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Fuel Filter next, have to remove 2x undertrays to get to it
the filter is up in the "trans tunnel" above the coolant pipes. Big chunk of foam and a couple of small brackets unbolted to give enough wiggle room to get the filter out and it was all done.
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Have 5 weeks off milking the last of the parental leave as my misses had a knee reco so went on sick leave with her work so have a little bit of time each day to do car shit.
I had a list of things I wanted to do during my time off.
1) remove front bumper and clean out radiators / AC condensers of leaves as is supposed to be a big issue (it wasnt!)
2) Replace G box oil
3) Replace spark plugs
4) Fuel filter
5) bolt check from the clutch change as have done about 1000km since.
The biggest pain in the ass is jacking it up, but we got there and promptly ripped the bumper off. 30 mins to have jacked up, 15 mins to get bumper off......
According to the internet leaves and shit get in the radiator ducts and can cause the aluminum to rot away so regular cleaning is important. Turns out there were basically no leaves in wither rad duct. But its clean now..
More to come when I get a minute!!
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This was all complete before we went in to the hospital for the induction on the Friday night. Turns out that particular Friday was Crazy busy in the birthing ward and "elective" procedures like inductions were put off so I had the Saturday to finish her off.
The father in law helped get the box back in by driving the jack which made life significantly easier, the box literally slid straight back on first try, I was stunned. . Then it was just box mounts, half shafts, the angle bracing, shifter cables and undertray. I didn't quite get it 100% finished before baby was born, it needed about an hour and was all done.
All told it was about 6 hours to disassemble, 5 hours doing AOS, o2 sensors, IMS bearing and clutch etc and about 4 hours Re-assemble. Total of about 15 hours driving to driving which I was pretty bloody happy with.
That's about where we are up to now. Have done about 500km since everything has been finished with no dramas. Which isn't really enough use to justify keeping it in my mind, I'm constantly looking for something cool but more family orientated but who knows. I have a wagon fetish so there's a couple of old HZ ish wagons tickling my fancy currently as well as a X3 Cressida I like in my price range, we can only dream right. I still really enjoy my bi-weekly Porsche drives lol
I also chucked some black LED indicators at it straight off Aliexpress because orange is shit.
Other than possibly chucking some spacers on and then forcing myself to lower it a touch its about finished. Dilemmas
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Nest step was to "lock" the cams in place as to release tension off the IMS shaft i needed to remove the hydraulic chain tensioners. Another internet super scare is the cam timing jumping without locking the cams. The IMS kit cam with 2 camshaft locking tools, 1 for the 3 chain and 1 for the 5 chain engines. The difference being on the 3 chain both cams on each bank are driven off 1 chain with the 3rd going from crank to IMS, on the 5 chain only 1 cam is connected to the crank then the other cam is joined to the driven cam in a master/slave type arrangement. Some places said I only needed to lock 1 bank, others said both, so I made up a locking tool by copying the supplied one in the kit just to be safe.
Unfortunately I only took this horrendous pic of the home made lock installed
Next was rip the RMS out
Now I was a numpty and didn't take any pics of the original IMS bearing in situ or the puller attached but as it turns out the original bearing was mint which was devastating
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This is essentially how it comes out though, threaded puller onto the ims threaded shaft, and wind the sucker out!
You can see here on my recently removed bearing the little clip that holds it in place, you need to apply quote a bit of tension to overcome the clip holding it in which made a hell of a crack once it snapped out. Dam near shat myself!!!
I took the Dust cover off to inspect, everything was absolutely perfect. What is believed to be the cause of the failures is the engine oil over time washes out the factory installed grease and due to the lack of oil supply to the bearing the balls eventually fail. Generally speaking cars with over 100k on the original are going to be fine (internet hearsay) and low mileage are more of a rick as lots of sitting / drying out of bearing etc
No pics of installing the new bearing, essentially just gets smacked in. All installed. You can see its slightly off centre so I couldn't get the new cover on. Everyone's favourite unit Mr Andrew Baird came over and provided an additional hand to get the job done We ended up taking the 3rd cam tensioner off the front end of the engine which lives under the AC pump, was an absolute cunt to get back in. The new bearing is a Ceramic Ball type, apparently much better suited to this situation. It also comes with only 1 dust seal on the engine side to aid in oil draining.
Next step was battling with the new "spirolock" clip thing, what an absoloute fuckup of a design. Took WAY longer than it should have to get done.
Retaining flange in
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Might be something I have to look at then?? I don't remember seeing anything about the angle of them in the box they came in but it may well have been there!! I was surprised how tidy it was in there too.
The steel cables seem to be a "just in case" last resort to hold the engine in if the mounts fail or something. You can see they attach to the rear crossmember with 2 bolts in the pics of the flywheel etc etc
The parts arrived!!!!!! On the thursday Thursday, Misses was booked in for an Induction of labor on the Friday night so It wasnt looking good. I was hoping to get the IMS done and flywheel on at least...I had that done before she went in as I took the Friday off work. Couldnt spend all day on it as all sorts of family were here so had to deal with them.
The IMS removal / Install Kit with my jerry-rigged flywheel strap and additional cam lock tool.
