Okay readers. Those of you that know me personally know that I love British television, and I also love cars. Since moving in with my new roommate Jake, he has introduced me to a little tele show form the BBC called Wheeler Dealers.
Whealer Dealers on Wikipedia
I cannot believe I had never even heard of this show before the last week or so!! This show could easily be me in either role, and the cars are TOTALLY what I would work with.
Regardless, if you have access to Velocity Network on your cable box, or have access to it over some video service: Check it out!
:)
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Porsche engine mounts
So the Porsche has some wicked driveline lash. It has had it for quite sometime and I finally decided to try replacing the engine mounts in hopes that they would help. As readers will recall I recently moved back to the Twin Cities area and am renting a room in a basement while the rest of my life gets figured out. This means I don't have access to my own garage and tools that I have been living with.
So I decided to tackle the mount replacement in the driveway using a toolbox full of tools from my work collection and the emergency jack from the Porsche.
Ultimately the engine mount replacement is rather straight forward on these cars. I did have to run back to work to grab a few extra pieces I neglected to grab the first time. I also got denied warranty at BOTH Oreilly's Auto Parts and NAPA, both on "lifetime" warranty hand tools. Craftsman and Snap-on for me from now on.
When I did finally get the old mounts out I was certainly glad that I was going through this! The old mounts appear to be very stretched out, to the tune of 1/2"+ so it is hard to say what is left of the mount internal fluids!
I also took some time to attempt to "patch" the gas tank vent line in the right front wheel well. The pipes had clearly been rubbed against the tire at some point. I wrapped them in a bit of fuel hose with some RTV smeared in. It definitely smoothed the idle out a little, though the idle is still VERY rough and a bit of a search left.
All in all I would consider this a successful day of wrenching!
So I decided to tackle the mount replacement in the driveway using a toolbox full of tools from my work collection and the emergency jack from the Porsche.Ultimately the engine mount replacement is rather straight forward on these cars. I did have to run back to work to grab a few extra pieces I neglected to grab the first time. I also got denied warranty at BOTH Oreilly's Auto Parts and NAPA, both on "lifetime" warranty hand tools. Craftsman and Snap-on for me from now on.
I also took some time to attempt to "patch" the gas tank vent line in the right front wheel well. The pipes had clearly been rubbed against the tire at some point. I wrapped them in a bit of fuel hose with some RTV smeared in. It definitely smoothed the idle out a little, though the idle is still VERY rough and a bit of a search left.
All in all I would consider this a successful day of wrenching!
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