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06-17-2008, 02:06 PM
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As far as what damage, if any, can be done by overfilling. That's up for discussion. Not being a mechanic, I'll take a layman stab at it. Others please step in and correct me.
I think if it's high enough to blow out of the air filter system, it can damage a sensor (maybe MAF?) whose name escapes me now. there's a DYI to replace that currently unnamed sensor on this very site. If that happens, you get a CEL.
That's about the worse that will happen. You could blow white smoke and have a very sloppy messy right side of your engine bay.
I would think long term it would definitely be bad. For for just a day or 2 until you figure it out and take some oil out, I think you'd be OK.
One's things for sure, you will be in some fine company
I think if it's high enough to blow out of the air filter system, it can damage a sensor (maybe MAF?) whose name escapes me now. there's a DYI to replace that currently unnamed sensor on this very site. If that happens, you get a CEL.
That's about the worse that will happen. You could blow white smoke and have a very sloppy messy right side of your engine bay.
I would think long term it would definitely be bad. For for just a day or 2 until you figure it out and take some oil out, I think you'd be OK.
One's things for sure, you will be in some fine company
06-17-2008, 02:15 PM
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I have had my share of overfills, oil sputting everywhere. Learned my lesson.
Good luck, I really hope it was just an overfill.
06-18-2008, 11:38 AM
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Slightly getting away from the original post but i seem to remember when I looked, albeit last year, into exporting my car to Australia that you had to have been the keeper for two years before you could export it as a personal possession. Did you checked into this before you bought the car or have the rules changed.
I know quite a few people have exported cars to Australia on here and i vaguely remember that the the checks on the car and the requirements are quite rigid in regard to OEM equipment.
Maybe time for a few detail checks.
I'm sorry if this adds to your woes.
I know quite a few people have exported cars to Australia on here and i vaguely remember that the the checks on the car and the requirements are quite rigid in regard to OEM equipment.
Maybe time for a few detail checks.
I'm sorry if this adds to your woes.
Yes, I am aware of the requirement of having owned the car for ONE year prior to shipping, however there is a way... what the current rules say is that Min. 1 year as a personal effects shipment, and the other way is that the car has to be manufactured prior to 1 January 1989 (what they call a unrestricted import), at least this is what I know having spoken to the very helpful people at DOTARS (vehicle imports section Aus). Please let me know what your mates said about the OEM bit if you can find out (hopefully this will better inform me as to what I am about to do)
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06-18-2008, 01:49 PM
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+1 on the flatbed to a mechanic.
If you've ruled out overfilling the oil, and unless you've had experience with a 911, this is too much to troubleshoot. The first sew posts were obviously hoping on hope that it was as simple as overfilling, which is a common new 911 owner mistake.
If you've ruled out overfilling the oil, and unless you've had experience with a 911, this is too much to troubleshoot. The first sew posts were obviously hoping on hope that it was as simple as overfilling, which is a common new 911 owner mistake.
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Hi Everyone,
Sorry for not having replied to your questions (almost 7 months back!!)
glad to finally be able to reply to this thread, and many thanks once again to those who have helped me out thus far... A few days after posting my last reply the removals people came along (much earlier then booked)and cleared the London homested for shipping our worldly posessions all the way 'down under'
As for my earlier nightmare regarding the overfill issues etc... the people who tried to rectify this made a wild dash for my already stretched wallet and did a fantastic 'stageplay' about what was wrong with my car (without going into details that I would rather forget, they convinced me that had I stepped foot in the car and so much as cranked the engine, the whole car would have fallen apart and that it had major issues.. they knew I had to ship the car to Australia and it was to picked up by the shipping agents as I had left the UK) Their verbal estimate to fix the problem was appx. £3000, only for them to present me an e-mailed bill for £8900 !!! and the best part was that I had to pay up as the shippers were due to pick the car and load it onto the container!!) I truely believe that I was 'had' by these people.
Rant over...
Now the good news is that my 'baby' is sitting in the garage (already having passed the 'Australian Complience formalities - found a brilliant company here in Brisbane who handled the whole process for a very reasonable price coupled with an A1 service. I will gladly recommend them to anyone- Just drop me a message for their details) I will be taking the car down for the registration next week.
A couple of technical difficulties that need to be overcome in the meantime....
Car starts fine, but will switch off after approximately 3-4 minutes and then will not start until another 1 hour or so later! Please suggest possible causes so I can fix her up by next week.
Does any one have a photograph of the area behind the brake master cylinder (930 - 1986 model) from the two blowers at the footwell there are no hoses connecting to the blower motor in the cargo compartment and indeed the windscreen demister vents etc, and I need to connect this part of the system (have no Idea where all these bits went!)
Many Many thanks to all once again.....
Porker
Sorry for not having replied to your questions (almost 7 months back!!)
glad to finally be able to reply to this thread, and many thanks once again to those who have helped me out thus far... A few days after posting my last reply the removals people came along (much earlier then booked)and cleared the London homested for shipping our worldly posessions all the way 'down under'
As for my earlier nightmare regarding the overfill issues etc... the people who tried to rectify this made a wild dash for my already stretched wallet and did a fantastic 'stageplay' about what was wrong with my car (without going into details that I would rather forget, they convinced me that had I stepped foot in the car and so much as cranked the engine, the whole car would have fallen apart and that it had major issues.. they knew I had to ship the car to Australia and it was to picked up by the shipping agents as I had left the UK) Their verbal estimate to fix the problem was appx. £3000, only for them to present me an e-mailed bill for £8900 !!! and the best part was that I had to pay up as the shippers were due to pick the car and load it onto the container!!) I truely believe that I was 'had' by these people.
Rant over...
Now the good news is that my 'baby' is sitting in the garage (already having passed the 'Australian Complience formalities - found a brilliant company here in Brisbane who handled the whole process for a very reasonable price coupled with an A1 service. I will gladly recommend them to anyone- Just drop me a message for their details) I will be taking the car down for the registration next week.
A couple of technical difficulties that need to be overcome in the meantime....
Car starts fine, but will switch off after approximately 3-4 minutes and then will not start until another 1 hour or so later! Please suggest possible causes so I can fix her up by next week.
Does any one have a photograph of the area behind the brake master cylinder (930 - 1986 model) from the two blowers at the footwell there are no hoses connecting to the blower motor in the cargo compartment and indeed the windscreen demister vents etc, and I need to connect this part of the system (have no Idea where all these bits went!)
Many Many thanks to all once again.....
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02-22-2009, 07:31 AM
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As for my earlier nightmare regarding the overfill issues etc... the people who tried to rectify this made a wild dash for my already stretched wallet and did a fantastic 'stageplay' about what was wrong with my car (without going into details that I would rather forget, they convinced me that had I stepped foot in the car and so much as cranked the engine, the whole car would have fallen apart and that it had major issues.. they knew I had to ship the car to Australia and it was to picked up by the shipping agents as I had left the UK) Their verbal estimate to fix the problem was appx. £3000, only for them to present me an e-mailed bill for £8900 !!! and the best part was that I had to pay up as the shippers were due to pick the car and load it onto the container!!) I truely believe that I was 'had' by these people.
Rant over...
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02-22-2009, 12:34 PM
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