Let’s Fix This Thing!
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- We’ve diagnosed our problems in the last video so today is all about FIXING my fabulous Porsche Boxster 986! So let’s make a start together and see what we can do! I have no idea what I can do, honestly. I am a mechanical Luddite but I have determination and I reckon I can learn a thing or two as I go! I am pretty certain that fixing something mechanical must be logical so it’s just a question of persistence and learning the tricks of the trade! Send me your advice. I need it!
00:00 Introduction
01:45 Fixing the heater on Porsche Boxster 986 or Porsche 911 996
14:36 Replacing the cigar lighter on Porsche Boxster 986 or Porsche 911 996
19:01 Error Code 4340 / Brake light switch replacement on Porsche Boxster 986 or Porsche 911 996
20:44 Replacing hood / frunk struts on Porsche Boxster 986 or Porsche 911 996
22:12 Car seat leather repair!
23:02 Full deep clean!
28:09 What’s next on my Porsche Boxster 986?
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Thanks Jay. I also fished and blew out my foam years ago. We never have extreme cold winters in Africa, so never bother any further. Still enjoy my 98 986 with 140k miles tremendously. Bullet proof car. Pretty close to the best there is.
You gave some motivation for some DIY👏🏻
And 💯 on your endeavors.
I was watching Ricky Gervais' After Life last night. When you said a Gynecologist could paint a hallway through a letterbox I pictured his front door and almost spit up my coffee. Great video!
HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks!
Great stuff. Nice job, Jay!
Thanks Dag!
Great instructions for those flaps! It’s a job I need to do myself and have been putting off because my 996 is a fair weather car. But having watched this I’ll tackle it in the spring!
Thanks! I guess the whole thing took me just over an hour. Dead easy. If a moron like me can do it…🤓
Great video Jay! It's inspiring to see a wrenching newbie push up his sleeves and dig in. Looking forward to the forthcoming videos
Thanks Mark!
Excellent work Jay, really enjoyed that and thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks Phil! More to come! Stay tuned!
Really enjoying the series, thank you 😊
Thanks Lee!
Great episode indeed. A smashing journey to watch getting it ready for the summer ...
Thanks Matt!
Thanks for giving me some motivation to some my own DIY👊🏻
💯 on your endeavors!
Cheers Paul! Keep on trucking!
Love the videos Jay, your bravery is right in the sweet spot for me, somewhere between changing an air filter and even looking at a gearbox which would be terrifying. Impressed with the fault code use, maybe you could show a numpty like me how to buy the right one and use it! Please keep going!
Yes, it’s bravery! Just about paid off this time. I’ll meet my match shortly, I’m sure!
Well done Jay. Enjoying the new content working on the restoration.
Thank you, Manjit! Stay tuned! More coming!
Jay, this is good to watch and is quite motivational too. I’m really interested in watching how you deal with the seats. I have seen some really good renovations on leather, but I don’t think I would tackle that job myself. Great job with the channel Jay.
Thanks so much, Stuart! More coming soon!
Cheers Jay for another interesting upload.
Thanks John!
Another great video, thanks Jay. I have a 996 rainforest over beige, the spec on this 986 is incredible! love the tan combo looks awesome. I look forward to hearing what you do on the seats- have been contemplating the same options. I'm doing some interior refinishing myself (gear knob, e-brake handle) that have worn over 20+ years, and have found through forums and speaking with other 996 folks great success with "colorbond lpv refinisher" for trim bits and leather areas that have scratches or discoloration. Could be helpful on your 986 if you can find your natural tan, best of luck. Looking forward to the future videos!
Thanks Steven!
Jay, this is terrific! I can’t wait to solve my heater foam issue too.
Thanks so much, Michael. It took just over an hour and, as you saw, was simple! Even for a total idiot like me!
This was a very enjoyable video sir. This thing will be lovely again!!
Thanks John. Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, hopefully. One day!
