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YOUR RESEARCHConfirmed: Porsche mechanics are gnomes.
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BTW, the whole spark plug change had one positive moment.
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The 2 easiest to change spark plugs, when you take them out, boy - take a peek inside !
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It has to be. Either that or alien octopuses.
How else can they routinely service the 996s and change the spark plugs in those cramped spaces without going berserk and whacking the car?
I recently did the whole 60k servicing on my own and boy .... boy was the spark plug routine demanding on my fingers ! The hex nuts on the spark plug caps are a PAIN !!
With now with the pain gone, all is now good !
The car definitely feels SO much better with the new sparks. Either that or the new mobile1 0W40 is kick ***.
The seat of my pants actually feels a noticeable difference (or just placebo?). The older sparks had quite some deposit on the tips - white, ash like powder. Is there something I can add to the fuel to clean them up periodically ?? I've seen stuff like that at gas stations, but don't know if they are gimmicks or we can use them on our 996s.
BTW, the whole spark plug change had one positive moment. The 2 easiest to change spark plugs, when you take them out, boy - take a peek inside ! I've never seen that much "engine insides" before. Not that its a lot, but its the most I'll probably ever see on my own ... I wouldn't have the b@ll$ to open up the engine ever !
I cannot locate the article but GUM OUT Fuel injector won a "comparison test" of the many touted fuel injector cleaners out there. I have also read many good reviews about
JECTRON
(FI cleaner) and
VENTIL SAUBER
(vallve cleaner) amongst the bimmer guys:
http://www.gprparts.com/brands/lubroMoly/
We are not gnomes. We simply have more tools and experience. Plus with each Porsche dealership comes a truck load of gnomes. I keep mine well fed and in the bottom drawer of my toolbox.
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