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the threaded hole for the mounting ear is fine, it's the other end (rear right when installed) that is cracked. Literally what I need is a dead 996 alternator that I can swap the back casing from and it will be good.

man this is getting muy expensiver.. just found out the back right ear (long bolt side) on the alternator is cracked also.

anyone have a bad old 996 alternator laying around that I can swap cases with? My alternator was tested good a few weeks ago so I'd rather not buy a new one.

Thanks Boss I'm sure it will. I finally took the thing apart. Not only did the mounting ear break, but the brand new oil fill tube I just installed a few weeks ago was burned thru by the belt. So.. the new mounting/coolant plate is on the way..$120 for a 997 part, new oil fill tube is on the way.. $...

I replaced all the idlers the first month, the wp is new as of last month when I did all the engine and undercar hoses. I did have the alternator out when I replaced the oil fill tube that broke. Getting to know this car really well... but that's okay, parts don't last forever, and she's running at ...

Let me explain.. running some errands in the 996 today I was leaving the neighborhood mom+pop hardware store, had just started her when there came a great banging and clanging from the engine bay. The rpms were steady and the idle was good if not a little higher.. I overcame the pucker instinct that...

More what? Wheels? :lol: :lol: :lol: My favorite are the 5-spoke if you paint them dark. :twisted: i'm a wheel whore.. and before I bought the 996 I even had adaptors made to run Porsche wheels on my Infiniti G35 coupe. I have a set of solid spoke C4S twists in hiding too :roll: Those silver 5 spok...

The other day to fix a rattle I heard on start up I investigated the timing chain tensioners. I discovered that the IMS tensioner, and the cyl 1-3 tensioner were swapped, apparently when the IMS bearing was replaced with an LN Engineering one at 168k miles in 2014 in TX. When I got the new tensioner...

got around to re-sizing some pics of building the first exhaust. I'm currently working on a second version with another one of the same mufflers, but split open and re-designed on the inside to try and reduce the drone and cavitation I have when hwy cruising in top gear. Sure many companies build ex...

Finally getting around to this picture thing.. more coming