On top of the clutch slave, suspension bushings, distributor belt, and motor mounts that others have told you about, you may want to do a little refresh of the top end, add a light weight flywheel/RS clutch and replace the 2nd gear syncro. You know, while you're in there.

 

Ginch, For plug wires i ordered the red wire set from pelican, they were around 175 $, checked all the old boots with an ohm meter, one needed replacement, the rest were good and in very good condition when i cleaned them up. The instruction with the wire kit are very good and easy to follow. I only wish they pre-numbered the wires as they are all different lengths

 

Thanks Joe! I am going to have my indy look the whole car over. The clutch feels great, which is suprising to me because my last 993 the clutch went two weeks after I purchased the car and the repair bill was astronomical (dealer)! I am going to ask him to specifically check the front control arm bushings and I will get replacements if needed. The motor mounts I had never given a second thought, I will have him check those too. What type of motor mounts do you guys recommend? I am not thinking I will be running to many track events with the car but it may see a drivers event or two...

Hey Chris,
Thanks for the info. They are supposed to let me know about the ISV cleaning tomorrow. If they do want to charge me an insane amount I will definetly have you down for some liquid courage and a DIY session.

 

So what does a Porsche dealer charge for the 60K Service? We should do a survey, I don't want to sideline this thread, but I just noticed that a shop in the UK, Charles Ivey Specialist Cars Ltd, have a set price to do the 30K service, for a 993 it costs 545.68 Pounds (where the heck is my pound key...)

It would be very good if dealers on this side of the pond would list these major service costs (publicly, like this ad in "Total 911"

So Grinch what was the cost in Calgary and was it the dealer?

Air-cooled greetings,

Bert

 

Here's my 60k tune---April of 2007. If it didnt needed changing, I changed it. Im **** about maintainence.

Only 13k put on the clock since then---3300 miles per year. I better get driving!!

TO BE DONE
(Note: * denotes parts supplied by me)
1. * Suspension upgrade:
a. 4 X Bilstein HD shocks (with 30mm extra threads)
b. 4 X ROW M030 Springs
c. Front 22mm M030 Sway Bar
d. Rear 20mm M030 Sway Bar
e. Rear Drop Links
f. Front Drop Links
g. KLA Strut brace install

2. * Change spark plug wires-Beru
3. * Change air inject check valve (SAI check valve)
4. * Change both cabin air/pollen filters
5. * Change the engine air filter
6. * Change all 12 spark plugs (yea, esp. # 12 that, I know, is a PITA)
7. * Change both distributor caps
8. * Change both distributor rotors
9. * Change fuel filter
10. * Change engine oil (I will supply 10Q Mobil 1 - 15W50)
11. * Change large oil filter
12. * Change small oil filter
13. * Change A/C compressor drive belt
14. * Change Alternator drive belt (inner)
15. * Change Alternator drive belt (outer)
16. * Change power steering belt
17. * change ignation coil wire
18. Change manual transmission fluid. REDLINE
19. Bleed/flush the clutch hydraulic system
20. Bleed the brakes
Note The brake system was completely flushed less than 7 months ago so the
(ATE super blue)
21. Please perform all the (remaining) normal checks, lubrications etc. as
specified in the
60k service interval. In particular, please re-lubricate/check tolerances of
the manual
transmission gear-shift linkages/bushings etc.
22. Remove and Clean ISV
23. Replace front hood shocks

**THE UNEXPECTED**
-belt tension indicator-bearing was froze.
-Ignition coil-shot for the most part
-Distributor rebuild

My ISV was really clogged up.

 

I was quoted $4389 from Riegel tuning (that didn't include replacing the distributor drive belt). Ouch!!

Bought most of the parts through Pelican and saved myself around $1400 (that includes going to a different indy). Bert you can pm me if you want some more info!!!

Derek

 

Might be a good time to change the upper valve covers as well. Mike

 

First off, change the belts, it's part of the 30k service, & is about the easiest part.


FWIW, plug wires are the MOST PITA thing I have done on the 993. It's hard, frustrating, & time consuming. This took longer on my 90kmi service then any other part of the service. Thank god they last over 10 years!

Part of the reason they are so expensive, is there are 14 leads. Over 2x as must as most other cars out there. They are also long. When you get them, just lift up the bag, it's HEAVY, way more then you would think plug wires should weigh.

The OEM ones come numbered, & are very high quality, the resistor connector ends are expensive, & that up's the cost. IMHO, it's worth the $$ & time to get the OEM ones.

 

I will second that, just did my plug wires last month and it was really time consuming.
Especially unscrewing the wires from the back of the fan shroud, fun stuff