HEEELP! 996 turbo spoiler

[montyalamain]

Hello the world, can you help. I have a 996 tubo, I have up graded the turbos and remaped. All runs well but the rear spoiler has decided to take some time off and wont rise. A dealer has told me to replace the workings at great expense. is it a common issue that anyone can help with?

there appears to be a little fluid leaking from the near side ram.

Any help would be great.

[markmullen]

Give my colleague Mick Johnson a call on 0844 7000 997 option 4, he should be able to advise.

[tim2100]

good lurking! 27 months

[Harris_I]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Keep up at the back.

(Also see the earlier thread referenced in the link).

[montyalamain]

Thanks for the contact i will make a call later.

Thanks for the thread, I will make more effort to keep up at the back (sounds like my old school report).

[Nobby Diesel]

Montalamain,
let me know how you get on...........similar problem here.
I haven't built up the courage to do the DIY rebuild yet!

[Appyarry]

Had similar problems, bought a secondhand kit on ebay for £125 and all is now good Noticed there were rear spoilers for sale on there again last week with the rams etc for £350, might be worth keeping a look out.

[montyalamain]

Buying on ebay sounds like a good idea, 350 quid even better. can you remember what you searched under?

I assume you bought X2 rams plus any other bits, wiring etc.

[CraigW]

mine's doing same, going into opc under warranty next week.

[montyalamain]

Ok, I am making some headway, thanks to you guys ..... The nearside ram is leaking, I am guessing that it is a fixed unit and that a short term fix is no good, So I need to aquire one ram. under the cover there is a reservoir that holds the fluid/lub.(its almost empty and the spoiler is in the down position). I am guessing that this is some kind of mineral lub.

Anyone know what lub this or what/where to obtain it????

For someone who has no idea about the workings of these things, I am enjoying finding out how this all works. I will either get it right, or totaly balls it up and end up spending twice as much (its the journey that counts right).

[montyalamain]

Hay Tim2100, I have just been told what a lurker is. Sorry. I have been with pistonheads all this time as I had a 993 turbo that I sold using pistonheads some time ago (Wish I never sold it, black on cream in 100% condition, if I remember rightly I sold it for £36k, and when I watched to roll down the road with its new owner I realised how attached I was to it. (Its only a car for crying out loud)!

Anyway, this is the first time I have used any kind of forum and its been great, only wish I could offer people the help that they are giving me.

Have a good day.

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montyalamain said:

Ok, I am making some headway, thanks to you guys ..... The nearside ram is leaking, I am guessing that it is a fixed unit and that a short term fix is no good, So I need to aquire one ram. under the cover there is a reservoir that holds the fluid/lub.(its almost empty and the spoiler is in the down position). I am guessing that this is some kind of mineral lub.

Anyone know what lub this or what/where to obtain it????

For someone who has no idea about the workings of these things, I am enjoying finding out how this all works. I will either get it right, or totaly balls it up and end up spending twice as much (its the journey that counts right).

It is PENTOSIN CHF 11S

[Nobby Diesel]

Pretty sure you can get it from BMW amoungst others.
34 - Pentosin CHF 11 S
Part Number: 83 29 0 429 576
Quantity: 1L
£8.26 exc. VAT, £9.70 inc. VAT
Price as of late 2009.

[montyalamain]

Thanks nobby..

[Appyarry]

Hi,
Sorry for delay, Just searched 996 turbo spoiler

this finishes in 5 days at £20 at the mo
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/porsche-996-turbo-spoiler-/2...

or type in 230473501442 into the search

Good luck

[montyalamain]

again, thank you.