Yep, looks like a pretty healthy report. Congrats!OceanBlue2000 wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 11:06 amFRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 9:27 am
Every 6 months? Wow, you NA 996 guys are meticulous! I think the standard for the TurBros is once per year or 3,000 miles. Don't tell anyone, but I think I went an entire 18 months and 4,000 miles on my last oil change.![]()
Annnnnnnd, here's the oil analysis. Pretty good!
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What did you do to/with your 996 today?
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Today was busy enough, but I made time to wash the 996; wheels and all. After last week’s rain, I HAD to wash off that grime before THIS week’s grime started accumulating.
There was a brief window of no rain and sunshine…so far today we have a good chance of going a whole 24 hours without rain….but it’s going to start again tonight….for another week. I managed to get the car out for a decent warm up and a top-off with my favorite ethanol-free fuel.
So, first the wheels with an initial spray of Iron-X [which is great stuff, BTW] followed by a scrubbing with Chemical Guys Matte Car Wash. Followed by a quick wash with Chemical Guys V07 wash soap. Trying to use that up. I remembered to get out my 'don't scratch anything' spray nozzle. I have a new drying towel that is awesome. I think it’s a Gyeon towel that is designed to be pulled across the car, and I did the whole car in a minute or two with no H2O left behind. At almost the exact time I finished drying the car, I heard the racket of dozens of birds gathering in the tree above the driveway…straight out of the Hitchcock movie. I know that they were gathering in ominous union to unleash their own down-pour. I managed to get the car back into the garage before they could organize the first salvo. Now for a coat of my favorite stuff: Bead Maker.![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
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So, first the wheels with an initial spray of Iron-X [which is great stuff, BTW] followed by a scrubbing with Chemical Guys Matte Car Wash. Followed by a quick wash with Chemical Guys V07 wash soap. Trying to use that up. I remembered to get out my 'don't scratch anything' spray nozzle. I have a new drying towel that is awesome. I think it’s a Gyeon towel that is designed to be pulled across the car, and I did the whole car in a minute or two with no H2O left behind. At almost the exact time I finished drying the car, I heard the racket of dozens of birds gathering in the tree above the driveway…straight out of the Hitchcock movie. I know that they were gathering in ominous union to unleash their own down-pour. I managed to get the car back into the garage before they could organize the first salvo. Now for a coat of my favorite stuff: Bead Maker.
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Eastern Kansas
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Eastern Kansas
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Looks like Saturday PCA breakfast will be done in the rain. So, I'll just drive the 996TT again since it's already dirty. No sense in wasting 5 minutes and $3.00 at the car wash if ya don't have to. See you there Kevin!Einsteiger wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 3:45 pm Today was busy enough, but I made time to wash the 996; wheels and all. After last week’s rain, I HAD to wash off that grime before THIS week’s grime started accumulating.There was a brief window of no rain and sunshine…so far today we have a good chance of going a whole 24 hours without rain….but it’s going to start again tonight….for another week. I managed to get the car out for a decent warm up and a top-off with my favorite ethanol-free fuel.
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Had a fun drive with some fellow PCA members last Sunday on my Gruppe J "The 5-EH!" route. Logged in 828km door to door and wound our way over some amazing roads. Driving the Truffle Hunter was a great choice for the day.
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Changed the oil on both the 996 and the 924. Ignore the junk around the garage as we recently moved in and haven’t organized the garage yet.
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Said "Good-bye"...
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I can’t wait until it arrives. Me and my southern buddies need to break it in. Ha!32wildbilly wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 12:02 pm Said "Good-bye"...
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It was ticking fairly loud as they loaded it up! So hopefully you mean after a new engine.b3freak wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 2:24 pmI can’t wait until it arrives. Me and my southern buddies need to break it in. Ha!32wildbilly wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 12:02 pm Said "Good-bye"...
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Re: What did you do to/with your 996 today?
Replaced my front speakers. That sounds really easy, but it turned out to be a royal pain in the ass job. Just removing the speakers was interesting - my assumption is that they are installed at the factory before the windshield, so the back screw is almost impossible to reach. Ended up using a torx bit and a tiny set of slip joint pliers to get them out.
Then, you have to cut apart the existing speaker to save the ring that mounts to the grill and holds the speaker in place. This has to be glued to the new speakers, after removing the mounting tabs...
Very important tip - DO NOT get Gorilla Glue on your fingers. The first note in the U-tube video that I saw to remove the glue suggested to wear gloves and not get glue on your skin. Great...
Once the old mounting ring is glued to the new speakers, reassembled. First step so far so good. The old speakers were completely destroyed - literally no foam remained on the paper cones. Waiting on the rear speakers. At least now I know how to change them out so should go faster. Crutchfield was great, but certainly did not explain how much work it takes to adapt standard 4” round speakers to the Porsche grills / speaker mounts. At least I can use my radio again!
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Then, you have to cut apart the existing speaker to save the ring that mounts to the grill and holds the speaker in place. This has to be glued to the new speakers, after removing the mounting tabs...
Very important tip - DO NOT get Gorilla Glue on your fingers. The first note in the U-tube video that I saw to remove the glue suggested to wear gloves and not get glue on your skin. Great...
Once the old mounting ring is glued to the new speakers, reassembled. First step so far so good. The old speakers were completely destroyed - literally no foam remained on the paper cones. Waiting on the rear speakers. At least now I know how to change them out so should go faster. Crutchfield was great, but certainly did not explain how much work it takes to adapt standard 4” round speakers to the Porsche grills / speaker mounts. At least I can use my radio again!
Daryll
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I meant after Raby puts his engine in it! hahaha32wildbilly wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 2:26 pmIt was ticking fairly loud as they loaded it up! So hopefully you mean after a new engine.