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04-20-2006, 12:18 PM

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Are these repairable? Has anyone ever tried?

no much sense ... not easy to repair .. not a trustable solution ...

also.,

a good idea is the spare one (the new one) be installed inmediatelly and keep the used one as an spare. So you avoid early failures.

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04-20-2006, 12:32 PM

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Why not let it fail (if it ever does) THEN replace it? If you replace now then you have a suspect one as a spare, no?

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04-20-2006, 12:52 PM

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You don't have a "suspect" one as a spare, you have a "confirmed" one as a spare. Also, with a new relay, you can also see improved idling, etc.

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04-20-2006, 01:32 PM

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with a new relay, you can also see improved idling, etc.

c'mon, really? do relays get tired and deteriorate slowly over time?

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04-20-2006, 01:43 PM

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I keep my spare in an un-occupied spot in the fuse/relay box (same hole pattern, but no connectors)... there was even room to label it as such on the sticker under the lid. This saves room in that not-so-spacious glove box, and provides a slight fwd weight bias to help keep the front tires hooked up when exiting corners.

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04-20-2006, 02:05 PM

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Why not let it fail (if it ever does) THEN replace it? If you replace now then you have a suspect one as a spare, no?

because with my luck it would fail in the middle of down pouring rain at night. also, i already bought the new part so why not enjoy it?

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04-20-2006, 02:10 PM

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Come on guys & gals (sorry ceboyd), we're talking a $30 part for goodness sake! Buy two, put a new one in and keep the other new one in the glove box or door pocket. THROW THE OLD ONE AWAY!!!!!

I have even read that some lister was going to re-build one...I don't know about him but my time is worth more than the price of the part.

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04-20-2006, 02:42 PM

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yeah, we have a spare in the track tool box

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04-20-2006, 02:59 PM

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c'mon, really? do relays get tired and deteriorate slowly over time?

There are a number of cases here where people have had slow failures of their DME. I think one in particular was about 2 months ago, so it should still be somewhat easy to find with a search.

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04-20-2006, 02:59 PM

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Just order one from sunset porsche for $21.00 plus shipping.

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04-20-2006, 03:12 PM

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I bought a spare today - £18 English Pounds from our local OPC

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04-20-2006, 03:54 PM

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Mine was like $50 at a stealer in Tulsa (just before a 1,500 mile drive- I paid it!)

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04-20-2006, 05:03 PM

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What a timely thread! Drove my 993 today approx. 160 miles. Twice on the freeway at around 80mph the engine died. As I moved to the right lane, after about 15 seconds, it came back to life and was fine for an hour afterward. Sound like the DME?