Great video thanks for showing us. I love my 986 sooo much it’s such a special vehicle to drive the only car I’ve had that matches the s2000 and gives it a run for its money. Whatever u do just don’t sell this car u have a very nice example such beautiful colors inside and out. These are just going to climb in value and this is one of those cars u will wish u always had. You have the perfect amount of miles to really drive and enjoy for a long time these cars are really dependable and fairly easy to maintain. Even with the seats just the way they are it looks great. I love the videos keep up the great work
Thanks for the encouragement, Garrett!
Much appreciated content. Thanks.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
Nice job Jay 👍
Thank you, sir!
Great content as always 👍
Thank you!
Ever the inspiration Jay - I have to pull that back bumper off the C4S to get the faulty reverse sensor out so this makes me feel a bit more confident in giving that a go.
Thanks Ross! I find there are two things in life generally: get out of your own way and have a go at it and, secondly, it’s never as hard as think it is although I tight feel that way at first until you persist. That said, I’m sure there will be a level of complication which is too much for me!
Great work.
Thanks a lot. Glad you enjoyed it. More to come!
I also enjoyed the double Jay. You are funny.
Haha! Thanks again, Richard!
Love your videos and the progress you're making as a master mechanic. You build me courage to work on my Porsche. Just think, by 2035 your audience will be watching you do engine rebuilds :) .
Thanks Rob! Yes, by then hopefully the Boxster will be some way to being finished!
Jay nice to see you tackle these problems yourself and in a step by step process seats would be nice with new leather depends how far you want to take this project.
Thanks Neil. Yes, I agree! Let’s see!
Nice work!! It’s always rewarding when you complete a job by your own hands, no matter how big or small the project is. Had a good laugh at the slight catastrophe comment, seems like they happen to the best of us at times 😂
Cheers Andre! It feels good now but there is still SO much that can and probably will go wrong!
@@JAYREAD Your cheeky 😁😁, and very affective Jay “ 👍👍 Cheers 🍻 from Philadelphia.
Good job Doctor Read 😆. Steady hands mate 👍🏼
Cheers mate!
I have one of those tools on my very old Swiss Army knife. In fact I've had mine since the 1980's, so I would suggest either the Swiss are very insightful, or the tool will in fact be suitable for earlier aircooled cars 😉
Ah you have the G-model Swiss Army knife, Nick. This is definitely the Boxster knife. Very definitely.
I have a guy in Athens, Ga. He did my 1980 911 SC seats and they are PERFECT!!
I think we might be at that point here, I’m afraid.
There go go fella 👍
I suggested some time ago for you to get into some jobs, and now you can see the benefits of having done so 😁
Onto the next, good work Chap 👍
I remember you posting that! Well, here we are! Onwards!
Nice work Jay, certainly a bit of a job to do.
Thanks Pat! Happy New Year to you. Meh, not really hard to do. Satisfying when it worked, I must say!
I just replaced all 4 struts, frunk and Trunk. Working perfectly~~!
Fiddly job but not hard and makes such a difference!
Nice job and I thought you said you are not the DIY type. I've been putting off doing this job for a long time. The foam keeps coming out the vents of my 996. I could have stuffed a medium sized pillow by now. With a cab and mostly driving top down I don't use the air or heat too much anyway.
I changed my mind and thought I would just have a go! I thought it might be interesting for people to see how hard some of these things are for a novice. This job took me a little over an hour and even for a moron like me wasn’t hard!
Shop around for couple of good second hand seats that have minimal work to do. That quote for the seats seems astronomical to spend on a Boxster.
The problem is the color. Natural brown is almost impossible to find, meaning I have to reupholster somehow. I’ll keep my eyes peeled though.
@@JAYREAD that’s the issue if the colour is so rare then you’ll have to fork out to get them reupholstered and new padding in identical leather as the man quoted.
Hi Jay, well done mate... good job. If it was me I think I would spent the big dollars and get the seats repaired properly as they're on show and need to look as good as possible (even if you sell the car... as I think you are when finished) Do the brakes next, I did mine on my 911, you'll be fine. (plenty go good videos on the subject.) Cheers
Thanks for the encouragement! Will do! I agree on the leather!
Jay, another great video, I imagine these jobs take twice as long when trying to video so much appreciated! Gotta ask - what was the original design intent of the oblong holes in the heater doors if they need to be blocked to work properly?
It’s a good question! I don’t know. Works just fine now though!
