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Hi John, good to see New Zealand is on positive track with respect to Covid and you are allowed to have gatherings. Canada is not dealing with the second wave very well and so gatherings are a long way off.
Hi John, good to see New Zealand is on positive track with respect to Covid and you are allowed to have gatherings. Canada is not dealing with the second wave very well and so gatherings are a long way off.
Be safe.
We have been through two lockdowns. Being an isolated country with no land borders and a fairly sparse population plus a simple political structure helps. Right now, there is no community transfer in the country so apart from masks on public transport we are essentially free. However if we travel overseas it’s two weeks in a hotel on arrival so it’s a gilded cage. First world problems. I hope the vaccine breaks the back of this pandemic and everyone can go back to some form of normality.
One moment you are enjoying no Covid restrictions at a classic car show (my 987.2 Spyder on display) the next there is community spread and we’re back in lockdown.
While I can work from home through a lockdown, I need something to keep me busy in my downtime so I have brought forward my engine and transmission drop, to sort the very heavy clutch. To keep me motivated i recorded the car at idle. It’s funny how the video sounds so mechanical compared to what I hear with my ears.
3. I drained the oil from the case drain and thermostat drain as I want to change the oil this time. If you are not changing the oil then just drain at the thermostat. As a tip, if your lift arm interferes with the thermostat drain it may pay to drain it before you lift the car.
4. I put new crush washers on the bolts, refitted them and torqued them to 37 ft/lb (50 Nm). I could have left that to the engine refit moment but that’s how things get forgotten. Note that I used the 15mm Snap on extension on the torque wrench at 90 degrees so I didn’t impact on the torque value.
5. Note how much oil has come out. If you put the same in on refill, you won’t over fill the engine. In this case it’s just over 7 litres.
Step 7. Remove the plastic cover for the high pressure pump (C4 only) and disconnect the plug (push a small screwdriver in the gap for the wire under the plug)
Step 9 would normally be removing the heater fan but I have a bypass in so my step 9 is taking the cover off the rear fuse box cover, disconnecting the two connectors and pushing the grommet out of the bottom of the box.
Step 10 is removing the coil covers and disconnecting the coil wires. The cover has a simple clip holding it together. Force that open wide and the cover should come off. Then hold the head of the connector and carefully wriggle it while pulling up. Don’t pull on the wire.
Step 11 is removing the plugs and hoses from the carrier on the left side of the engine. Take a pic before you do it as some people mix up the Green and White one on refitting and have a no start situation. The only difficult hose is the fuel return. Expect it to leak fuel so have a rag ready. I held the line with a wrench and used a 19mm spanner on the connector.
12-06-2020, 04:19 PM
