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YOUR RESEARCHWhat does the "proper" part look like? Good laugh awaits you !
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What does the "proper" part look like? Good laugh awaits you !
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Fill with water and wreak all sorts of havoc
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Really dumb design as it sits at the low point on the floor, so if you have a leak like that it will fill with water and wreak all sorts of havoc on your car (keys stop working, weird locking issues, etc).
What does the "proper" part look like? Good laugh awaits you !
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Leading evidence: 'Replace by' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'size of the hole' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Fill with water and wreak all sorts of havoc' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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What does the "proper" part look like? Good laugh awaits you !
Fill with water and wreak all sorts of havoc
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Really dumb design as it sits at the low point on the floor, so if you have a leak like that it will fill with water and wreak all sorts of havoc on your car (keys stop working, weird locking issues, etc).
What does the "proper" part look like? Good laugh awaits you !
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Fill with water and wreak all sorts of havoc
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Really dumb design as it sits at the low point on the floor, so if you have a leak like that it will fill with water and wreak all sorts of havoc on your car (keys stop working, weird locking issues, etc).
What does the "proper" part look like? Good laugh awaits you !
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Some good vacuuming and compressed air seems to have solved it.
So my new to me 996 had soaked front floorboards which I feel I traced back to the wiper tray drains. Some good vacuuming and compressed air seems to have solved it. Will still verify sunroof drains mind you to be safe.
Once I removed the battery I found this little gem plugging a firewall hole with a decent amount of silicone too.
Ironic that I am a plumber and own a plumbing company no?
What would the PROPER OEM part be please and who might stock it?
Many thanks
I looked though my bins from my donor car but couldnt find the grommet. There is probably a part number on it if someone has there cowl apart im sure they can take a pic of it
Looks like autoatlanta. They have good PET drawings. Pick your car then hit the "body" tab and u will find that drawing.
Although i suspect that grommet is the smaller one to the left of the brake booster. Take a measurement first y2karreras # one is probably correct since he just took it off his car.
Just pulled one out of my parts car, you can have for shipping if you want. Although looks like not terribly expensive new. part #999 702 255 40
Yes please. Very kind of you. Will be more than happy to pay shipping.
Seems that part #
999 702 255 40
has been replaced by
999 702 255 41
for some reason.
Download the Porsche PET for the 996.
https://www.porsche.com/usa/accessor...artscatalogue/
It makes it much easier to find part numbers.
Then pop the number into a parts seller and they will typically give you the updated part number.
This is so weird, I noticed a whole there on my car as well which had some glue to hold some wires and I was wondering if there is a Gromet for that. Thank you so much, this will be helpful; I ll ask tommorow if they stock it here at the dealer.
To the OP: do yourself a favor and take the time to relocate the alarm module that is under the drivers seat. Really dumb design as it sits at the low point on the floor, so if you have a leak like that it will fill with water and wreak all sorts of havoc on your car (keys stop working, weird locking issues, etc). You can remove it from the floor and just wire tie in to the base of the seat, that brings it up ~2-3 inches above the floor. Its also a good time to insect it as well, as you might already have some evidence of water there if your floorboards were wet.
Some more browsing and pulling back frunk carpet revealed this additional plug that was clearly pierced at some point by a PO.
Question is what is the best link to find this part (and others in the future) and place an order?
AutoAtlanta has the parts catalog online:
http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-p..._911_parts.php
Sadly it would seem that they do NOT show nor list the exact rubber plug that I need in their PDF explosion
Yeah sometimes they don't show it in the picture but the part number still exists in the page(s) that follow each appropriate diagram. Unfortunately that doesn't help you much when you're not exactly sure what you're looking for. Reading the PET properly takes patience and experience, and sometimes luck. But it is a valuable skill for any Porsche owner who does their own maintenance.
Thanks again for the heads up. I will look some more.
If anyone has a donor car with that exact plug I will happily pay shipping as well as some extra $$$ for your time.
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