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Old 10-14-2009, 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Tippy
-If you have a Tip car, you will state that your car doesnt get hot and wonder why everyone elses does. Then you remember your 3rd radiator that only Tip cars have.
Did you know that not all Tiptronics come with the 3rd radiator?
Old 10-14-2009, 10:00 AM
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how can I tell if I have the 3rd rad?
Old 10-14-2009, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by PasPar2
how can I tell if I have the 3rd rad?

Walk to the front of your car. Bend down and look into the big opening in the middle. If the opening is actually open and you see a radiator grille in there, then you have the third radiator (the other two radiators can be seen with a flashlight by lookng onto far corners of the front openings). If you see black plastic, or nothing but the outside of the truck well, then you DO NOT have the third radiator. Most C2 manual shift cars DO NOT. All GT3, and Tiptronic C2/C4 (should) have them. C2S/C4S may have it, depending on year.
Old 10-14-2009, 04:50 PM
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Another thing.... The driver's side rear fog light is operable but the passenger side rear fog light does not illuminate. It comes that way from the factory.
Old 10-14-2009, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by CosmosC4S
Did you know that not all Tiptronics come with the 3rd radiator?
Is this a rhetorical question?
Old 10-14-2009, 07:36 PM
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no rad on mine
Old 10-14-2009, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Tippy
Although not confirmed myself, I have read that the Tip cars have a direct pulley on the alternator while the manuals have a sprag type pulley.

I remember my Tip alt pulley was solid.

Can anyone confirm this?
True if the original engine. All M96/01, M96/02 and M96/04 replacement engines from Porsche have a Tip harness installed and the sprag type pulley. Therefore, the replacement engine can be used in either a Tip or a manual car. The freewheeling pulley was to fix a belt shredding problem IIRC.
Old 10-14-2009, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by gota911
Another thing.... The driver's side rear fog light is operable but the passenger side rear fog light does not illuminate. It comes that way from the factory.
+1
and if you want to get a redneck to laugh at your car because it has "electrical problems" just drive in front of your brother with that on and he will be happy to do that for you......

Then explain that it is "normal" and you did that on purpose to see what he would say and it will confuse the sh^t out of him as he will again explain that something is wrong with your lights.....
Old 10-15-2009, 08:44 AM
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I've been playing with that climatronic diagnostic. Super cool stuff. It's fun to watch the coolant temp (6c, I believe) get up to 87 degrees, then drop down a few as the thermostat opens, then climb up into the 90s.

We'll have to figure out what some of the "unknown" codes are.
Old 10-15-2009, 09:32 AM
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That a CEL on the 996 is usually FI/sensors related whereas other cars I've owned were always polution emissions related. This caused me not to diagnose for 55k miles thinking, "ah, its ok", when the whole time the MAF had croaked.

Bosch electronics..........Germans cant make anything electrical worth a crap and plastic for that matter!

Relax, I'm kraut.
Old 10-17-2009, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by redridge
You have to take all the sales crap out... and have like 3 books or less in there, Porsche design it with weight savings in mind.

That's a gorgeous interior, is it yours? If so how about some more pics?
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Old 10-17-2009, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by fpena944
That's a gorgeous interior, is it yours? If so how about some more pics?
Since Im the OP... hi-jacking shouldnt be a problem.... thanks for the compliment!

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Old 10-17-2009, 01:23 PM
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Is the "911" door sign original? I never seen that before, will love mine to say that instead of "carrera". Is it aftermarket?
Old 10-17-2009, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by luisimo
Is the "911" door sign original? I never seen that before, will love mine to say that instead of "carrera". Is it aftermarket?
Millennium Edition 911, Nice 911 badge on rear deck as well.
all stock
Old 10-18-2009, 01:01 PM
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All, since I made this a sticky lets post only tech info here, the original thread still exists as well. Thanks!

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