The car wasn't really used over the winter month but the last month, I've been using it a bit more and enjoying it again. 33300 miles clocked the other day.
Nothing much has gone on apart from a good clean before the England game.
I had noticed that the plastic around the rear lights looked a bit white so I used some Gtechniq permanent trim restorer to bring the colour back.
Didn't need much but a good clean trying out my new inline water filter (Amazing, you can literally let the water dry in direct sunlight and no water marks remain!!)
Finished the car off with Korea Fireball Hydrophobic snow foam, leaves a nice gloss and will bead water like nothing else.
Wheels and calipers fully detailed in and out.
It was bloody hot, not sure about it being that hot however!
Just read this from start to finish! Lovely car and you have really bought the best out of silver!
Your attention to detail is superb - makes me want to get under mine, remove the undertrays and give it a good clean!
By the way, the side decals look awesome too - who did those for you?
Also, spacers and wheel bolts - where did you get them from?
Lordjimimac Silverstone
Joined: 13 Jan 2016 Posts: 146 Location: Surrey
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:56 pm Post subject:
What a brilliant thread - having just bought 997.1 I found this really enjoyable and useful. It even had the highs and lows of a drama with the dyno test! (Glad the output improved). Keep it up please - great stuff _________________ 997.1 C4S (Atlas grey, black) - current
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MarkGolf Imola
Joined: 13 Nov 2012 Posts: 796 Location: S.London
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 3:50 pm Post subject:
Thanks Guys!
I like the plate but so many cars are faster now, I dare try and show off anymore
Need a 9e Turbo!
Thanks Mick, I just love to do what I do, I've pretty much done the same to an old 05 plate focus diesel I use as a work horse!
The stickers were by someone on ebay, I think porsche stopped all that due to copyright now as I can't seem to find them!
Spacers are from EuroGT
Power returned, just minor service items and exhaust repair so panic over.
Replaced the AOS, I didn't take as many pictures as hoped but have some.
Behind the throttle body within the intake areas which I could access, there was a good coating of oil all around, so I took that as a buggered AOS.
I'm not sure what the fuss was about in regard to this job, it took 3 hours but it wasn't a challenge, the hardest bit was getting one of the pipes off from the back of the AOS, I couldn't get a squeeze on the clip. Dead easy really.
I haven't used the car much since doing the job but on the times I have, no smoke. My oil pressure gauge is working now but it seems very slow to respond, once the pressure goes up, it takes a while to sink back down so I plan on changing that, after doing some googling, it seems they dont last long..
So, anyone wanting to do this, easy job, just give yourself 3 hours, a chair and a beer and crack on.
Just removed airbox, a/c pump moves to one side, PAS bottle and then you've got access.
If that top picture is before cleaning and doing the work, then it already looks pretty clean to me!
Maybe this job is just difficut on earlier cars
*edit to say great thread now I've gone back to the beginning. Seems we're treading a similar path working on the Porsche.. I had an MX5 turbo too, now have an MX5 powered Roadrunner SR2 which we're currently turboing! _________________ 997.1 C2S
MarkGolf Imola
Joined: 13 Nov 2012 Posts: 796 Location: S.London
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 12:56 pm Post subject:
no no, not clean in those pics!
It wasn't too bad at all, perhaps all of the internet stories of it being hard raised my expectations, eithr way, done now
Having seen this thread, I looked for oil misting on my inlet, and there's much more than any of your pics. Something else to fix
Back to back with the MX5 and Roadrunner? Completely different cars. The RR is very much the same as a Westfield, very raw, very involving, no creature comforts at all (no windscreen even) so yeah, very different cars. I suspect it'll be a handful with the Turbo added, but fun _________________ 997.1 C2S
MarkGolf Imola
Joined: 13 Nov 2012 Posts: 796 Location: S.London
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:17 am Post subject:
Does yours occasionally smoke after starting for the first time? Mine did after a hot run but it doesn't appear to smoke at all anymore. I imagine the oil in the intakes was simply building up and then getting sucked in and burnt off.
