I also like to live dangerously: 2006 Porsche Turbo S

[LincolnLovin]

TEKNOPUG said:

LincolnLovin said:

It should do better than that. I got 27 mpg on the trip back from Stourbridge.

Did you drive at a constant 49mph all the way? Downhill?

Mid 60s most of the way.

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I’m tempted to order some spark plugs and a set of coil packs ahead of that long trip. The coil packs tend to crack due to age so seems sensible to replace them when doing the sparks.

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Mmmm I think I need to do the same. Bonus points that the drain pan can thing leaked in the boot on the way to the tip!

I disposed of it.

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Yup I've come to the same realization, changed out the cabin filter today. Luckily I was able to repalce it without embarrassing myself!

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I need to get access to the sun roof, currently it doesn’t open. The weather has been a bit suspect to open it manually.

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Cleaned out the front drains today. Passenger side was blocked and a lot of water came out.

Also removed about 400g of mud.

I still need to do the rears but I had trouble locating them, most likely will need to remove the wheels & arch liner for better access.

I’ll probably whack a dehumidifier in there as well.

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I wasn’t kidding about the mud.

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Not yet, I’ve poked at them and they don’t feel wet underneath at least but not gone as far as to remove the carpet. My hope is that I just caught them in time.

Next on the list is a gearbox oil change, I’m on the fence about spark plugs & coil packs. I probably should get them done but there’s no codes and everything feels fine.

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Ah ok, I’ll have a crack at those over the weekend.

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Ah ok, I’ll have a crack at those over the weekend.

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TEKNOPUG said:

Those drains are the external ones. All the interior drains at the front flow into tank in front of the bulkhead. Then drain out via the ones you've cleared.

You need to pull the carpet and clear the hoses that drain into the tank. They are the ones that will flood the inside of the car if they are blocked.

Did these today, carpet & underlay bone dry thankfully.

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Less than that but still a chunk of change, it’s a rare ish car. The closest one other than that I could find was £13k (similar service history/ownership with 60k etc).

I decided to take a risk that £4k saving might cover me for inevitable breakdowns. Also preferring a well used (but maintained) car is better than one that has stood around for a while.

If it were a bog standard turbo I wouldn’t have bid that high.

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Odd issue today, I had reset the sun shade so it went the full length of the pano roof. But as as soon as I drive it retracts and then doesn’t want to do anything until I reset it again?

ION my code reader arrives tomorrow, that will be a fun first scan!

Fingers crossed not too much rears its head.

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Shiny new Xtrons head unit, it comes with the CANBUS, optical & steering wheel adapters. It’s a bit more wiring than I’d expected so I’m now on the hunt for a car audio shop in Essex to install it.

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Brief look at some codes this weekend, finally cleared the service now oil service warning which was getting really annoying!

There’s another for a CPS, but I suspect that may be a warning that the timing chain may be coming to the end of its life. I’ll give ADH a call in the morning and see when they can take a look.

I hope it’s just a sensor but at 162k it’s probably about time it gets changed. I’m not planning on selling the car for a long time so the cost doesn’t really bother me.

I’ll get them to have a look at the car overall to see if there are any other issues.

Edited by LincolnLovin on Sunday 5th November 18:34

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Yeah I got the same sort of thing, it was a little useful on the fender drains but I think it will be really useful for when I can get the sun roof open.

Googling for Porsche specialists atm:

ADH, Porsche Independent specialist, RS Automotive.

RS are local to me which is handy.

Edited by LincolnLovin on Sunday 5th November 19:11

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One of the codes was a poorly battery, so I've ordered a replacement for collection tomorrow - its a big old unit thats for sure but with winter fast approaching it makes sense to swap it out.

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Good pile! Thanks for watching the video!

I couldn’t dislodge & film at the same time but it was a case of removing the obvious debris and then (the best way to describe it is….) giving the drain a good seeing to.

Edited by LincolnLovin on Sunday 5th November 20:08

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Check out the size of my new battery! 110 AH and 956 CCA phwoar!

There was a code for electrical load that normally means the battery is on the way out. The existing one was a no name brand and a little small for the car.

It will be interesting to see what codes remain after the reset.

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£160 with a code from Halfords.