Crudeoink Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 13 minutes ago, phazed said: If you are renewing everything from the engine forwards you may well be pushed to achieve the replacement in six hours. It is the sort of job that you don’t want to rush, even though in theory it is simple. I did mine, very leisurely, including copious amounts of tea and biscuits over two days using my two post lift. if you are handy with the spanners and have a decent selection of tools, then you will be okay. If like many others this is all new to you, just be aware… Thanks for the heads up. In which case I might be better off getting my local specialist to do this for me. I think they quoted around £1k for the crossover tubes so realistically after spending £650 on the bits and renting a lift for 10ish hours, I might be better off letting them do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazed Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Crudeoink said: Thanks for the heads up. In which case I might be better off getting my local specialist to do this for me. I think they quoted around £1k for the crossover tubes so realistically after spending £650 on the bits and renting a lift for 10ish hours, I might be better off letting them do it! It won’t take 10 hours. It depends on what experience you have. I was just thinking that going in blindly into a six hour window. Get your tools, prepared, car on ramp and the floor panels off. Got to drop the front subframe with steering rack. there may be some stubborn bolts, et cetera. It would be good not to be timed to an end limit. if you are nearer, you could use my garage and ramp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Crudeoink said: Thanks for the heads up. In which case I might be better off getting my local specialist to do this for me. I think they quoted around £1k for the crossover tubes so realistically after spending £650 on the bits and renting a lift for 10ish hours, I might be better off letting them do it! My local garage who i trust for all my work was about £800 all in for doing the coolant pipes - there doesn't seem to be much of a saving doing it yourself, and the chances for cocking it up (in my case) outweigh any possible saving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Shiny, shiny!! New centre caps fitted this lunchtime and aligned correctly to the valves - excuse the dirty wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Loon Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Wheel bolts need painting silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 56 minutes ago, Bike Loon said: Wheel bolts need painting silver thats another job to add to the list - thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Bike Loon said: Wheel bolts need painting silver I reckon the black works quite well. #onelessjob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazed Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Mattman42 said: My local garage who i trust for all my work was about £800 all in for doing the coolant pipes - there doesn't seem to be much of a saving doing it yourself, and the chances for cocking it up (in my case) outweigh any possible saving Can’t see how those figures add up. From memory, my genuine Porsche parts, including all metal, plastic and rubber pipes complete cost about £720. This was with a 10% trade discount. I suggest that they probably left in your two plastic pipe junctions which are approximately £300. I had to renew mine as my other pipes were corroded into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 (edited) 50 minutes ago, phazed said: Can’t see how those figures add up. From memory, my genuine Porsche parts, including all metal, plastic and rubber pipes complete cost about £720. This was with a 10% trade discount. I suggest that they probably left in your two plastic pipe junctions which are approximately £300. I had to renew mine as my other pipes were corroded into them. Nope they were all done properly, but didn't replace all the pipes front to back as it wasn't needed. Just the cross over pipes, the junctions and the hoses. They even showed me the corroded parts they removed. One side was leaking, the other wasn't far away Edited September 25, 2023 by Mattman42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Just found the post from when I had the work done - £812, but that was in June 2020! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Mattman42 said: Just found the post from when I had the work done - £812, but that was in June 2020! So about 10 grand now then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crudeoink Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 7 hours ago, phazed said: It won’t take 10 hours. It depends on what experience you have. I was just thinking that going in blindly into a six hour window. Get your tools, prepared, car on ramp and the floor panels off. Got to drop the front subframe with steering rack. there may be some stubborn bolts, et cetera. It would be good not to be timed to an end limit. if you are nearer, you could use my garage and ramp. Ahh ok. Thanks for the clarification, this has at least made me think about getting some other quotes to get them done by some other specialists so I'll look into that before further considering the route of doing them myself! I'm pretty handy on the tools and will quite happily tackle brake jobs, valve clearances (on motorbikes) and stuff like that so not a complete novice, but appreciate the pointers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazed Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Mattman42 said: Nope they were all done properly, but didn't replace all the pipes front to back as it wasn't needed. Just the cross over pipes, the junctions and the hoses. They even showed me the corroded parts they removed. One side was leaking, the other wasn't far away Exactly, my point All the pipework cost £700-£800 and therefore you only had part done. My car is a 2008 model and is in perfect condition. Just goes to show that you can’t tell what the pipework is like underneath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamás Dinya Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Finally took her for a full detailing. Thorough cleaning, polish, headlight polish, roof impregnation. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 De-snorkelled today - more noise, free to do, bigger smiles. more detailed instructions in my ‘Members Rides’ thread if interested 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Passed her mot without advisories again and realised I've not even done 3000 miles in her this year..... now get her ready to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Loon Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 13 minutes ago, skoosh1970 said: Passed her mot without advisories again and realised I've not even done 3000 miles in her this year..... now get her ready to sell. @Mattman42 you can sell it for him to get your fix #oldoutyaaaaand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Mattman42 said: De-snorkelled today - more noise, free to do, bigger smiles. more detailed instructions in my ‘Members Rides’ thread if interested ...always thought that desnork meant removing the snorkel...?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 37 minutes ago, skoosh1970 said: ...always thought that desnork meant removing the snorkel...?? I was told it was removing the baffle plate primarily 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 Well then I’m baffled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted September 30, 2023 Report Share Posted September 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: Well then I’m baffled. Beats being muffled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 More rather than I, us @fewtrees and myself brake fluid bleed in the rain!!! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewtrees Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 Cheers Mick, that was the driest part of the day so far! I reckon you can easily get a body in there 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 Attempted an alignment... except all the rear alignment bolts are seized solid. Sooo... cars are supposed to be toeing out at the rear, right? Will get my friendly indy to free up seized bolts and replace subsequent coffin arms/ track control arms as required in a bit. But right now, daily needs new tyres, so thats happening first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamás Dinya Posted October 1, 2023 Report Share Posted October 1, 2023 See how easy it is to add at least +2-3HP in three easy steps? (Oooh, wait, I forgot the added weight ) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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