Roger C

On 3/23/2024 at 10:46 AM, vroomba said:

Glad you are enoying the vids so far guys.  Will be posting more on this forum shortly. It's good to be back in a Boxster!  Neil

 

Hurry up and do the cross over pipes, mine are leaking as well and I need your expert guidance .....lol

Rog.

22 minutes ago, Roger C said:

 does seem to happen when hot.

I meant, doesn't seem to do it when hot

Hi all, 

So occasionally on start up I get a puff of smoke, it clears and the car runs fine.

Doesn't happen all the time, sometimes when its been sat for a week or two and sometimes after a day, does seem to happen when hot.

Is this just a "Boxster thing' or do I need to start worrying??

Rog.

3 hours ago, brillomaster said:

Ooh never noticed this, will have a watch! Hopefully he bought a manual this time...

He has actually bought the perfect Boxster, a manual 987.1 2.7 in silver...lol

I'm loving his 987 adventure so far, I wonder if he is on here??

Rog.

35 minutes ago, BoXa Steve said:

Hi Roger.

Who did you insure with please..... I'm getting older funnily enough 😁

Howden mate, its the new name for A-plan

Insured it, £264, perks of getting old...😀

Just spoke to the lovely Fran from Howden (the new name for A-plan) and got a good quote.

£264 full comp on a 2.7 987 (07) 

For info, limited to 5k, garaged, me and the boss, both with clean licences and over 50.

I'm happy with that.

Rog.

On 1/29/2024 at 11:25 AM, nelmo said:

 I built the kit car myself and it costs peanuts to keep it running (£200 insurance, Ford parts, £250 road tax, 30 mpg)...

Out of interest what kit car do you have??

In my youth I smoked about in Dutton B+ for a couple of years and loved every minute of it.

What the best product to use to get the scuttle panel back to black?

I've used 'Back to Black' and tyre dressing and whilst it works it never seems to last very long so any more permanent solution would be appreciated.

Thanks

Rog.

17 hours ago, Liberty said:

Not sure why you need to have it at max? It's not a target 😜One or two bars below ? less likely to be over filled.. imho.Not saying I've not done the same in the past though.

Good point, Ive left it overnight in my 'very level' garage, I'll just see where its at and if its above half I'll just leave it and use that as my reference.

Rog.

14 hours ago, Menoporsche said:

Single or double DIN? There seems to be several fans of the Pioneer double DIN SPH-DA units on here. (120, 130, 230...)

I think double din is the way to go.

Rog.

Hi all, the one thing I hate about our 987 is the cr@p stereo.

My daily is a Mk6 Golf GTD and Ive just upgraded the headhunt to a CarPlay unit, I love it, I'm an Apple fan boy so it suits my needs perfectly.

So, how hard is it to upgrade our stock 987 CDR24 to a CarPlay item, and what head units would folk recommend.

Thank you

Rog.

I've now filled it to the max as measured on the dash, started it up and then shut down, I'll wait 30 mins and refill to the max mark again.

Rog.

55 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

8 lt , but drop 7.5 in and check and add as required 

Thank you 

Just doing a quick oil change prior to our holiday trip to Jersey.

Can anyone tell me how much oil to put in a 2.7??

Rog.

Ive picked up some Milton tablets, how many should I use and how much water? 

The wife is concerned that Milton is a bleach and may bleach the roof so I want to get this right.

Rog.

On 5/18/2022 at 6:08 PM, Codfanglers said:

^ +1 for the Protex system. I went from blue roof to black a year ago and it still looks good.

Do they do a blue option?

It's got 2 weeks left on the MOT.... run for the hills....

Rog.

Hi all

So Ive tried cleaning my roof with Auto glym roof cleaner and whilst it doesn't come up too bad it still have these green marks on it, what's the best way to get rid of them?

Also the roof is starting to look a little faded, is it worth dyeing it?? has anyone on here successfully dyed their roof?

Rog.

Thanks all.

Rog.

10 minutes ago, rowbos said:

looking at your rusty nuts I'd not hesitate in buying a whole new set anyway! 🤓

Its not mu pic, I stole it but TBH mine are pretty grim, bolts have some surface rust but collars are not good.

So where is the best place to buy new ones please?

Rog.

Sorry but I've stolen someone else's picture.

Is it possible to just buy the wheel bolt collars or do you need to buy the whole bolt?

Many thanks

Rog.

Good morning chums,

Is there a maintenance schedule for the roof? I'm thinking bits to be oiled, greased etc

Rog.

Thanks for the tips fella's, unfortunately I had cash burning a hole so got a K&N for £64, pricey I know but it says it lasts for 50k so 'should' work out cheaper in the long run...lol

Rog.