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Its been nothing too extreme in the scheme of things but I was definitely hesitant. Ha, not even close to being able to afford any 911 unfortunately, can dream. Was either a Boxster or a 924/944 and the convertible was easier to get over the line with the misses
I the proceeded to part ways with $3400 AUS for a new clutch, flywheel, IMS bearing and IMS removal / install tool. Thankfully Pelican Parts hah a proper "everything required" clutch kit with stuff like pressure plate bolts, flywheel bolts, RMS etc which made life significantly easier that it could have been.
While all the bits were being packed and shipped I thought I'd do some more maintenance but purchase parts locally to fill in the time. Regular stuff like oil and filter, and some slightly obscure stuff like replacing the Air Oil Separator which is like a factory catch can type of thing.
While dropping the oil I collected some and sent it off to be analysed, came back ok, recommended going to slightly thicker oil which was done.
I decided to whip the bottom of the sump off for a nosey while I was under there.
These little bits were stuck to the oil pickup, slightly concerning....... I think the big white bits are from the chain tensioners, the metal?????who knows, was alloy from memory???
Next issue was the Air Oil Separator which lives at the top of the drivers side bank at the top, it was an absolute ballache to replace without the box in the way, I can imagine doing it with the box in there.
First step was to put the car into "service mode" this involves half opening the roof, un hooking the roof tension cables and removing the top engine cover through the clam shell opening. I had to do this anyway to remove the cabin engine cover to put everything at TCD etc.
The AOS in its correct orientation
From memory it has 4 connections, the big one from the drivers side head (white rag) 1 that goes though the block somewhere and 2connect to hoses I think.
I also replaced both O2 sensors and relocated them slightly further down so the could read all 3 cylinders, previously they were in a bung slightly further up the header but only reading 1 cylinder. Did this help, I don't know but it seems a logical step.
TBC...
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More weekend driving duties commenced.
The clutch was always a bit shit. It had precisely Zero feel, I would stall it every single time I drove it without fail. I wasn't entirely sure if it was the car or me as the Misses had no issues driving it.
Eventually it decided to cease living while pulling out of a local repco. Anything above keeping up with traffic levels of acceleration would cause it to slip. This left me with a bit of a dilemma. Do I repair it myself or pay some mob to do it. Do i Replace the infamous IMS bearing at the same time or wing it (is located behind flywheel)? This was at the start of march, with the baby due start of may so either way I had approx 2 months to sort it as "car time" would be drastically reduced upon babies arrival.
I got a couple of quoted from reputable independent Porsche garages in the region of $6k which I thought was a bit excessive, but I had the "its a formally very expensive European sports car surely it'll be too complex for my 80s corolla level of mechanical aptitude" running through my head.
After a week of pondering I decided id give it a crack. I also decided to do the IMS bearing while I was in there for peace of mind.
What is the IMS you ask????
IMS stands for ‘Intermediate Shaft’, and the IMS bearing supports the intermediate shaft, on the flywheel end of the motor. The purpose of the intermediate shaft is to drive the camshafts indirectly off the crankshaft. By using an intermediate shaft, the speeds of the chains are reduced, which is better for the chain life. This basic design was used through the entire lifespan of aircooled six-cylinder Mezger engines used through to 1998. The inclusion of an intermediate shaft which drives the camshafts indirectly off the crankshaft has been a mainstay of the horizontally-opposed flat 6 engine utilised by Porsche.
These bearings thanks to the internet have a horrendous reputation of failing causing a complete loss of the engine. The reality is the early cars 1997-2000 with the dual row bearing have a 1% failure rate and the later cars 2000-2007ish have approx a 8% failure rate as per the American class action law suit that was taken against Porsche.
As my car was on the cross over year I couldn't order parts until I pulled it apart to assess. Parts were coming from Pelican parts in the states so shipping etc was going to be slow so it was looking very sketchy I could get the job dine before baby came.
Into the garage for disassembly we went
After a about 6 hours over a few nights faffing about underneath figuring out what had to come off etc I had the mammoth transaxel sitting on the floor
off with the dual mass flywheel
the infamous IMS bearing lives behind this little Dorito flange
The car has pretty good service records but no mention of ever having a clutch which makes sense that it was cooked at 125km. Had to clean 22 years of clutch schmutz off
I actually ended up getting the water blaster under there, shit was spotless.
While I was under there, there was a pleasant surprise (again not in the service records)
Some nice stainless headers and de-cay mid pipes. still standard rear muffler tho. Either way its a nice bonus.
With all of that done I was able to ascertain I needed the larger (earlier) dual row bearing as the indent on the bearing flange is much shallower than the single row.
I also found the dual mass flywheel was cactus so unfortunately had to add that to the shopping list.
TBC...
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A Few more pics from the first roady
After this it was any excuse to get "him" out and about. The old Boxster is surprisingly practical with the regular boot and Frunk.
