Q – My 1968 912 is running hot. My mechanic suggested that the oil cooler is clogged since I live on a dirt road and for quite a while, the engine compartment gasket wasn’t doing it’s job. I believe him but wow is it expensive to take it all apart. I guess I should be…
Q – My 1991 Carrera AC no longer blows cold air and I wonder about converting it to the newer R-134 Freon. I had it charged three years ago and it worked pretty good for a couple years What do you recommend? Mike A – Before you take that step, it should be diagnosed. One…
Q – My 2005 Carrera started running poorly on the freeway. I was cruising at about 80 when the car began running rough and the check engine light went on. When I got off on the next ramp it died and would not restart. I had it towed to the dealer and they charged $7,000…
Q – The air bag light on my 99 Boxster is on and the code that was extracted from the computer is #43 which indicates a failed seat belt buckle. I can still fasten my seat belt. So I have two questions: 1) What makes the buckle go bad and 2) Do my air bags…
Q – My 993 has a soft brake pedal. If I push it down and hold it, it slowly sinks half way down. The odd thing is that when I stored it in the fall, the brakes felt fine! I took it to a shop that diagnosed it as a failed master cylinder. I had…
Q – My Boxster had been slowly losing coolant for a couple months and every once and a while, I just added a cup or so but now it went down over the weekend and I couldn’t see where it was going. I took it in to a local shop and they told me it…
Q – I just fired up my 1985 944 and noticed the odor of fuel and it started kind of rough. When I opened the hood, I saw wetness around one of the injectors. Do the injectors just suddenly start leaking? – Ted A – Well Ted, I have just begun to see this on…
Q – When I got my 930 Turbo out of storage I found the steering wheel very loose and wobbly. Oddly, it felt tight when I stored it. What happened over the winter? – LM A – I am betting that the plastic insert in the steering column bearing has disintegrated. I see this many…
Q – I am thinking of buying a 944 Turbo and I want to know what to expect. The car was kept up very well by the previous owner but he took it to DE so I am concerned about what it will take to get it roadworthy and trackworthy. The car has about 100,000…
Q – I have a 1989 Carrera and the leather seats are faded. The leather looks nice otherwise. I have been told that dyeing is an option but that it’s not something that I should try on my own. I priced out a set of hides for simply recovering them and Wow! Are they expensive! …