What did you do to your 996TT today?
#3811
Three Wheelin'
Any connections with the major airline based in Atlanta? Lots of employees live in the Peachtree City area.
My best friend lives in Fayetteville. He also has a farm down in Roberta that I like to visit. Nice country down that way. Not many curvy roads, but not much traffic either (off the Interstate and south of Peachtree City).
My best friend lives in Fayetteville. He also has a farm down in Roberta that I like to visit. Nice country down that way. Not many curvy roads, but not much traffic either (off the Interstate and south of Peachtree City).
No airline connections- family was in medical field before they retired in late 90s and I moved down to Florida after graduating high school.
#3812
Pre-tune maintenance- oil, 02 sensors, plugs, fuel filter and a leakdown followed by a cobb protune.. need more fuel!
Last edited by oldturd; 03-15-2018 at 12:26 PM.
#3813
You speak the truth, I had my ‘01 TT at the dealership for its first major svc about two years ago w/ around 22-23k miles. The following day I received a call from the svc manager letting me know the car was ready and that I got very lucky because all the plugs were original and one in particular required a good amount of work to get out. The amount of time is a big factor!
#3815
Rennlist Member
Window fix 101:
Took some slack out of my window regulator cable... Did the bicycle cable barrel adjuster trick and seems to be working like new. Quite simply just a slotted bicycle brake style cable adjuster that I slipped over the cable and threaded into the existing cable stop to make the cable tension a bit tighter and adjustable.
Window worked pretty well before, all microswitches good, no bad noises, but the front of the window just didn't drop quite as much or as quickly as it should when you lifted the inside or outside door handle.
Yup, could have put in a brand new regulator, but I've heard the aftermarket regulators can have the cable tension problem right out of the box and the factory regulator is $350 or so, and really everything looks in great shape on the regulator other than the slack cable, so we will see how well this works, perhaps it will work as well and last as long as at least an aftermarket regulator...
Took some slack out of my window regulator cable... Did the bicycle cable barrel adjuster trick and seems to be working like new. Quite simply just a slotted bicycle brake style cable adjuster that I slipped over the cable and threaded into the existing cable stop to make the cable tension a bit tighter and adjustable.
Window worked pretty well before, all microswitches good, no bad noises, but the front of the window just didn't drop quite as much or as quickly as it should when you lifted the inside or outside door handle.
Yup, could have put in a brand new regulator, but I've heard the aftermarket regulators can have the cable tension problem right out of the box and the factory regulator is $350 or so, and really everything looks in great shape on the regulator other than the slack cable, so we will see how well this works, perhaps it will work as well and last as long as at least an aftermarket regulator...
Last edited by pfbz; 10-27-2019 at 04:59 PM.
#3816
Three Wheelin'
Window fix 101:
Took some slack out of my window regulator cable... Did the bicycle cable barrel adjuster trick and seems to be working like new. Quite simply just a slotted bicycle brake style cable adjuster that I slipped over the cable and threaded into the existing cable stop to make the cable tension a bit tighter and adjustable.
Took some slack out of my window regulator cable... Did the bicycle cable barrel adjuster trick and seems to be working like new. Quite simply just a slotted bicycle brake style cable adjuster that I slipped over the cable and threaded into the existing cable stop to make the cable tension a bit tighter and adjustable.
Good to know, very smart fix, thanks for sharing!!!!
#3817
Rennlist Member
Part of me felt like I should just put in a completely new regulator, but I wouldn't replace a motor that just needed new brushes, so fix vs. replace it is...
#3818
RL Community Team
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#3820
Former Vendor
#3821
Rennlist Member
Wow... Those are NASTY! In addition to all the fouling, the electrodes wear is impressive... Stock tune? No misfires?
For comparison, this is what the plugs looked like (vs new) at my last plug change. I believe they had about 30K on them.
For comparison, this is what the plugs looked like (vs new) at my last plug change. I believe they had about 30K on them.
#3823
RL Community Team
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Wow, how could those plugs look like that and not be mis-firing?
#3824
Three Wheelin'
Window fix 101:
Took some slack out of my window regulator cable... Did the bicycle cable barrel adjuster trick and seems to be working like new. Quite simply just a slotted bicycle brake style cable adjuster that I slipped over the cable and threaded into the existing cable stop to make the cable tension a bit tighter and adjustable.
Window worked pretty well before, all microswitches good, no bad noises, but the front of the window just didn't drop quite as much or as quickly as it should when you lifted the inside or outside door handle.
Yup, could have put in a brand new regulator, but I've heard the aftermarket regulators can have the cable tension problem right out of the box and the factory regulator is $350 or so, and really everything looks in great shape on the regulator other than the slack cable, so we will see how well this works, perhaps it will work as well and last as long as at least an aftermarket regulator...
Took some slack out of my window regulator cable... Did the bicycle cable barrel adjuster trick and seems to be working like new. Quite simply just a slotted bicycle brake style cable adjuster that I slipped over the cable and threaded into the existing cable stop to make the cable tension a bit tighter and adjustable.
Window worked pretty well before, all microswitches good, no bad noises, but the front of the window just didn't drop quite as much or as quickly as it should when you lifted the inside or outside door handle.
Yup, could have put in a brand new regulator, but I've heard the aftermarket regulators can have the cable tension problem right out of the box and the factory regulator is $350 or so, and really everything looks in great shape on the regulator other than the slack cable, so we will see how well this works, perhaps it will work as well and last as long as at least an aftermarket regulator...
#3825
Rennlist Member
Just to be clear, not my idea!
I found a few other threads describing similar fixes and just adapted it a bit more. I think the first mention of it I saw was a thread over on the 986forum board by user 'Dave S' and some other discussion on the renntech forum.
So far it is working flawlessly and completely resolved my 'front of the window isn't dropping quite enough when I pull the handle' problem. Of note is that I went to a couple of different bike shops and the repair guys dug through some spare parts to find the adjuster. I actually ended up bringing three different ones home of slightly different diameters. The smallest one is the one that threaded nearly perfectly into the existing green cable stop.
Another picture of it routed back on the pulley, with a cable tie added just in case...
I found a few other threads describing similar fixes and just adapted it a bit more. I think the first mention of it I saw was a thread over on the 986forum board by user 'Dave S' and some other discussion on the renntech forum.
So far it is working flawlessly and completely resolved my 'front of the window isn't dropping quite enough when I pull the handle' problem. Of note is that I went to a couple of different bike shops and the repair guys dug through some spare parts to find the adjuster. I actually ended up bringing three different ones home of slightly different diameters. The smallest one is the one that threaded nearly perfectly into the existing green cable stop.
Another picture of it routed back on the pulley, with a cable tie added just in case...