ericthepilot

Hello,

I have my C2S now two weeks. Amazing car. And of course now going through the wishlist of want to, have to, etc.
What toolkits are in your guys cars for the daily drive / road trip ?
Did you create your own Drive Away Kit ? What is Absolutely necessary to leave the house with, up to nice to have things.

If this has been posted before please add the link to this, as a search did not come with a direct answer on the forum.

Thank you

Eric

Mike J

When I go for long drives, I pack a drive-away-kit, but its from tools in my tool chest. Usually an assortment of open/closed wrenches, sockets, ratchets, torque wrench, screwdrivers, some custom tools for removing the fan belt, etc. This is in addition to the additional belts and DME relay of course.

I also bought a cheap took kit which is a complete set of metric ratchets/tools that is pre-packed into a nice box, I take that along if the trip is really long.

Also a few things for fixing, like fuses, wire, jbweld...

Luckily enough, I have not had to use them yet.

Cheers,

Mike

nile13

My first 993 came from SF (4600 mile meandering trip to Boston). The second came from Cleveland (900 miles). I was smarter with my second one and brought sunscreen spray with me.

Yep, that's my drive-away kit right there. Oh, they are both cabs. You roof people would not understand

Mike J

Actually, what you take with you also depends on your mechanical skill...I need a fair amount of tools because I will attempt fairly detailed work on the road.. :-)

nile13

That's very true, Mike, I also wanted to mention that. No need to carry tools if you are not ready to use then.

NC TRACKRAT

Congratulations on your C2S! Even if you aren't a master mechanic, having the right part for someone to install can mean the difference between a minor inconvenience and a real fiasco. Spare rotor, cap, spark plugs, distributor belt, alt, fan and a/c belts, relays, fuses, tire plug/patch kit, fuel filter can all be fitted into your kit, along with spare pulley shims and 3 new bolts. Make sure you have that special "triple square" 10mm 12 pt. wrench, too.

earossi

Eric,

I do much of my own wrenching on the (8) P-cars I've owned over the years. I do not put myself in Mike's league; but, I have done things like drop engines, replace clutches, and I actually did a full rebuild on a 1971 2.2 911E motor. I have also disassembled much of my two 968's.

All of the above is not meant to be taken as a brag; but, just to say that I am fairly comfortable with the marque. Having said that, there is very, very little that can be done on a 993 while on the road. They are infinitely more complicated than my old cars. To illustrate this, when I did the rebuild on the 2.2, start to finish to get the motor and trans out of the car took me 6 hours......working alone! If you read the 993 library, you'll see that it takes an entire weekend and 2 to 3 guys to now get the motor out of one of these 993's.

So, that is the bad news. The good news is that the 993 is the last of the breed and is pretty much bullet proof. You will probably never see the type and/or frequency of repairs on a 993 that I was used to seeing on my old 911's.

So, as Mike suggested get a cheap ratchet set. I would probably go for a 1/4" drive set since they are smaller and probably cover a majority of the type of work you would be able to do on the road.

I would also carry a good pair of channel locks (say 8"), and a partial set of combo wrenches. You will find that 95% of the fasteners on these cars can be dealt with by having an 8, 10, 13, 15 and 17 mm set of combo ends. I hardly every touch anything else in a wrench. To cover that rare occassion, put a 6" crescent in your tote bag.

Finally, your tool of last resort is a ball pein hammer. Say a 10 or 12 ounce. Finally, a short and regular #2 phillips and several flat blade screwdrivers should complete your kit.

Hope that helps. Enjoy the car. I love the color!

IXLR8

The following for my 1995 993 Carrera 2...

Along with the Porsche tool kit, I now carry the following along to deal with a belt change:

• 24 mm box end wrench
• 10 mm triple square bit with appropriate wrench
• 13 mm offset box-end wrench
• quality 5 mm L hex wrench
• 0.5 mm shims for alternator pulley (964 106 268 31)
• 0.7 mm shims for alternator pulley (964 106 268 32)
• three M6 x 30 shallow-head socket head cap screws for cooling fan pulley (900 119 026 02)
• 0.5 mm shims for cooling fan pulley (964 106 517 01)
• A/C belt - 13 x 1085 (999 192 363 50)
• alternator belt - 9.5 x 760 (999 192 343 50)
• cooling fan belt - 9.5 x 776 (999 192 338 50)

I carry two shims of each size. I lube them up and stick them in a zip-lock bag. Same for the pulley bolts.

Other items: DME relay, DME fused bypass cable, assorted fuses, mechanic's gloves, large wheel bags, stubby screwdriver with bits, hand towels.

Of course, to get to the above belts, one needs to remove the A/C belt. You can cut it off or try to get to that impossible-to-get-to M8 adjuster lock-nut. Which is why I made this mod so that I could get to it.

IXLR8

If you use Snap-On Triple Square bit FTSM10E2, you'll need an 11 mm box end wrench.

If you use Snap-On Triple Square bit BLPXZNM3810, you'll need a 3/8" drive of some kind; ratchet, flex handle, T-bar.

jakfrost

Forgive my ignorance Alex, but aren't those 'Torx' bits? Where does the 'triple square' part come in...?? Is that a new type of bit?

Jim

Cactus

Don't forget the tire repair kit by Safety Seal.

IXLR8

Nope!

Yes. Think of 3 square bits each rotated by 30 degrees, all in the same space. You'd end up with 12 points...provided by a "triple square".

jakfrost

OK, so those are actually bits called 'Triple Square'...if I go to my local CT store, would they have any idea what I'm talking about? Or is this a speciality item, like only Mac or Snap-On carry it...??

earossi

If you go into the Snap On catalog you will see that the bits are referred to as "triple square". Another name you'll see for them is "cheesehead" bits. They are the same; but, both are very different from a Torx bit. I'm not certain, but I believe that will not find any Torx fasteners on anything foreign. The Torx is an American invention (but I am only guessing on who invented the thing!).

jakfrost

Well the very German BMW motorcycle that I sold to help finance the 993, the R1200RT, was ALL Torx. Practically every fastener on it...from body part bits to wheel lugs. So not sure about the restriction to North American production.

But I love the 'cheesehead' name! Reminds me of some British fasteners on my '73 Norton...no wait, those were just 'cheesy' :-).

Jim

Jim