I recently bought a 2000 996, bone stock, ocean blue, gray interior with 85K on the clock. Having owned two 95 Audi S6's in the last 8 years, this was the natural progression (yup, baby seats fit in the back)

After some wrangling with the seller and a tragic incident involving the vario tensioner, I now have a brand new factory motor with all new components (plus 2 year warranty).

Apparently the PO sprayed armorall into the instrument cluster, which made its way onto the inside of the plexi glass on the volt and oil pressure gauges. I have removed the entire cluser, but am afraid to pry the half moon rings off to remove and clean the glass. Any ideas?

Thanks
Stefan

 

Congrats on the new car, please we want pics..

 

Stefan - welcome to Rennlist and COngrats on getting a nice looking P-car. Oh, wait.... there are no pics.... so I THINK it is a nice looking P-car. (hint hint)

Sorry, but I can't help with the instrument cluster question. I know that a few guys here have changed the gauge faces and will be willing to give you some hints.

Again, welcome!

 

http://boxsters.addr.com/hacks/cluster.htm

Hear you go, works the same way for the 996... Pics Please

What was the tragic incident involving the vario tensioner. How did you find out? Glad to see it all worked out

 

Thank you for the link - this should make the job easier.

As to the engine, I got a CEL which was diagnoses as the right bank tensioner (apparently not unusual for higher mileage 996s, and very expensive) . After the engine was dropped and a dozen or so other leaks and annoyances were fixed (plus clutch etc), everthing was indexed to a crank pulley that had been installed incorrectly by a prior mechanic (later discovered that the guide pin was missing)- and it grenaded the cylinder head. Long story short, new engine for price of original repair - wife still loves me.

 

Welcome.... and PICS................then I'll comment.....

 

Welcome, you wont be dissapointed. But put a hold on your savings and credit. The mod bug is crazy ridiculous.

 

Performed the speedo glass cleaning last night. Very tedious with q-tips, several ultra soft rags, and lots of clear plastic cleaner and polish. Looks much better.

I am having trouble sending pictures. Files are apparently too large.

Stefan

 

Stefan - ask and Ye shall receive. Here are my "can't miss" instructions to post a pic. These have NEVER failed to help some get pics posted, so the pressure is on you to keep my "string" alive. At the bottom of the instructions is a link to a pic resizing web site.

All words shown in BOLD indicate buttons. If you are just doing a "Quick Reply" you will have to click on Go Advanced button. Then follow the steps below:

Down below the part of the screen where you type the text and below the Submit Reply the Preview Post and Spell Check buttons, there is a Miscellaneous Options section followed by an Attach Files section.

In the Attach Files section, click on the Manage Attachments button.

You will now get a pop-up window. There are 3 buttons Browse, Upload, and Close this Window.

Click on the Browse button and now (in a new pop-up window) you can search on your PC to locate the pic you want to attach. Click on the name of the file you want and then click the Open button. Now click on the Upload button. After the file has been uploaded, you can click on Browse button and repeat the process to upload another pic or click on the Close this Window button.

After you click on the Close this Window, you will be back to the original "message" screen. Your pic file should be listed just above the Manage Attachments button.

If you are finished typing the text, you can click on the Submit Reply button and everyone will be able to see your great looking P-car!

If your pics are too large, you can resize them with MS Paint, or PhotoShop software, or you can do it online at this web site. http://www.resize2mail.com/

 

Thanks for the resizing link. Here are two pictures from when I picked up the car in December. Due to winter and the car being out of comission for 6 weeks, I have not had the chance to do a full detail. I do, however love the color. If intereseted, I can send some pics of the engine carnage

Stefan

 

Nice looking car! Thanks for sharing the pics. Yeah, we like all pics about Porsches, even engine carnage pics. Post 'em up!

 

As requested, valve carnage.

Stefan

 

Ouch!

Car looks great - Congrats!

 

That colour is grand, what causes that valve "carnage"?

 

Stefan, beautiful car in a great color. Welcome aboard. Those valves will make interesting paper weights.