Fun Thread: The thing I found from previous PO work under the hood...
12-31-2010, 09:55 AM
#31
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In my brother's S4 that we pulled out of a field had a nice fat bud under the rear carpet. Nice and dry, ready to go......... man it was good! 
12-31-2010, 10:10 AM
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First time I hit the AC in the Charlie Car, a puff of white powder blew out of the center vent.
About 5 valet receipts that had slid from the dash down into the pod behind the gauges.
I replaced the rear AC vent cover as a few of the vent "blades" were missing and found some love beads on the evaporator.
A few small kids toys in between the seat cushions of the rear seats.
Several pounds of wire behind the CE panel from the dealer installed phone.
Radar jammer wires that ran from the front bumper to the CE panel, up to the headliner next to the rear view mirror.
I found $5 worth of change under the front seat when I pulled it for clean up and sound deadening install.
I should have taken pictures of all this stuff. I started a pile on my workbench as it was comical at all the stuff I was pulling out of this car!
About 5 valet receipts that had slid from the dash down into the pod behind the gauges.
I replaced the rear AC vent cover as a few of the vent "blades" were missing and found some love beads on the evaporator.
A few small kids toys in between the seat cushions of the rear seats.
Several pounds of wire behind the CE panel from the dealer installed phone.
Radar jammer wires that ran from the front bumper to the CE panel, up to the headliner next to the rear view mirror.
I found $5 worth of change under the front seat when I pulled it for clean up and sound deadening install.
I should have taken pictures of all this stuff. I started a pile on my workbench as it was comical at all the stuff I was pulling out of this car!
12-31-2010, 11:23 AM
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Homemade porno photos stuffed into the drivers seatback, between the layers of padding.
80's porno video cassette jammed into the other seatback.
A joint under the seat, many many beer bottle caps, and so much crap and garbage it made junkyard cars look clean!
80's porno video cassette jammed into the other seatback.
A joint under the seat, many many beer bottle caps, and so much crap and garbage it made junkyard cars look clean!
12-31-2010, 12:42 PM
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When taking out all of the interior for repaint/restore I found wrapped up in a small plastic folder buried under the drivers seat carpet a square foil wrap of heroin (i'm not a druggie but it looked like whats heroinon all of the cop shows) with a Miami, Florida drivers license on top and under this was an 10:35 appointment card for a hair salon in Miami.
12-31-2010, 04:40 PM
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Hmmm.... things I have seen... mostly not in my own cars ...
- Don't replace the leaking $32 front expansion valve. Instead use $100 of strip caulk to seal it up. No way r12 can get through 2" of 3M caulk.
- "Rebuild" an LH by grounding the FP relay directly.
- Don't replace the relay in the HVAC head. Instead cut into the front main harness, center console and firewall to install an after-market relay with switch. Wire it all together with speaker wire in parallel with the existing A/C clutch circuit. Don't bother to run the wire nicely. Just drape it across the sides of the engine bay.
- Don't bother to un-route the front main engine harness to remove the t-belt. Just cut it in half at the front lift loop and butt splice it back together later.
- "Do a t-belt job" by grounding, at the back of the cluster, the warning circuit.
- Unpaid parking tickets inside the dash.
- Extra <insert random part> found under the seat thought lost by O/PO. (Lighter, air pump filter housing cover, locking lug nut socket, cell phone, ...)
- Don't replace the leaking $32 front expansion valve. Instead use $100 of strip caulk to seal it up. No way r12 can get through 2" of 3M caulk.
- "Rebuild" an LH by grounding the FP relay directly.
- Don't replace the relay in the HVAC head. Instead cut into the front main harness, center console and firewall to install an after-market relay with switch. Wire it all together with speaker wire in parallel with the existing A/C clutch circuit. Don't bother to run the wire nicely. Just drape it across the sides of the engine bay.
- Don't bother to un-route the front main engine harness to remove the t-belt. Just cut it in half at the front lift loop and butt splice it back together later.
- "Do a t-belt job" by grounding, at the back of the cluster, the warning circuit.
- Unpaid parking tickets inside the dash.
- Extra <insert random part> found under the seat thought lost by O/PO. (Lighter, air pump filter housing cover, locking lug nut socket, cell phone, ...)
12-31-2010, 05:22 PM
#40
Burning Brakes
Crank seal repaired using about half a pound of silicone sealant. Would be funny if it wasn't done by a Porsche shop in Canada and was on the repair list as crank seal repair at 50.00. Friggin' con artists.
Oh this was the PO's receipts not mine.....
Oh this was the PO's receipts not mine.....
12-31-2010, 06:25 PM
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When I bought my car the PO had installed an Alpine stereo and placed the amp in the cargo area, the only problem was he didn't secure the amp and every time I braked, accelerated or turned the amp would bang into the rear seats or side panels. Also, he left about 3 feet of unhidden wire attached to the amp. Needless to say redoing the stereo was a top priority.
01-03-2011, 04:52 AM
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Curses..
Found two new things tonight at the shop, overhauling the throttle body.
1) One of the brass vacum nipples was glued together, and gave it up and fell apart on me..someone must have tried to strongarm with pliers the hose onto it while still fully assembled. The end of the brass nipple was a tad pinched, and it was bent and cracked..then glued.
I'll use something like McMaster #5058K472 to replace it..remove & drill out the remaining brass base, and insert this.
2) Uhh..someone went in with what looks like a chisel, to replace the TB bearings before. They still center in, but require sealant to seal properly on one side. The other side looks like the standard dremel approach, but the TPS side was pretty bad.
Too fun.
Found two new things tonight at the shop, overhauling the throttle body.
1) One of the brass vacum nipples was glued together, and gave it up and fell apart on me..someone must have tried to strongarm with pliers the hose onto it while still fully assembled. The end of the brass nipple was a tad pinched, and it was bent and cracked..then glued.
I'll use something like McMaster #5058K472 to replace it..remove & drill out the remaining brass base, and insert this.
2) Uhh..someone went in with what looks like a chisel, to replace the TB bearings before. They still center in, but require sealant to seal properly on one side. The other side looks like the standard dremel approach, but the TPS side was pretty bad.
Too fun.
01-03-2011, 08:00 AM
#43
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On point 1 - you sure its not factory?
There are various vacuum port configurations on throttle bodies depending on geography, emissions etc.
There's a few references to cars with blocked ports on the underside of the throttle body -not all were used on all 928's
There are various vacuum port configurations on throttle bodies depending on geography, emissions etc.
There's a few references to cars with blocked ports on the underside of the throttle body -not all were used on all 928's
01-03-2011, 08:13 AM
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On my 78 the oil cooler end tank on the radiator was bad. The PO had disconnected the oil cooler lines from the radiator, and used two elbows and an 12 inch steel pipe to make a bypass.
He also replaced the vacuum actuator under the air box with a steel pipe causing the system to always pump hot water to the HVAC. The vacuum line that should have been hooked to the actuator had a piece of scrap wood whittled to fit used as a plug.
He also replaced the vacuum actuator under the air box with a steel pipe causing the system to always pump hot water to the HVAC. The vacuum line that should have been hooked to the actuator had a piece of scrap wood whittled to fit used as a plug.
