Maintenance Make Over & Some Goodies

Well the 996 Aero Package gets here Saturday. Being delivered from Arizona on an enclosed trailer, I am very excited! It has 84,000 miles on her and the PPI uncovered, Front / Rear Rotors & Pads, Brake Sensors, Clutch felt like it was on its last leg, Hood Struts, Gas cap seal cracking, #6 Spark Plug tube leaking. Other than that she is very well kept. Understanding it is creeping up on high miles, i budgeted 5-7,000 in maintenance and upgrade costs right up front. Luckily i have a great connection in my local Porsche dealer to allow me to buy all parts at wholesale. I will compare the prices with Pelican / Sunset etc... to get the best deals. I also have a great connection at my local Porsche tuning company which i also receive all lines they carry at wholesale pricing I am very pumped up to get this little overhaul started. I has access to a lift pretty much on weekends only. So i plan on starting Saturday mornings, work all afternoon and on Sundays once i start this project. It is going to be fun working on my first Porsche. I have been on Renntech and already printed out some of the DIY's. I wanted to get your thoughts and some feedback on my plans. I am looking to go ahead and order all my parts come Monday once the car gets here. If anyone has experience or any suggestions please chime in. This will be my first time working on a Porsche, I plan on getting the manual to help out. However, i have a great friend who is a technician who will be helping me along. It is his shop, lift & tools. He is also looking forward to getting into the Porsche. Here it goes, My parts list and Mod List: Brakes Job: Hawk HPS Pads - Front & Rear Zimmerman Rotors - Front & Rear Goodridge stainless steel brake lines New vibrations dampeners - Front & Rear Brake pad sensors - Front & Rear. (?) Since i take care of my cars and will be following my brake pad life, is there a way to avoid using brake sensors and NOT having a CEL? Pull calipers, R&R piston and piston seals Strip them & Re-Paint them Red New Porsche caliper stickers (white), Clear coat once sticker is on caliper Flush brake system ATE Brake fluid Motor Work: Wevo semi solid motor mounts LN IMS LN IMS removal / install tool LN oil drain plug magnet AOS Water Pump & Water Pump seal LN low temp thermostat Coolant Flush Spark Plugs - who favors what? (any colder temp options?) Spark Plug Tubes ( Top and bottom O-rings ) Spark Plug Socket Connector - Is this necessary ? Drive / Serpentine Belt Oil change Oil filter Pollen filter Air filter Fuel filter Transmission OEM Dual Mass Flywheel ( I had a LWFW on my old car and i hated the noise, i just can not deal with it. Especially when i have a hot girl in the car. Sachs sport pressure plate - minus well upgrade the PP & CD Sachs sport clutch disc Throw out bearing Throw out bearing guide 997 Pivot Bushing/Sealing Ring 997 Clutch Release Lever 997 Ball Pin for Clutch Release Lever Flywheel bolts (8) Gbox 2nd gear fix - its cheap enough Transmission flush and fluid Wevo Semi Solid transmission mount Torque solutions stainless steel clutch line - ( I love this mod, had it on my old car and it really gave the clutch pedal a much better feel ) Suspension H&R Street Coil-overs - if i can swing the $$$ H&R Sway bars May look for Used GT3 Sway bars, but i honestly may only do 1 or 2 DE events a year and think the H&R bars will be fine. Not to mention i get them for a steal. Exterior OEM MK2 GT3 lip Smoked side markers Rear wiper delete plug Porsche plate bracket black Misc Front hood struts New gas cap Please let me know what you guys are thinking, any parts i left out that you think i should do while i have the transmission out? All this maintenance was planned when i purchased this car and even-though somethings may not be broken, since i have the transmission out. I am going to do the whole dam thing. Once she gets here on Saturday, pictures will be posted and i will post many pictures of the work being done discuss

damn, you're a busy boy, good on ya put a wrench in my hands and just go retarded - good luck

Congrats on your purchase! You've got quite a list! Two quick things - why would you want to run without brake sensors? They are a good thing, and I can't see a disadvantage to keeping them. Also, I wouldn't recommend trying to clear coat the calipers after the decals are applied. They will wrinkle and peel off. Good luck with the rest of it. You'll be busy!

Can't wait for the photos of the work. There is a series of you tubes from Van Svenson You Tube Link to one. He's on the forum and does not use pad sensors. It seems others on the forum remove them as well, but as he indicated Dennis likes the added protection. I'll do mine soon and keep the sensors as well. Best, M

Thanks guys. I'm pumped. Thanks for the YouTube link, I have not seen them yet. That will definitely help. Reason for thinking about removing the sensors is because they are pretty weak it seems from reading other posts. The like to come loose or break. Plus with the Hawk HPS pads I have to drill the pad to put them in. I may just go ahead and do it. However, reason I see no benefit is because I plan on DD the car. I'll be changing the oil myself every 3-5,000 miles and I always check an go over my brakes when I do so. I'll know when they will be needing replacement.

Clear coating over the caliper sticker should work very well. I have done it in the past and it comes out amazing. When I get a chance I will post some pictures of some that have been done, looks really good and helps keep the sticker from pealing off.

wow... hope you have a lift.

Yes have a lift and a huge collection of snap on tools and air tools. Not mine, my buddies but he will be giving me a helping hand with everything. Here is a picture of a caliper that the Porsche sticker has been shot with clear coat to give it that added protection

Any one try these sub frame bushing? http://www.awdmotorsports.com/product_p/ts-por-005.htm Thinking about adding this to my re-fresh

After a long wait, she is finally here. Really ****ty night, but none the less she looks REALLY GOOD! The engine bay is 100% spotless. I am very impressed with the overall condition of the car. On to the crappy iphone pictures. It is suppose to rain all week so, not until next week is when i can get proper pictures.

My mom says, i like the ambler turn signals it looks vintage. Not sure how to take that one mom, thanks though.

Oh and the carrier had a Lamborghini diabolo, Austin Martin, Shelby, not a bad line up

That bike hanging upside down is a scary sight! Congrats in the new ride! But ya, I would swap all of the yellow lights to clear, it will give it a much cleaner look!

First, worn brake pad sensors do not cause a CEL, there is a separate brake wear warning light on the dash. Second - you can avoid this a couple of ways. Easiest, IMO, is to install a new set of brake pad sensors but do not insert them into the brake pads, just zip tie them to the mounting brackets or whatever is convenient. That way they will never wear out.

Congrats on the car! I think you are pricing all fixes low unless it is all DIY. Ps....don't run the Hawks. If you plan on DE's get some track pads. If not go stock.

PJorgen thank you, that is exactly what i am going to do. Perfect Pete, Yes DIY. and best friend works for Porsche = serious discounts

One thing i noticed right off the bat was the Taco wing was making noise over bumps. Took it off, and re-tightened all the bolts, then set it to the highest setting. No more noise and it looks awesome in my book! Sorry its blurry, i am just very eager to share

Very nice!