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You have probably landed on this article after doing a search on OBD Fault Codes P0421 or P0431. I’m going to start out at a high level (Part 1) then take a deep dive (Part 2). The deep dive will probably make your eyes glaze over but trust me, information is power if you are … Continue reading
Previous articles in this series – Engine Assembly Notes Part 1 and Tour of Engine Sensors and Components Picking up from where I left off here, this is a continuation of the assembly notes I compiled. As discussed in the previous articles, I leaned heavily on the Jake Raby M96/97 Engine Assembly video series and, … Continue reading
OK, so it’s a bad weather day, like everywhere in the US right now, so let’s have a little discussion about bore score inspections “thru the sump”. Nothing definitive here, just my thoughts. I’ve just finished rebuilding my 2007 Cayman S M97.1 engine so this discussion is biased towards that engine design. But from what … Continue reading
As discussed in other articles, starting here, I have been rebuilding the M97 engine of my 2007 Cayman S. One reliablity upgrade that I did was to purchase a new engine wiring harness from Porsche. I did this for several reasons. It is a 5 owner car with little maintenance history. I can see that … Continue reading
One job I did recently on the 63 FHC was installation and trimming of the rear hatch. Here is how it went. The first step was to re-install the bare hatch into the body opening. It had been installed when I did the bodywork and paint but I removed it during the upholstery effort in … Continue reading
A big milestone occured this weekend. I had run out of constructive things to do with the car up on the lift so I decided to mount some tires and “land it”. That groaning noise is the lift, not the spirits of Etypes past! One reason I did this was to get an initial impression … Continue reading
I apologize if the cute title brings back PTSD for those of us that had to labor through A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens when in school. But a do have two anecdotes regarding the paint on my 1963 Jaguar FHC restoration project. Tale Number One- I had reached the point where I … Continue reading
For various reasons, it has taken me a while to get started with the re-assembly of the engine. But progress is finally happening. Previous article in this series – Machine Work DoneNext articles in this series – Tour of Engine Sensors and Components and Engine -Re-Assembly Part 2 I am going to start by saying … Continue reading
As the title implies, I did some polishing to the paint on the 63 FHC. Well, actually, I hired a guy to do the polishing. As discussed in several articles previously, the car has been painted Opalescent Golden Sand using a Glasurit Basecoat/Clearcoat system. Also as discussed, I had taken the paint through a complete … Continue reading
I apologize in advance for falling behind on updates for the engine rebuild of the 2007 Cayman S. Summer projects and travel have taken a priority. But there is some progress to report. As discussed here, I chose Slakker Racing Development (SRD) to perform the machine work on my 3.4L flat six Cayman engine. Broadly … Continue reading
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