Great job, and like you say whose going to see them flaps anyway! RE the seats you maybe able to pick up a couple of replacements on EBay, you would be able to get black ones if you had to change the colour.
Thank you! I think I might have a plan for the seats! Stay tuned!
Strong work Jay! I probably would have been swearing quite a bit doing this.
I edited those parts out, John! Thank you!
I am doing a 986 too. Minor works to make it as good as new. Going through the front would be a better way of repairing the missing foam on the flaps. I have oil residue from the pipework/O rings from the AOS and will be doing that when the weather improves as well as resealing the door foam
Nice, my 986 brother!
Pretty good, as ever.
Ha! Thank you!
This thumbnail is everything!!! 🥰
Thank you!
A small tip for your cleaning you can get a brush attachment that fits to your drill to aggitate the foam. Its alot less finger busting and is more effective at removing the dirt👍
Thank you!
Beautifully well done. You are brave indeed. I don't think it is a hack job at all and should last beyond our years.
Hey thanks a lot, Richard! Really glad you enjoyed a moron working on his car! Lol! Stay tuned! More coming!
Changing brake discs requires the use of a zxn (triple square) socket to remove calipers. Over here in the UK salted winter/spring roads mean there is a risk of the heads breaking off! Try the slightly tighten before lossening method any way as you have no idea when the discs were last changed if at all. Bleeding brakes don't foget to do inner and outer bleed screws. Again watch out if they're stiff to start. Found a socket rather than spanner worked well.
Biggest issue with suspension jobs is steel fixings in ally hubs and dissimmilar metal corrosion, oh and massive torque on hub nuts about 320ftlbs iirc. You'll need the geometry set up afterwards as well.
Love to see a 986 being saved.
I appreciate this advice A LOT! Thanks Colin!
Well done getting into it Jay! That colour and interior are worth spending all the extra time you're making for it. FYI - The noise levels on the music to speech were a little varied so I had to keep changing my volume. Not a big deal at all but I thought i'd let you know. From one expat to another! Take care!
Cheers Ben! Appreciate the feedback!
28:20 my friend you are not an idiot (you just talk funny 😄 (British accent)). Great job.
Lol! Yes, I get that a lot.
Jay, only halfway through the video but I'm already wondering what gadget you plugged into the cigarette lighter socket. Looks interesting. Have a link?
Sure! www.amazon.com/Nulaxy-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Hands-Free-Assistant/dp/B082YWZ77X/ref=sr_1_34?crid=28EPWONX2QRAQ&keywords=radio+bluetooth+transmitter+for+car&qid=1642963936&sprefix=Radio+blu%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-34
Nice video, very easy to follow! By the way, the sound volume varies quite a bit from scene to scene (since sometimes you're much closer to the microphone) - consider looking at the sound volume in a spectrogram just before you've finished the video and raise/lower the volume as needed to get to a more normalized volume :)
Thank you!
great video as usual! i'm thinking this is the problem i'm having as far as heat... it just doesn't get "HOT" in my car even when temps are running at 180 degrees...the air is definatly warm but NOT hot...and in the past i have had a lot of disintegrated foam come out through the vents...your opinion?
Thanks John. I’d say that’s exactly what’s happening because you described exactly what was happening with my car. My bet would be that your heater doors have no foam left on them like mine.
@@JAYREAD well i now have a project this weekend if weather can cooperate...lol
Nice work Jay! Second hand seats are cheaper to get? Change maybe all to new fresh ones...
Thank you for your support as always, Jaap!
Agree better to see if you can find at least one or preferably a pair of identical colour seats. There are lots of spare part Porsche specialists across the US so worth an investigation.
Really enjoying the series - I am doing exactly the same with a 986 Boxster myself tho not as brave as you to document on video !👍I am at the seat quandary as well because the reupholstered option is almost a 1/3 or the price of car😅Mine is a dark blue with tan leather interior and been waiting months to see if I can find seat but not luck yet! Looking forward to your next vid 👍
Thanks a lot! Let me know how it goes with your seats. I think this is going to be one of the major expense items on the car.
