriggle around in the footwell!

Yup, first thing I did, bought a new one and swapped it out in this case it made no difference , thanks for the suggestion though. 

1 hour ago, Araf said:

What state are the ABS rings in?  If they are rusty, the sensor may not pick up the movement correctly.

The rings are a good call, will check next, I have also put the battery on charge as that could be another cause.

1 hour ago, K.I.T.T. said:

How have you ruled this out?

For it to be throwing a light, a fault code will be logged in the ABS module. Durametric or similar will point you in the right direction.

Faulty wiring upstream of the ABS sensor will also throw a code / light.

I must invest in a proper reader rather than the £20 cheapo one. I checked the sensor by disconnecting each one and checking with my multimeter, each one read around 1.6 ohms, so all good

It turns out not to be the abs sensor, I’ve now checked all 4 sensors and replaced the brake sensor above the brake pedal and I’m still getting the abs and psm warning light come up after driving for a few mins. 
 

Any other ideas on hints I could check?

5 hours ago, Paul P said:

That comes up as an ABS sensor ? 

"ABS sensor RIDEX 412W0837"

Yes that’s right, I fecked up the title 🙁

Sorry wrong title, should be abs speed sensor

mod can you change title please

Looking at he price of these on design 911 the sensors seem to be around £170 but I’ve found the below site that has what seems to be the same ones for £20, anyone used them? 

https://www.buycarparts.co.uk/ridex/15233837?gshp=1&gbraid=0AAAAADjNkFXc4Hq_vHETxzo212ORHDiUf&gclid=CjwKCAjwtp2bBhAGEiwAOZZTuIIZ3Y0wYzPHBIS0a5rWV-NRkk7kMaiuDI5W9nizGynu371ym-ikJRoCyPoQAvD_BwE

Although it looks fairly innocent it’s an important part of the roof, without it in place you will find water comes into the cabin when it rains

I’ve never had this, how long has the hardtop been on the car?

2 hours ago, eob said:

I've got the chrome pack but that looks much better.
Do you have a price and source?

Various prices all hand made takes about 4wks from the states, I paid around £150 but could be more now with the week pound

http://www.function-first.com/products/interior/classic-shift-knob

On 5/7/2022 at 11:07 PM, RalphyBMW said:

If the gear knob is still good then you can buy a new leather boot from eBay for around £30 and have a go yourself

I’ve tried this for both gear knob and handbrake, it looked pants and ended up going a different route.

12 hours ago, myfirstboxster said:

Black / a bit dusty 

@map likes dirt, just look at his pictures

On 10/11/2022 at 10:57 AM, map said:

Er yes - I grabbed the Dyson and vacuumed the under-seat and footwell carpets before installing the seats. 

🤣

Is that he first time you have hoovered it🤣

It’s the lifters, the fact that the noise went away after driving for a period, it’s probably ok to continue to drive as others have said keep an on the noise if it gets worse or doesn’t go away after driving for a while get it checked out

14 hours ago, ½cwt said:

 Panel re-spray with some metal work £400-500 should be a rough guide assuming you don't want a loan car.  Try to find a restorer/custom body shop rather than a general fast turn round insurance work body shop.

@the baron what did yours cost or was it part of a wide re-painting?

Mine came in at around £500

They all do this, mine does it as does my 996. As long as it goes within a few seconds it’s all good.

18 hours ago, Tynesider said:

Hi

I bought one from them a couple of weeks back it turned up within a week no extra import costs etc. Fitted it on Friday, works great, great fit looks good I used the loom connector from Bergvill couldn't be simpler to do. I found Tore at Bergvill very helpful, also got the PORSCHE sticker that goes over the Continental, looks great. The phone connected straight away and works very well much better than I had hoped.

Where did you get the Porsche sticker from?