Anybody a Porsche Centre Technician?
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Anybody a Porsche Centre Technician?
(Or on good enough terms to ask one on my behalf.)
1 small question.
Easy cars to work on? Im talking about the modern stuff really. Say 1998 (ish) on.
Thanks for reading.
1 small question.
Easy cars to work on? Im talking about the modern stuff really. Say 1998 (ish) on.
Thanks for reading.
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Generally.
Im always interested by the fact the boot hatch is quite small, and how that impacts on maintenance. How do you change things like Spark Plugs for example. Are they as reliable as zee Germans would have you believe? Or are they riddled with obscure electrical faults?
Just a overall feel. Some marques are more tricky than others.
Im always interested by the fact the boot hatch is quite small, and how that impacts on maintenance. How do you change things like Spark Plugs for example. Are they as reliable as zee Germans would have you believe? Or are they riddled with obscure electrical faults?
Just a overall feel. Some marques are more tricky than others.
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I know Porsche owners may get upset by the comparison, but as a youngster I had some Beetle-owning friends, and they were telling me that the competition record for driving a beetle over a line, removing the engine, tools down, replacing the engine and driving it back over the line was something like 3 mins or less. Perhaps a Porsche is similar, but of course now they're water-cooled, so not so simple... ie maybe they just remove the engine and do all maintenance from there?
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I did wonder that. I considered that maybe the whole engine sub frame is "quick release" and it just drops out really quickly. But thats a lot of grief just change a set of 6 spark plugs.
If anyone reading this has got a picture of a 911 or Boxster from the underneath (like on a car lift) or being worked on. That would be great
If anyone reading this has got a picture of a 911 or Boxster from the underneath (like on a car lift) or being worked on. That would be great
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Originally Posted by rr_ww
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Im always interested by the fact the boot hatch is quite small, and how that impacts on maintenance. How do you change things like Spark Plugs for example. Are they as reliable as zee Germans would have you believe? Or are they riddled with obscure electrical faults?
Im always interested by the fact the boot hatch is quite small, and how that impacts on maintenance. How do you change things like Spark Plugs for example. Are they as reliable as zee Germans would have you believe? Or are they riddled with obscure electrical faults?
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You cant over-bore the cylinders; theyre Borasil coated. Even 'VW-derived' engines such as the 356/912 engine bear little real resemblance to a Volkswagon engine Im afraid. They look similar but the materials are all different, so they require building in a completely different manner (clearances in a VW engine were huge to allow for thermal expansion, not so in a Porsche). Im not a Porsche expert, although that description sits very loosely on a BBS.....
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