View Poll Results: How much mechanical work do you perform yourself on your 993?
I do EVERYTHING myself and would not let a mechanic near my car with a 10' pole
33
17.19%
I do most things on my car, but at times let others work on it for the really tough stuff
97
50.52%
I do the simple things like oil changes and tire changes, but let others handle the rest
32
16.67%
I change the light bulbs, but that is about it, someone else takes care of it
21
10.94%
I do absolutely nothing to service my car, its all done by someone else
9
4.69%
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How much to you DIY?
03-31-2011, 05:14 PM
#46
Drifting
It's having the proper tools and space with a lift issue for me. I've wrenched on a simple Landrover Series IIA in the past but haven't done much on the much more complex 993 except to do the front brakes under the tutelage of MikeJ.
03-31-2011, 06:04 PM
#47
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Doesn't everyone??? .... 
With all due respect to good mechanics, I clicked #1, as the only 'sub-contracted' work so far has been alignments: having had a parts car to strip has donated the obvious spare engine & trans - but of more immediate utility were starter, steering rack, alternator, various electronic bits, ad infinitum, as these failed on my car.
With all due respect to good mechanics, I clicked #1, as the only 'sub-contracted' work so far has been alignments: having had a parts car to strip has donated the obvious spare engine & trans - but of more immediate utility were starter, steering rack, alternator, various electronic bits, ad infinitum, as these failed on my car.
03-31-2011, 09:26 PM
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After taking my car to a local so-called pca club mechanic I am going to have to start doing my own work. I went in for a year end check up and oil change ( took them more than 5 hrs. 3hrs just to figure out changing the oil!) First, they didn't know how to check the oil ( I had to tell them) and second, they tried to tell me it is a partial dry sump. So I am slowly gathering tools and getting the nerve to start wrenching. A lift would make things so much easier.
03-31-2011, 11:30 PM
#49
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After taking my car to a local so-called pca club mechanic I am going to have to start doing my own work. I went in for a year end check up and oil change ( took them more than 5 hrs. 3hrs just to figure out changing the oil!) First, they didn't know how to check the oil ( I had to tell them) and second, they tried to tell me it is a partial dry sump. So I am slowly gathering tools and getting the nerve to start wrenching. A lift would make things so much easier.
Maybe those guys should have stuck to basket weaving. A lift isn't necessary. I've done everything so far with just a jack; upper & lower valve cover seals, spark plug change, oil & filters change, etc.
As for tools, the Maximum line of tools from Canadian Tire is very good.
04-01-2011, 03:56 AM
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Look at the bright side, if it were a non-pca club mechanic, it would have taken 10 hours. Maybe those guys should have stuck to basket weaving.
Kevin, nothing could be easier. For someone unfamiliar with this car, start by using the info on the Pcarworkshop site. If you don't have "the feel" a quality torque wrench may be a good idea.
A lift isn't necessary. I've done everything so far with just a jack; upper & lower valve cover seals, spark plug change, oil & filters change, etc.
As for tools, the Maximum line of tools from Canadian Tire is very good.
Maybe those guys should have stuck to basket weaving. Kevin, nothing could be easier. For someone unfamiliar with this car, start by using the info on the Pcarworkshop site. If you don't have "the feel" a quality torque wrench may be a good idea.
A lift isn't necessary. I've done everything so far with just a jack; upper & lower valve cover seals, spark plug change, oil & filters change, etc.
As for tools, the Maximum line of tools from Canadian Tire is very good.
04-01-2011, 10:24 AM
#52
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Well it isn't primarily for that reason. The last thing I need falling into an open engine is dirt, so I like to keep the work area clean.
04-01-2011, 11:29 AM
#54
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Wrenching for me is actually relaxing and enjoyable when I have the time to do it. Can pretty much do anything on the car besides tranny rebuild or bottom end work. Finding time is tough...and my boys are too young to help but old enough to take parts/tools run off with them...hammer the door etc..
04-05-2011, 07:11 PM
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As a young father, I find that I have no time to work on my car. That said, I do change bulbs, installed my FPB, unhooked the spoiler light module thingy after the RS tail went on, swap tires and wheels at the track, etc. At this point in my life, I have more free money than free time.
Bear in mind, this poll represents RL 993 members only and not 993 owners overall. While I expect that we have most of the world's English speaking 993 DIYers here on RL, since this poll is a "technical" forum, it has an inherent bias toward DIYers to begin with. Knowing that there are, what, more than 10,000 993s made, I assume that most of their owners don't wrench at all.
