clinchy993

So a sunny day, I thought I know I will fix the non working number plate lights as they have been like that for ages as I forgot to connect the plug to the main lights wiring


Off with the rear PU first as I also needed to find an occasional rattle that turned out to be the middle exhaust box straps had worked loose also the engine mounts look shot so they have to go and the cam cover seals are weaping

So a 30 min job looks like it will be a nice little project for the coming 2 weeks
Off with all the exhaust system up to the cat to manifold
2 x engine mounts 993 C4
4 x Cat exhaust bolts
1 x Exhaust clamp bolt
2x Cam cover seals

Carry on under arch clean up + cavity wax
Repaint the exsisting PU bars the one's I did not replace
Repaint those cam covers Black









These cars are such fun to work on :grin:

clinchy993

Day 2 I got through all the work except driving the car

A brief run down of what it took to get to the cam covers

Pu off , I also removed the alloy rear bumper bar

Remove the Cat converter on N/S and Final Silencer on O/S

I was lucky all the fixings were in good shape including the tin-wear

Then remove the silver heat protection pads and you are faced with the cam covers ,Mine were very tatty I would love to have replaced them but hey ho

11 x M10 nuts for the cam covers and I used a chunk of wood the tap the covers until they came loose pull out old seals

A good clean up was next and start the refit WARNING be very careful on re tightening the cam covers ,go gently from the middle out

I did them just over hand tight and went around them again and nipped them up again





















Next the engine mounts :grin:

clinchy993

993 C4 engine mounts were next on the list while PU was off

Tools needed

19mm long socket and a big long bar for the large nut at the bottom of the mount and a 13mm socket for the 4 bolts inside the engine compartment

Support the engine under the crank case with a trolly jack and a block of wood and undo the 19mm nut first

Do one side at a time ,next undo the 2 x 13mm bolts and silde out the engine mount , make sure you use the tabs when you put the bolts back in







You can see the wear marks where the mounts had dropped so much on the rubber skirt :thumb:

Makmov

Your mount (engine beam) is bent...

clinchy993

??

Makmov

The ear on the beam is bent.

PChar

clinchy nice little project. Did you order the kit for the chain cover or just the cover seal? The kit comes with all the nuts and the small rubber rings that goes behind each nuts. Those are also source of leakage. The kit also comes with the oil feed small gasket and o-rings for the bridge. The whole thing took me 1.5 hours to do. Then again my engine was already out of the car.

Great tread, keep on trucking,...

BTW I really ike the KW V#, I just put a set on mine. What is your setting for street?

Good luck

clinchy993

I beg to differ they are as straight dye, the camera angle might make it look curved

Remember the car is on axle stands and the engine on a trolly jack and the engine mounts dropped into place without having to be forced in any way, I have done all 3 of my aircooled cars mounts so I think I would know if it was bent



Hey what do I know LOL

clinchy993

Cheers Pchar They are dry at the moment ,if the engine has to come out they will be on the to do list

GMS

Spark plugs and valve clearance check/adjust at the same time?

PChar

Clinchy my bad, I confuse cam cover with chain cover,.....

Vandit

Looking good.

I'm coming off doing these things and a bunch of other stuff. I'm just now getting the car back together. Hopefully it'll be back on the road this weekend.

The end on the carrier does look bent just a bit, likely from where you loosened the nut on the old mounts. Probably not a big deal.

Here's the opposite end, w/ the Rennline brace welded in. The brace welds onto side of the carrier that faces the engine.

Makmov

clinchy993

Get real LOL

Makmov

Pretty common to see them bent.

We will see how funny it is when it breaks, which they do when pushed.

Not my issue I guess.