Discussion
LennyM1984 said:
ATM said:
Decided to try it out in the Boxster first because the 996 doesn't have an MOT, oops. It was a bit late when I got round to doing this and dark obviously. I'm a sucker for putting things off till tomorrow so decided to strike while the iron is hot, whatever that means.
So battery works absolutely fine, no surprises there I guess although it's still unexpected the first time you turn the key and that tiny battery starts the car. Is this a valid test, not sure. I guess living with the battery for a while and seeing how it copes with occasional use is more Interesting.
Let's talk about the fitting or lack of fitting. I was only intending to just do a few starts to get some confidence in the battery. But then thought what the hell let's just leave it in there for a few days.
I've removed the heavy metal battery tray from beneath. I'm not sure what purpose this serves other than to hold the battery. It does have a seal beneath it which is either to prevent moisture from going through onto the electric connectors on top of the tank or to prevent petrol vapour from rising, both just guesses on my part.
Let me know if you think I need to replace it or I can live without it.
I will consider some better options for a more rigid fit. Chime in with any ideas.
What size (AH) did you end up going with? The test really will be to see how it stands up to a cold morning (CCA) or a period of not being used (this is where the AH rating will be interesting). So battery works absolutely fine, no surprises there I guess although it's still unexpected the first time you turn the key and that tiny battery starts the car. Is this a valid test, not sure. I guess living with the battery for a while and seeing how it copes with occasional use is more Interesting.
Let's talk about the fitting or lack of fitting. I was only intending to just do a few starts to get some confidence in the battery. But then thought what the hell let's just leave it in there for a few days.
I've removed the heavy metal battery tray from beneath. I'm not sure what purpose this serves other than to hold the battery. It does have a seal beneath it which is either to prevent moisture from going through onto the electric connectors on top of the tank or to prevent petrol vapour from rising, both just guesses on my part.
Let me know if you think I need to replace it or I can live without it.
I will consider some better options for a more rigid fit. Chime in with any ideas.
ATM said:
It's got a sticky clutch pedal. So if I'm changing gear higher up the rev range then the clutch pedal doesn't want to return so I have to give it a nudge with my toes.
Looks like I bought the wrong part. I bought the brake master cylinder which isn't correct. There is a separate clutch master cylinder. So I have now ordered one of those also.They’re just a bit s
t on track, more pressure on the pedal doesn’t result in slowing much more. Going to try different pads, lines, fluid and was thinking while it’s doing a complete fluid change I may as well do the master cylinder as it costs about the same as another fluid change.
Which brake master did you get? If you can’t return its not a genuine £500 Porsche one I’ll buy it from you if that helps?
t on track, more pressure on the pedal doesn’t result in slowing much more. Going to try different pads, lines, fluid and was thinking while it’s doing a complete fluid change I may as well do the master cylinder as it costs about the same as another fluid change. Which brake master did you get? If you can’t return its not a genuine £500 Porsche one I’ll buy it from you if that helps?
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