I haven't noticed any smoke from the tailpipes or engine bay, but will keep an eye out for it.
To be honest, the comparison between the MX5 and the Porsche is closer than comparing either of them to the SR2. The SR2/Roadrunner is just so much more track focussed it makes it a different experience all together. Get a passenger ride out in a Westfield or similar at a track day and you'll see
Keep the updates going _________________ 997.1 C2S
MarkGolf Imola
Joined: 13 Nov 2012 Posts: 796 Location: S.London
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:52 am Post subject:
100% want to try a west or caterham, a friends has nearly finished building one so I'll see what that's like!
Just wanted to update, my car hasn't created a cloud since fitting the new AOS,I even pulled off the intake hose to finger the throttle body and it was dry! I've done a few motorway runs and odd drives, about 500 miles or so, in that time, I would have had a few embarrassing moments of smoking people out, NO MORE!
My oil pressure gauge remains high however, once the car is warm is drop down to 3 bar but just a slight application of throttle pins it back to 5 and it takes a good minute before it slowly sinks back to 3, I'll assume the sender is fooked so I'll replace that next.
New oil pressure switch has arrived, need to work out where it is on the car and swap that out.
£58 for reference.
Took the car to the pub on the weekend, it is sooooooo nice not having to worry if my car is going to blow smoke now, especially as the only space free was backing on to the busy pub garden!
Snapped some quick pics on the phone, wife ducking down
Joined: 11 Oct 2015 Posts: 1671 Location: Helsinki
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:31 am Post subject:
Great pictures! _________________ 997.2 Carrera4S: white over blue, driven and tracked, seldom clean.
JayG60 Silverstone
Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 138 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 12:55 pm Post subject:
Looking good Mark.
Always love a super clean OEM car.
Jay
BHZ661 Barcelona
Joined: 03 Feb 2015 Posts: 1335 Location: Milton Keynes
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:11 pm Post subject:
Looking very nice great pictures
NLW73 Albert Park
Joined: 27 May 2014 Posts: 1554 Location: Yateley
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:58 pm Post subject:
Has it been lowered as looks lower at the front than rear? Love the stance
Not sure on the plate though as you one day will have a turbo or gt2 up your chuff flashing you out the way
That must be like red rag to a bull with bikers _________________ 997 C2s Schwarz
MarkGolf Imola
Joined: 13 Nov 2012 Posts: 796 Location: S.London
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:29 pm Post subject:
Cheers guys, has come up well. Enjoying it more now that I'm using it a bit more now. Was looking to sell but I'm planning on keeping it to one side unless I get a GT3 for similarities sake.
It is lowered on H&R springs with spacers.
ha I know what you mean, it used to do the job on my M3 10 years ago but now even a Corsa is as quick as this. Straight line warriors can have their cake but I'm yet to come across someone who wants/knows how to play in the bends, I do enjoy a road battle, seems few and far between these days I wish I could put it on my MX5 _________________ Current fleet
1991 964 Carrera 2005 997 Carrera S 2008 957 Cayenne GTS 2003 Boxster 2.7 1994 Eunos Roadster S Special Turbo 270bhp!
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MarkGolf Imola
Joined: 13 Nov 2012 Posts: 796 Location: S.London
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:29 am Post subject:
Small update.
I replaced the oil pressure sender last night, 5 minute job from the point of opening the deck lid to closing and starting the car.
I used a 19mm crow foot with an extension, unplugged the 2 wires, broke the sender loose and then twisted it out, new one in, twist in then tighten up. Push the connectors on, job done.
Ended up going on a 1 hour drive after, pressure readings perfect, just below 3 bar hot idle as it was before the last sender failed.
For reference, the sender is reachable from the top and just under the pipes in the circled area, green wire leads to it.
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Need a 9e Turbo!
no no, not clean in those pics!
100% want to try a west or caterham, a friends has nearly finished building one so I'll see what that's like!