I think I’ve come to the decision that I want the car to look good so it’s worth getting the seats I want - the cloth insert someone mentioned was an option I’ve thought of too - I expect cost wise it will be similar tho but it might add a good deviation
@@stamford2401 I think I’m getting to the same place. We’ll see!
Great work! I would just get a better set of seats from a wrecker and sell off your old ones to recover some of the cost
Cheers!
Outstanding JOB !! I wish you would do that to mine ! I'll gladly pay you!!
Thanks Tom! Next time I’m down your way then…
OK Jay, I have an idea for the seats. The trimmer really needs to recover the seats. But here's my idea. Where the perforated leather inserts are, instead of leather, have the trimmer fit with a Tartan Plaid Blue, green, black Clothe and then leather on the outer areas. Sort of a "Throwback look to the old RS cars. Will look amazing, and probaly save you a few quid too.
Great job with the car today. Stay warm Cheers from So Cal.
Ooh that’s a good idea, Mike! I’ll look into that!
Well it’s what I have planned for my 996.2 so thought I would share
@@mikebell1961 It is much appreciated. I just have to weigh up which one I’d like more: lovely rich natural brown leather or glorious tartan!
Well I love leather too. But for me it was a based upon the “Juice being worth the squeeze”
I love the tartan and the historical significance as it relates to Porsche History. So when I looked at both options, and the costs I went with replacing the perforated leather insert with the Tartan clothe. So just my thoughts
@@mikebell1961 You make a strong case!
Cheeky “ 😁😁👍👍👍👍
Can't quite understand the grey disintegrated foam originally covering those holes would have been designed to let air circulate partially through it?
You have completely blocked the holes with the thermal tape.
Is this a correct method of fixing it?
Well, it works! Nice warm heater now!
As i understand it the foam does fully block and reroute the airflow and it is less noisey than a metal panel by itself.
@@DSC800 Helpful, thank you. I didn’t know how to answer this one!
Jay, which carpet extractor did you use?
Hey Bhinesh! It is a Bissell.
@@JAYREAD awesome thanks. You have inspired me to work on my car today. I am going to vacuum it!
Buy better seats at a Porsche scrap yard. Do you have that in the States?
How long will the taped flaps hold with dusty air passing them? I am sceptical on the fix, but wish you luck.
Sure but the color is rare. I am keeping my eyes peeled though. There is really no other way of fixing the flaps. That tape is pretty tough and sticky and now it won’t be at all hard to replace if need be.
I sure hate to see this method of fixing the blend doors... :/ I'll follow along with your series and see how far you go with it!
Thanks a lot for staying with me. Why do you hate this method? No one knows and it hasn’t weakened the car at all! Moreover, it works!
@@JAYREAD coming through the frunk and you only have to cut the top of that little pivot point cap on top of the blend doors, then you can pull the doors right out... i've also got a 986 and plan to take care of my blend doors this way. But, keep going!! love the Boxster content!
@@jdkroh Ah I see! I must say my heater is now wonderfully warm! It’s a win for an idiot like me! Thanks so much!
Re the seat, how about fitting one of these ready cut leather set ? I see some as cheap as 350$, with good reviews. Would make for some good content too, if you don't mind being a public guinea pig for the rest of us :-)
Yes, Lseat make them. That’s under consideration. I’ve asked them for a swatch to compare the color. If I have to get them recolored then it adds to the expense and we may be right back up at the $2k region if they have to be fitted too.
If something is worth doin, its worth doing right or screw it just use so tape.
That’s the strapline of this channel actually.
Used seats from a breakers yard? Thanks for the videos Jay!
Thanks Mario! The problem is the rare color. Not easy to find!
You know somewhere their is someone googling swiss army knife porsche lighter tool🤔
Lolololol! God, I hope so, don’t you?!
Slip covers would put your project in a much lower bracket. I don’t think you have much choice.
I’m not sure I understand. You mean slip covers would be the worse or better solution? 😎
If you don’t rebuild the foam and suspension, a seat kit will look okay, nut will be terribly uncomfortable. Your bottom cushions are all broken down. Terrible on the low back with long drives.
Much agreed. Needs rebuilding or I might buy a better used seat on the driver’s side.