911rox

For those guys who tend to do a fair bit of work on their own cars (brakes, suspension, oil changes etc), where do you get the spec info for torque settings etc? Do you own workshop manuals? Are there sites where this info is readily available? I would like to be able to do some of this work for myself but would like to be sure that I'm changing bolts when they need to be changed and tightening things to the right specs. Not looking to do engine overhaul, lol ... just basic maintenance that goes with tracking a car...

I'm wondering if it may be worthwhile to order a service manual or something from the dealership when I order the car? Thought maybe I could save something on its cost as I'm assuming they'd cost a fair whack and they're unlikely to budge on car? Any suggestions? How do others on this forum obtain instructions and specs other than from the forum itself???

Chris

viperbob

Most of the items needing to be torqued are suspension items. I generally just use a CupCar manual for torque specs.

tomburdge

I work part time at a Porsche dealership and to my knowledge all the tech information the dealer gets is through the web via the Porsche site(not accessible by you or I)
Surely no after market manuals like there was once upon a time with the older models. Bentley publishers might have a disk you can buy,but I'm not sure.
You might ask an independent shop how they get their info.
Tom B.

viperbob

A lot of us Independent shops use Alldata type applications for this. Or as i stated for many simple torque specs I use the Cup manual.

911rox

Thanks fellas, are these alldata type applications and cup manuals readily available? Would I be purchasing a cup manual from Porsche or do they come from independent manual publishers? Any suggestions greatly appreciated....