bally4563 Posted Tuesday at 10:19 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:19 PM Or even the Misses when you see the warning light come on and can gently negotiate her outside and then lock the door !! Always a nice result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman986s Posted Wednesday at 09:28 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:28 AM On 6/30/2024 at 7:49 PM, TV8 said: That is nearly 40 to the gallon! Impressive! i may have made a slight miscalculation as i hadnt reset the trip... the actual mpg was 36, with an overall avg of 34 over 2500 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted Wednesday at 12:25 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:25 PM 2 hours ago, greenman986s said: i may have made a slight miscalculation as i hadnt reset the trip... the actual mpg was 36, with an overall avg of 34 over 2500 miles That's more like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted Wednesday at 01:40 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:40 PM 4 hours ago, greenman986s said: i may have made a slight miscalculation as i hadnt reset the trip... the actual mpg was 36, with an overall avg of 34 over 2500 miles I will still take that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted Wednesday at 02:01 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:01 PM 20 minutes ago, TV8 said: I will still take that! Yep, a 3.2 is more like 24 to 26. Ask me how I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted Wednesday at 02:10 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:10 PM 8 minutes ago, ½cwt said: Yep, a 3.2 is more like 24 to 26. Ask me how I know. I know for the same reason you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV8 Posted Wednesday at 02:34 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 02:34 PM I had my first proper look under the car today on @phazed two post lift. He kindly agreed to help me change the gearbox mounts and engine mount bush and when we got the car apart, they were all fine, so we kept the originals. To be fair, there were no symptoms of them needing changing but the car is 23 years old and I noticed an improvement when I changed them on my 996 at a similar age but that had a lot more miles on it. Thankfully, its all quite clean underneath as its had a relatively easy life. Peter also kindly fixed a loose exhaust heat shield and that is most welcome change to interior noise! We then went for a drive in each others cars, which has doubled the number of 986s I have driven. I did like the drive and firmness of his new and lowered suspension but we managed to travel on mostly smooth roads, so might have another go if I decided to invest. Thank you Peter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazed Posted Wednesday at 06:38 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 06:38 PM Pleasure Graham.. Makes a change from TVR’s! You have a lovely car 👍 it drives really well, keep it on the tarmac! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted Thursday at 08:25 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:25 PM Mine went in for a service yesterday. Not much in the filter but we’ve fitted a magnetic drain plug. Weeping from one of the tensioners so the washer got replaced. Rear brake shield was rubbing so that got adjusted. Couple of bits of bad news 1. front brake line going to the block that splits for the rears is quite corroded; I’ve not had a good look but is this do’able to replace with the OE pre formed part? 2. Play in the ball joints on both front arms. These are Spyder parts that I fitted about 15k / 3 years ago. I’ve been advised to pop the ball joint out of the hub to make sure that I didn’t loose the insert when fitting, but seems likely that I’ll need a pair of new arms and a geo. Overall not a bad result, gives me some jobs to do once I’ve sorted the Mini, but could have done without it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted Thursday at 08:50 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:50 PM After 15k? That’s irritating, to be polite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted Thursday at 08:53 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:53 PM 20 minutes ago, RalphyBMW said: Mine went in for a service yesterday. Not much in the filter but we’ve fitted a magnetic drain plug. Weeping from one of the tensioners so the washer got replaced. Rear brake shield was rubbing so that got adjusted. Couple of bits of bad news 1. front brake line going to the block that splits for the rears is quite corroded; I’ve not had a good look but is this do’able to replace with the OE pre formed part? 2. Play in the ball joints on both front arms. These are Spyder parts that I fitted about 15k / 3 years ago. I’ve been advised to pop the ball joint out of the hub to make sure that I didn’t loose the insert when fitting, but seems likely that I’ll need a pair of new arms and a geo. Overall not a bad result, gives me some jobs to do once I’ve sorted the Mini, but could have done without it! I had a Spyder arm go at about that age/mileage. Dean supplied a replacement FOC... The brake line is not too bad but needs time and patience to form from cunifer as a DIY project but you need the correct flaring tool to make the ends. Pre formed part is around £80ish 996 355 177 12. Odds are you'll need to cut the line to then get a socket on the flare nut in the aluminium block in front of the rear wheel, the front end is OK as it is up behind the front wheel arch liner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted Thursday at 09:00 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:00 