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Old 01-11-2019, 05:16 PM
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This rebuilt 996 normally needs nothing other than oil change.
I dont even have to do that anymore!
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Old 01-11-2019, 07:27 PM
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I dont even have to do that anymore!
That sucks sorry to see you go! I often wonder what my life would be like sans my 996... Most definitely less time on Rennlist haha
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Old 01-12-2019, 09:02 AM
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I was just happy to recoup some of the money it cost me. Still took a bath on it at the end of the day but I no longer loved the car and was no longer enjoying it. Quite the opposite, I was ready to drive it out into a field and torch it. What a terd that car was.
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Old 01-19-2019, 08:10 PM
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Engine back in car with new master links/clips. Thanks Charles and Jake!

Drove 70 miles. Everything is good.and disaster averted

Btw, found out the emission readiness is still all ready even after 1 month of disconnecting the battery. Nice.
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Old 01-19-2019, 08:12 PM
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I was just happy to recoup some of the money it cost me. Still took a bath on it at the end of the day but I no longer loved the car and was no longer enjoying it. Quite the opposite, I was ready to drive it out into a field and torch it. What a terd that car was.
Agree when it's not fun, there's really no reason to keep it. I'm still having a lot of fun with my 3.8 though. In fact, I seldom drive my stock 3.6 anymore since the 3.8 rebuild.
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Old 01-19-2019, 08:21 PM
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Agree when it's not fun, there's really no reason to keep it. I'm still having a lot of fun with my 3.8 though. In fact, I seldom drive my stock 3.6 anymore since the 3.8 rebuild.
The manufacturer treated these chains like a BMW, they should have never used the E clips- the Mercedes style clip that we found should have always been used. Instead of correcting them, they just discontinued them. Luckily l bought a ton of them.
Glad you got the issue resolved.
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Old 01-20-2019, 02:11 AM
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The manufacturer treated these chains like a BMW, they should have never used the E clips- the Mercedes style clip that we found should have always been used. Instead of correcting them, they just discontinued them. Luckily l bought a ton of them.
Glad you got the issue resolved.
Thanks Jake. Feeling pretty good about these Mecedes style clips. I may check them after 1k miles for extra peace of mind.
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Old 01-20-2019, 02:24 AM
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Thanks Jake. Feeling pretty good about these Mecedes style clips. I may check them after 1k miles for extra peace of mind.
They’ve been proven to 9,500 RPM
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Old 01-20-2019, 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Ahsai
Engine back in car with new master links/clips. Thanks Charles and Jake!

Drove 70 miles. Everything is good.and disaster averted

Btw, found out the emission readiness is still all ready even after 1 month of disconnecting the battery. Nice.
Good deal !!! Glad you're back going and dodged a major bullet !! Would have really sucked to had a major explosion over a .03 cent clip !!! Although I have seen similar, you would be surprised how many engine failures start with a failed 10 cent part.. "It's the little things that matter"....lol
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Originally Posted by Porschetech3
Good deal !!! Glad you're back going and dodged a major bullet !! Would have really sucked to had a major explosion over a .03 cent clip !!! Although I have seen similar, you would be surprised how many engine failures start with a failed 10 cent part.. "It's the little things that matter"....lol
Thanks! Yeah, I'm quite lucky. Would have been ironic too since the whole point of using the non-stock chains was to avoid chain failure.
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Old 01-20-2019, 01:33 PM
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I'm curious what the new Mercedes style clip looks like, if you happen to have a picture?
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Old 01-20-2019, 05:51 PM
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I'm curious what the new Mercedes style clip looks like, if you happen to have a picture?
They look like the one in post #954.
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Bringing this post back from the abyss for anyone interested in reading Ashai's rebuild, here it is.
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Old 04-18-2019, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Hardback
Bringing this post back from the abyss for anyone interested in reading Ashai's rebuild, here it is.
Wow!

I'm working on a shop manual...
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