What did you do to your 991 turbo today?
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Airfilter change, suspension and tire check, spark plug change and new diffuser installation.
well i failed on spark plug and diffuser. Stock diffuser wouldnt come out. Those tabs are just insane...
Access to spark plugs are very securely blocked by many parts... i gave up.. i couldnt find any video on 991 tts spark plug job in youtube. Well i thought i did and it wasnt what i saw...sad...
by the way, im debating if i want to paint the up wing black as i just painted gt3 side skirts and diffuser black.. it has PPF on it so i am wondering if plasti dip is worth a try so i can remove the dip any time when the time comes..
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Airfilter change, suspension and tire check, spark plug change and new diffuser installation.
well i failed on spark plug and diffuser. Stock diffuser wouldnt come out. Those tabs are just insane...
Access to spark plugs are very securely blocked by many parts... i gave up.. i couldnt find any video on 991 tts spark plug job in youtube. Well i thought i did and it wasnt what i saw...sad...
by the way, im debating if i want to paint the up wing black as i just painted gt3 side skirts and diffuser black.. it has PPF on it so i am wondering if plasti dip is worth a try so i can remove the dip any time when the time comes..
well i failed on spark plug and diffuser. Stock diffuser wouldnt come out. Those tabs are just insane...
Access to spark plugs are very securely blocked by many parts... i gave up.. i couldnt find any video on 991 tts spark plug job in youtube. Well i thought i did and it wasnt what i saw...sad...
by the way, im debating if i want to paint the up wing black as i just painted gt3 side skirts and diffuser black.. it has PPF on it so i am wondering if plasti dip is worth a try so i can remove the dip any time when the time comes..
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well i failed on spark plug and diffuser. Stock diffuser wouldnt come out. Those tabs are just insane...
Access to spark plugs are very securely blocked by many parts... i gave up.. i couldnt find any video on 991 tts spark plug job in youtube. Well i thought i did and it wasnt what i saw...sad...
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When we did my spark plugs, we had to remove the I.C.'s and even then it was a challenge to get the one coil out / in on the drivers side. I took some pics of mine when we did it. Can't remember if I shot vid or not.
It can be done but you just need to remove some significant stuff to make it fairly easy to get to.
These pics show the rear drivers side coil and how it needs to be "clocked" to get it out / in. Again, we too the IC's off to make them way easier to get to.
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That one coil on the driver's side is a real beast. And the intercooler definitely needs to come off, which really isn't that big a job. We left the intercooler in place on the right side. It was a bit more work than my 997.2 C4S, but not too bad.
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Here's a vid I forgot I shot of basically the same as the pics....
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Start here: https://rennlist.com/forums/991-turb...l#post18126718
to post 4967. (And a few related relevant posts after.)
It’s not a ‘procedure’ but, interleaved with the usual, is some discussion of what you need to do for the plugs and what you will find.
What you do (remove):
- engine compartment fans
- tail lights
- rear wheel well liners
- rear wing assembly
- rear apron
- intercooler assemblies
- heat shields for coils
(no doubt some things I forgot.)
You will find:
- it sucks, but once done you see that it’s not that bad. Electric 1/4” ratchet is nice (for disassembly, never for assembly.)
- lot’s of motor oil in the right-side intake tract (from turbo section hose to engine throttle body.)
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Actually in this thread…
Start here: https://rennlist.com/forums/991-turb...l#post18126718
to post 4967. (And a few related relevant posts after.)
It’s not a ‘procedure’ but, interleaved with the usual, is some discussion of what you need to do for the plugs and what you will find.
What you do (remove):
- engine compartment fans
- tail lights
- rear wheel well liners
- rear wing assembly
- rear apron
- intercooler assemblies
- heat shields for coils
(no doubt some things I forgot.)
You will find:
- it sucks, but once done you see that it’s not that bad. Electric 1/4” ratchet is nice (for disassembly, never for assembly.)
- lot’s of motor oil in the right-side intake tract (from turbo section hose to engine throttle body.)
Start here: https://rennlist.com/forums/991-turb...l#post18126718
to post 4967. (And a few related relevant posts after.)
It’s not a ‘procedure’ but, interleaved with the usual, is some discussion of what you need to do for the plugs and what you will find.
What you do (remove):
- engine compartment fans
- tail lights
- rear wheel well liners
- rear wing assembly
- rear apron
- intercooler assemblies
- heat shields for coils
(no doubt some things I forgot.)
You will find:
- it sucks, but once done you see that it’s not that bad. Electric 1/4” ratchet is nice (for disassembly, never for assembly.)
- lot’s of motor oil in the right-side intake tract (from turbo section hose to engine throttle body.)
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If your Turbo never sees salt (e.g. you never, ever drive on salted roads and you don’t live within 20-ish miles of the ocean) then waiting for a year or three after the four-year recommended interval is fine.
If it does see salt, you need to do it at four years.
My Turbo sees no salt. CarChick’s 991S gets driven in the winter. Thus how I know the above is a good rule of thumb.
Picture of exactly that to which you refer?
If it does see salt, you need to do it at four years.
My Turbo sees no salt. CarChick’s 991S gets driven in the winter. Thus how I know the above is a good rule of thumb.
Picture of exactly that to which you refer?
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Are you referring to the little plastic covers that he removes at like the 1:03 mark???
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If your Turbo never sees salt (e.g. you never, ever drive on salted roads and you don’t live within 20-ish miles of the ocean) then waiting for a year or three after the four-year recommended interval is fine.
If it does see salt, you need to do it at four years.
My Turbo sees no salt. CarChick’s 991S gets driven in the winter. Thus how I know the above is a good rule of thumb.
Picture of exactly that to which you refer?
If it does see salt, you need to do it at four years.
My Turbo sees no salt. CarChick’s 991S gets driven in the winter. Thus how I know the above is a good rule of thumb.
Picture of exactly that to which you refer?
Here is what I was referring to:
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Have you tried dropping the wing down a bit ?