Thanks for the inside view! When did Porsche relocated the oil filter?

 

If you've got the car up in the air and a power bleeder attached to your brake fluid reservoir, it only takes a few extra minutes to bleed the brakes. Very simple procedure.

Also, I believe you're supposed to bench bleed the slave cylinder, in the same way you have to bench bleed a brake master cylinder. This makes bleeding the system after you've got the part on the car much, much easier. When you assemble this stuff dry, sometimes the air pockets inside them are very difficult to bleed out.

 

Dan,
With the 993 series, Porsche left a large oil filter at the thermostat housing (under the oil tank), and added a smaller, case-mounted, filter to serve the hydraulic lifters.


Andreas

 

Noah, I am not familiar with the term "bench bleed". I did a search on RL and did not come up with anything.

Could you please elaborate? Thank you.



Bob-

 

Hi Bob,
This link should explain what bench bleeding is:

http://www.misterfixit.com/brakbld1.htm

It's basically priming a master cylinder with fluid before installing it on the car. I'm not 100 percent certain that a 993 slave cylinder needs this, but I recall vaguely that it does.

Also, I just realized that your username refers to the David Brooks book, Bobos in Paradise. One of my favorites.

 

I'm sure most feel the same, but thank you so much for documenting this!!! I'm bookmarking for sure!

 

Thanks for the link Noah. I'll need to study it when I get a little time.

I wish my username had greater meaning but it is actually a nickname I picked up in college. My first name is Bob and my last name is Bolton. Hence "Bobo"



Bob-

 

Thanks for the positive support Marco!



Bob-

 

Got just a few items complete this afternoon. The list is getting shorter.

• adjusted speed reference sensor. this should be done with the transmission bell housing removed. Otherwise you have to fish in the feeler gage.
• torqued all transmission bolts.
• gap and install spark plugs. Installed no need to gap. I had to loosten up the engine tin on the 1-2-3 bank to make sure that the #3 plug could be threaded straight in without issue. Cross threading is my biggest fear.
• clean engine. Got some of the rear end of the engine cleaned up. Still got lots to do.
• I was hoping to get the transmission fluid changed but realized that my engine/tranny jig prevents access to the tranny drain plug. ugh! Another task I should have performed when they were separated.

Bob-

 

Thanks for email Dan. I will track down your thread.



Bob-

 

I was away for a while and 7 pages late!!

You're doing an excellent job Bob!

Congratulations! How are you feeling? Isn't it a great journey?

 

Hey JP! Thanks for checking in on me and the positive feedback. I'm feeling pretty good about things. If all goes well tonight the engine goes back in tomorrow

And yes it has been a great journey (if it goes well it will be just over 3 weeks). The support from this forum has been fantastic. There have been lots of folks looking over my shoulder and providing valuable input.


Here is the project closeout plan:

• tonight: final parts assembly and engine cleaning
• Saturday/ Re-install engine and re-connect all electrical and fluid lines
• Sunday: change transmission fluid, replace power steering fluid, replace engine oil
• Tuesday or Wednesday: Bleed hydraulic system (waiting for the power bleeder)
  
• Fire her up!
  
• Soon thereafter I will get the alignment done.

Drive the crap out of her the remainder of the summer!



Bob-

 

Been a fantastic thread Bob, glad the end is in your line of sight.

 

Seeing stuff like this sends shivers up my spine, the only SCREWDRIVER I know comes with ice in it. YIKES!!!!!!!!

 

I had a small problem with those 2 points. Easy to notice and easy to fix:
when refilling the power steering fluid, be sure the level is right. If it goes down after a while, you'll hear a strange "rakling" noise while turning hard left. This is the pump running dry. Just refill.

With the hydraulic system, if it's not correctly bled, your clutch pedal will go straight to the bottom and stay there. Just pull it back into position and bleed the system again.

well, where you live I think you still have a few week of excellent driving conditions to enjoy the job done!

Have a nice week end