PM 5 minutes ago, ½cwt said: I had a Spyder arm go at about that age/mileage. Dean supplied a replacement FOC... The brake line is not too bad but needs time and patience to form from cunifer as a DIY project but you need the correct flaring tool to make the ends. Pre formed part is around £80ish 996 355 177 12. Odds are you'll need to cut the line to then get a socket on the flare nut in the aluminium block in front of the rear wheel, the front end is OK as it is up behind the front wheel arch liner. Cheers, so you reckon it should be do’able to get the pre-made pipe into place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted Thursday at 09:27 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:27 PM 25 minutes ago, RalphyBMW said: Cheers, so you reckon it should be do’able to get the pre-made pipe into place? I did mine with cunifer but it was the easiest of the longer pipes to both shape and fit, so a pre made one should be fairly straight forward. Its a bit fiddly to get round the washer tank, which you'll need to take out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted yesterday at 05:40 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:40 AM 8 hours ago, Menoporsche said: After 15k? That’s irritating, to be polite. I thought that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted yesterday at 05:40 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 05:40 AM 8 hours ago, ½cwt said: I had a Spyder arm go at about that age/mileage. Dean supplied a replacement FOC... How are your others holding up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted yesterday at 06:46 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:46 AM 1 hour ago, RalphyBMW said: How are your others holding up? It was front right that failed. Rears are fine but there was a hint of suspicion on the front left too at service back in December (4yrs 2 mths/19k miles since fitting) but nothing from the MOT which was done by the same friendly tester who picked up the front right at the previous one. I've got to change the top mount bearings later this summer (and steering rack hard lines) so will have a thorough check myself then. Someone one here suggested they'd had a bad batch at about the time mine would have been made but that's over a year offset from the age of yours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted yesterday at 06:57 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:57 AM Definitely worth a call to Eporsch. Pity you’re a long way away. 1/2cwt, did you get yours by mail, or did you visit and let them inspect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 3 hours ago, Menoporsche said: Definitely worth a call to Eporsch. Pity you’re a long way away. 1/2cwt, did you get yours by mail, or did you visit and let them inspect? I happened to be passing near by to collect a new one and agreed to send the duff one back for them to check it but didn't hear anything after they received it so guess they accepted it was duff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazed Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago Am I right in thinking that the Spyder arms have got smaller bushes than the OE arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago 4 hours ago, ½cwt said: It was front right that failed. Rears are fine but there was a hint of suspicion on the front left too at service back in December (4yrs 2 mths/19k miles since fitting) but nothing from the MOT which was done by the same friendly tester who picked up the front right at the previous one. I've got to change the top mount bearings later this summer (and steering rack hard lines) so will have a thorough check myself then. Someone one here suggested they'd had a bad batch at about the time mine would have been made but that's over a year offset from the age of yours. Mine worst is O/S/F too, also not spotted at MoT. I have a spare unused one (thought I’d damaged threads removing a rear but was ok) so am in 2 minds as to whether I swap that over and take it up with them, or just stick a pair of another brand on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphyBMW Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago 34 minutes ago, phazed said: Am I right in thinking that the Spyder arms have got smaller bushes than the OE arms? Certainly “different” size to OE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazed Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago So, smaller bushes must produce a, slightly different feel and also cheaper to manufacture. If you fit these, you will not be able to upgrade if you want to in the future fit Polybushes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago Not sure the joint bearing itself is a different size, but the hole in the arm that it sits in is, possibly larger IIRC but I'm far from certain. It was reported by some one on here when they were poly bushing a car and had to get different size bushes a year or so ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazed Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago I am pretty sure the centre bush is smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rat Posted 11 hours ago Report Share Posted 11 hours ago Took the box out today for a bit of a blast between rain. First time in a few weeks. Had ten minutes spare to fit his 50k present. Very happy with it. The old one was cracking on the seal, but had actually split now. So I feel justified on my present. 😉 Also fitted some 987 drain covers that have been in the to do box for over a year. 😬 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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