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03.04.2021
Boxster | Electrical and Electronic
2008 Boxster 86 000 Electrical and Electronic Venice Florida My base Boxster is model year 2008. Manufactured in July 2008. All 4 TPMS sensors are still working. Tires were replaced by the previous...
03.02.2021
911 (1965 – 1973) | Brakes
1970 911E 145 837 Brakes Kaneohe Hawaii When installing the master cylinder on a two reservoir line system (early 911, no booster), how are the reservoir lines pressed into the master cylinder? ...
03.02.2021
911 (1974 – 1977) | Fuel System
1974 911 90 000 Fuel System DAYTON Ohio I have a 914-6 conversion project and its time to rebuild the weber 40mm dtp3c carbs they are going on a 2.7 liter engine that is pretty much stock I need a...
03.02.2021
944 (1986 – 1991) | Interior
1989 944 Turbo 68 000 Interior Millwood New York I have a 1990 944 Turbo S with a faulty airbag control unit. It looks like the replacement units are either not available new or extremely expensive...
02.28.2021
Cayman | Cables and Controls
2011 Cayman S 99 100 Cables and Controls Chattanooga Tennessee I am used to heal and toe braking and had my car set up so the brake pedal and throttle were a close height.. On my Cayman S I have...
02.28.2021
944 (1986 – 1991) | Transmission
1989 944 S2 140 000 Transmission Cornelius North Carolina Yes, I am looking for a quality shop where I can have my transmission rebuilt. Recommendations? I am in Charlotte, NC. Select rating Give...
02.28.2021
Boxster | Transmission
2002 Boxster 132 000 Transmission Medford Oregon Looking for the best manual transmission fluid for my 2002 Porsche Boxster, I believe it has Swepco 201 fluid in it now but shifts very hard from...
02.27.2021
911 (1974 – 1977) | Electrical
1976 911S 71 000 Electrical Wimberley Texas Need to find the fuse for the sunroof in my 1976 911S. I found this diagram showing it as the number one fuse (red arrow), but I'm not sure this is...
02.27.2021
Cayman | Engine
2008 Cayman S 29 000 Engine Cherry Hill New Jersey I have just purchase a 2008 Cayman S, with extensive maintenance history. The prior owner had the LN Spin on filter done and used Quartz oil...
02.25.2021
Boxster | Body
1998 Boxster 119 000 Body Knoxville Tennessee My top recently just stopped working. I've been searching everywhere for an answer as to why. Google, YouTube, and 986 forums have revealed nothing...
