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On 4/23/2024 at 9:19 PM, phazed said:
Just unplug the feed to the air pump?
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The 12v stuff. I assume then it wont do anything. Assume also this will not cause an air / vac leak because you dont want an air / vac leak.
I removed the whole thing, But I am suggesting if not brave enough for that you could try just unplugging the 12v stuff from it.
Make sense?
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I think we all hope you get a good outcome here.
Unfortunately I dont have any faith in Big Business looking after customers these days. Even if you did only pay 5000 they will still be making a profit I'm sure.
Have you made any progress investigating the availability of spare parts and / or anyone willing to try to fix it - or sourcing a used box?
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1 minute ago, Ninesomething said:
Surely you have to drop the sump for a PDK service and presumably change the gasket. Is that where yours is leaking?
Fixed now
I'm not exactly sure where it was leaking but it was clutch fluid not gear fluid. Sump holds gear fluid - I believe but not certain. Specialist I used dropped the gearbox and replaced all seals - receipt below. Clearly these parts are available unless this specialist knows some Voodoo. So every business I called could have affected the same repair if they were willing to even look at it. Assuming external seals are available and it is internal parts which are not. But if you didn't call this specialist you might be left thinking your box was not repairable.
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On 4/24/2024 at 9:24 AM, Ninesomething said:
Risk of wandering off topic it's said that the parts that cause probs in the PDK are usually servos and sensors which are generic parts made by Bosch or ZF and fitted to a lot of boxes. They are cheap and available. Just needs someone with the nads to pull it apart and test it. There's a big thread about it somewhere - poss rennlist.
Exactly - the nads is the problem
I dont know if this exacerbated by the Great British Public who expect the world and for cheap. If you were a specialist and offered to attempt a repair and then did not achieve a good result would the customer pay you anything and be willing to accept the car back broken.
I called several Porsche specialists and some gearbox only specialists and no one was even willing to look at my car with a simple PDK fluid leak. I felt like a moron even asking after several attempts.
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You could just try it by unplugging it. See if any errors are thrown. If not then remove.
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One of my 996 cars has the little black pump or had it. I removed it and put a bung in the pipe to prevent any vac leaks. No errors or warnings. Car drives fine without.
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I broke the gearbox in my 996. It was more cost effective to replace with a used box. In 996 land the more thick skinned owner operators understand they are a known weak point. A couple of specialists have popped up who now work on these. But I went into ownership assuming the same, a manual is basically robust enough to just forget about it and found out the hard way that's just not the case.
Then we come on to the PDK. I had the same problem with mine where no business would even want to talk to me about fixing it because Porsche don't sell the parts. So even if you did get it apart and then find the problem what do you do next if you can't source the parts. So again that situation is now changing with one or two places willing to open up a PDK to fix something as a known issue.
As this is a manual box the PDK discussion is basically irrelevant. I mentioned it because I know for a fact that Porsche do not sell parts for the PDK so if they do for the manual then this is a different ball game.
I might be able to find some gearbox specialists which are better known for their skills with 996 manuals so if you go down the repair route then give me a shout. This is only possible if Porsche sell the parts. With my 996 gearbox the cost of 1 new gear was more than the cost of a used replacement box. So again it depends on the availability of parts and the cost of these and then compare that to the cost and availability of a used replacement box whole. If there isn't much demand for such things then they may not be too expensive.
Good luck
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On 4/10/2024 at 9:06 AM, ATM said:
Cheaper from Porsche
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1 hour ago, Red14 said:
Can you give me a part number? I need these!
Number 8
Don't know part number sorry
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On 4/6/2024 at 9:00 AM, ATM said:
Ordered rear discs from Autodoc
Same TRW to match the fronts
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On 4/6/2024 at 9:00 AM, ATM said:
Ordered rear discs from Autodoc
Same TRW to match the fronts
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On 4/6/2024 at 9:00 AM, ATM said:
Ordered rear discs from Autodoc
Same TRW to match the fronts
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It's dead easy to add pics instead of posting a link
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3 hours ago, zagamuffin said:
One big tip, if carpets got wet no dehumidifier will dry the foam underneath , carpet has to come out fully . Never get it dry otherwise
I have almost got mine dry now behind the driver seat after many many many months. Driver seat out. Keep shoving a dry towel down the gap between floor and foam towards rear bulkhead. Every couple of days I swap the towel for a dry one. Repeat Repeat etc
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1 hour ago, Bike Loon said:
How do you know its OEM though? The previous owner might have changed it for a cheap pattern one
Looks OEM to me because mine had those green bits, but the copy part didn't.
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9 minutes ago, edc said:
I'd wager the 987 air filter has more surface area than that single cone filter. You'd also not fit that easily in a 986 without leaving it exposed to sucking in hot air.
Yeah that's my thought. The so called high flow cones have a tiny surface area of filter. They may be higher flow than a flat panel which is roughly the same size but if you compare a smallish cone to a massive air box holding a flat filter it's not even the same ball game.
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2 minutes ago, TROOPER88 said:
Not Gen
I usually pay circa £300
Shocked
Is it worth trying a repair kit?
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No
Euro Car Parts
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16 minutes ago, fizz said:
Aye I had a look there and the original part number item has been replaced with a newer item.
Passenger side window regulator new part number is 99654207505
Old part number it replaces is 99654207504.
Usually the last 2 digits are version number. It is not necessarily relevant as all versions should be interchangeable. Sometimes a new version can be exactly the same but a change of supplier. Sometimes it can be an improvement or update. So either version should be fine but newer or higher may be better.
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Just now, fizz said:
Ochie... good job it didn't hit one of those veins.
Wonder how long porsche would take to get the part. Just rang them and left a message for them to ring me back as they close at 12:30pm on a sat.
I got mine from euro car parts website. They have several and show the brands.
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21 minutes ago, fizz said:
Great thread. Went to wash my car today and the window got stuck halfway down whilst the regulator continued to the bottom. Lol.
Heard a grinding as it was happening. What's the chances that the window has just come loose and just needs to be reseated into the regulator? (Wishful thinking)
Next question has already been answered. Get genuine porsche regulator will be bought. So the design 911 OE match with 2 years warranty is a no no?
Also when yours went, did you have a churning sound? Hoping it's not the motor that's gone as opposed to the regulator.
The motor is very powerful. I found out first hand tinkering with the door latch. I nudged the lock and it triggered the window to close on lock. I couldn't get my hand out easily because the space I was assuming shrunk. So knowing the torque of the motor I'd assume the regulator is falling apart and the motor will continue grinding it into oblivion. There is less to break in a motor. The regulator is open to the elements, water and any crud which finds its way past the window seals.
Is the secondary air injection system really necessary?
in 986
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The black pump thing and metal bracket on the 996 weighs a couple kg maybe. Not much really.