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- Fri May 31, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: V8 Diesel Cayenne - Would this be a "wise" buy ??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 162
Re: V8 Diesel Cayenne - Would this be a "wise" buy ??
Great cars but try and buy a pre add blue car must haves are air suspension 21”alloys pan roof and the better full leather sport seat pack loads of power and more economical than a v6 👍👍 Interesting - Others have said (and I would have tended to agree) - get smaller rims ... and have better tyre ch...
- Thu May 30, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: V8 Diesel Cayenne - Would this be a "wise" buy ??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 162
Re: V8 Diesel Cayenne - Would this be a "wise" buy ??
yes ... but was it a diesel or THE diesel ??anglophone1 wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 5:03 pm Majordad had a diesel Cayenne- hopefully he'll pop up soon.
- Thu May 30, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: V8 Diesel Cayenne - Would this be a "wise" buy ??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 162
V8 Diesel Cayenne - Would this be a "wise" buy ??
The thought of a vehicle with approx 850 NM of torque , is starting to appeal to me .............. Does anyone here have direct practical experience of these things (or should I wise up ?). I would clearly be buying used - and planning to service it myself (and would probably have to spend £20 - 25K...
- Mon May 27, 2024 7:31 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?
- Replies: 8035
- Views: 949710
Re: What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?
Stopped the turn signal hosting moving in my 356. Initially I thought the bolts were too long so I shortened them but no. I cleaned out the inside and regreased then put some tape on the column. Hosting now solid. Just need to get the horn working now but can't get the pusher off https://uploads.ta...
- Fri May 17, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
- Replies: 8
- Views: 410
Re: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
OK - Issue found , sorted and mot redone ! Faulty wiring (too many Birthdays) on the Rear ABS sensor - so that was both sensors and both bits of wiring on the same side (front and rear) ! What are the odds of that ?. Problem coming and going by jacking up the front - was "caused" by the fa...
- Fri May 17, 2024 3:16 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
- Replies: 8
- Views: 410
Re: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
An ABS fault can be triggered (and stored) if tyre pressures are uneven - a tyre with lower pressure is smaller in diameter than another with the correct pressure, so the wheel turns more often over a given distance. This tricks the ABS monitoring system into believing one wheel is a locking-up, or...
- Thu May 16, 2024 11:02 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
- Replies: 8
- Views: 410
Re: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
Thanks for the response - I'll copy and send on to owner (BIL) and see what that brings. We don't have a tool that will talk to the car , so that makes things awkward. The fact that light clears with sensor not in hub , makes me shy away from bearing / ring related issues. WIP
cheers
Alan
cheers
Alan
- Thu May 16, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
- Replies: 8
- Views: 410
Re: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
Not sure I fully understand you. I am NOT sure what the fault code is at the "fail" point. The abs warning light simply comes on . Car is not moving - therefore it can only be sensing wiring or whatever it picks up at a standstill. The wire going to a front sensor was "iffy" - wh...
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:38 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
- Replies: 8
- Views: 410
Quandry / Query - NOT Porsche related ... need abs help
This one has me "confused". Car : circa 2006 Skoda Fabia - 100k miles ABS warning light comes on (inital stationary check) . (Long story in middle here - which involves diagnostics , new wiring , new sensor , etc etc). Jack up the car - (JUST-ie nothing else !) , recheck ... light goes out...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: Member's Porsche Gallery
- Topic: 928
- Replies: 37
- Views: 121892
Re: 928
Yip - 25mpg with sensible use ... that can go up to high twenties on a longer run. Then there's the "opposite"..... For Rally use (calculating range - eg fuel needed for a loop of stages) , I used 25 mpg for road sections , and 5 mpg for hard use .... that was 5 !! I reckoned possibly clos...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: KS's hillclimbing odyssey
- Replies: 391
- Views: 31660
Re: KS's hillclimbing odyssey
Agreed that high CR can equal higher HP, but it also leads to higher combustion temperatures, which in a VW motor is a problem. I've built 'a few' VW motors over the years, for road, rallycross, rallying and drag racing and for a road engine, around 9-9.5:1 is a sweet spot. If the car was trailered...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: KS's hillclimbing odyssey
- Replies: 391
- Views: 31660
Re: KS's hillclimbing odyssey
They certainly do .............. and even better with an increased CR !
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: KS's hillclimbing odyssey
- Replies: 391
- Views: 31660
Re: KS's hillclimbing odyssey
I would consider 9.3 LOW...ish ... even for a road engine. Higher CR = Higher power ... simple as that. Could go 10.25 - 10.5 with little consequence , apart from more power.neilbardsley wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:40 am Keith isn't a compression ratio of 9.3 still quite modest on a race engine?
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- Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: Porsche Restoration Threads
- Topic: 1969 911t project
- Replies: 16
- Views: 36518
Re: 1969 911t project
I hope you replaced the one rotten inner sill that I could see (appears you managed to save one ?)
- Sat Nov 18, 2023 7:28 pm
- Forum: Classic Porsche General Chat
- Topic: Towing with DSG VW auto?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16462
Re: Towing with DSG VW auto?
Come on now ... if getting an F type , at least make it a V8 !!!