Had to update the 22 year old headunit to something with bluetooth at a minimum. Matched colours is a bonus
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After a wasted youth dicking about with old corollas morphed into a decades long dry spell of no fun cars, cut to being mid ish 30s…….back in November after much persuading and assurances of money in = money out etc etc the misses let me buy a Porsche when she was approx 4 months pregnant so we could have some fun before baby arrived. The car in question turned out to be a 2000 986 Boxster S 6 speed, blue over tan with 123961km.
We picked it up and immediately went on a weeks long road trip up to the Hervey Bay / Bundaberg region of QLD. Was a roaring success, apart from a bit of leg sunburn. Who thinks to put sunblock on their legs while driving
more to follow
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I hope you have good earmuffs. That induction noise will be ruthless in the cabin 10/10
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Bro, the first cop that sees the stout is chucking a canary on it for sure.... Cool as shit tho
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They are definitely a case of "just because it's old, doesn't make it cool / valuable"
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Fatty Mobile?? 60 Series? Maybe 80 Series, who knows
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Have spent alot about of time in '15 Hilux manual (previous model, was brand new) brand new '16 Hilux Auto and '15 ranger wildtrack.
The 15 Hilux drove like a ute, rattly, slow etc etc.
The 16 Hilux drives really nice, the auto is atrocious although I've heard it's a software issue, slower than a glacier, has stupid touch screen stereo with no nob for stereo volume, however the factory sound system cranks!
Love the ranger, had 0 issues, goes like a cut cat, has a wicked stereo and a fridge, turning circle of an oil tanker , sweet leather interior.
I'd be going ranger if it were me, but it's not and I'm currently tossing up between a 60 series / troopy or a sj413
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We daily a '05 VZ 3.6 alloytech with 150kms, have had no dramas bar regular maintenance in the 50k we've had it. 10,000k oil and filter, plugs, inlet gaskets, fuel filter, trans kit etc.
Averages about 10.4 L/100k combined if you believe the on-board computer thing. 4 Speed box is a bit agricultural but does the job,
I really want a new car but its not really worth selling in Aus 'cuz its worth like 3k at best and there's nothing wrong with it
Drive it till it dies type thing -
I was in a similar situation 8 odd years ago, but in my 2.8 Hiace Van with a shimmed up LSD.
Witnessed by a mufty, van taken for 28 days, got a lawyer involved to push the court date back a few times as i needed my license over the holiday period to cover for my old man.
Eventually went to court, loss of license for 6 months, $500 odd fine, about $1500 lawyer fees, and about $3-500 to get a work license for the 6 months, was a HUGE fuck around.
Ended up being about 3K all up once i got the van out of impound etc......
Still cop shit about it too
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if they were smart they'd aim to price it in the toybaru 86 range ish, then it would actually sell, however that sure doesnt look like a 40k car to me
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I'm in Brisbane, actually the dudes house is like 20 mins from my place, happy to help
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Simi relevant, but not really....at work we have 08 & 09 2wd hilux, '15 manual 4wd hiluxes that we got brand new a (all 3 have over 35k now) 3 brand new auto 4wd hiluxes (got this week) and 3 '14 Colorado 4wd autos.
The compressed version is ; old 2wd hiluxs are very basic but go good, '15 hiluxes are better all round but not worth the extra $, the brand new hiluxes are fucking nice inside and drive alot better than the year old ones but seem under powered and just make noise not speed when you smash the go pedal, Colorado's are sacks of shit! Terrible all round.
In summary I'd take my old man's '14 wildtrack ranger evey time!
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Happy days, great win for nico,Hamilton way down in 5Th!
Very surprised there were no shunts in the race. 2 podiums in a row for perez!
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Compulsivity 3rd party insurance in Queensland is in the $200-400 ish region a year depending on the car. But it doesn't cover the car it covers the other person when they sue you for medical and loss of income..... /ling post
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Wow what a race.
Saw 50% of it before falling asleep haha. Does anyone have a link to a replay that Bernie hasn't killed yet?
I just downloaded it off kat.cr
what a cracker!!!!! safe to say Riccado and Vettel got short changed on the strategy game!!!
Verstappen!!!!!!!!! Wow!!!
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Meanwhile. rego in Queensland is $850 a year......Cunts
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ahhh i remember when i fitted simis to my car for the first time too......absolute gold!!!! i reckon they'd be worth the equivalent of 20% extra power easily, proper slicks that factor again, easily. I had 230 rwhp 4agte and was getting completely smashed by 160 whp 4k starlets etc
Drive it till it dies type thing 
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Box oil was next, because who knows when it was done last, 10mm allen bolts for bung and filler, pretty straight forward really.
Got about 2.7L out, unsure what it want in like but it came out like this
Used Nulon 75w90 GL5 in the squeezy bags, 100% recommend!!! makes filling an absolute breeze. Got about 2.85L in.
Then was onto sparkplugs, another thing I've read were a bit of a cunt to change....
Turns out is was pretty straight forward, unplug harness, 5mm allen then remove coils. The rear most plugs on both sides were as easy as can be with just a long extension. the front 2 were fractionally more difficult requiting a UJ on the passengers side and just a 6" extension on the drivers with limited movement
Same plugs went in as what came out Bosch R5 FGR6KQE
Still have to put the bumper back on, complete the bolt check and whip it off the jack stands, but whats the rush...