Before I take the Porsche in for another smog test, some work needed to be done. I went ahead and removed the dead car battery to get it properly charged. I noticed some extra wires on the positive terminal, one with an inline fuse. I suspect they are for the radio (some evidence of an amp) and maybe alarm. When Read More …
Before I had a chance to make strides towards passing smog, an existing vacation to the east coast arrived. This can be a difficult situation for a car guy with a new toy. Will the Porsche be okay all alone for almost two weeks? Will I come back to find it had caught fire? Sometimes more extreme unrealistic concerns come Read More …
As I have mentioned before, the PPI performed by Tif’s Foreign Car Care did not catch a majority of the major issues. In an effort to let Tif’s make things right I contacted them, although it was not that simple. I sent them an email explaining all the issues I found and how these issues were not noted in the Read More …
On the next weekend I prepared the car for a smog retest. I topped off the coolant, which took a full gallon with properly venting the system at the engine block outlet. The car drove well although the fan kept cycling. The coolant temperature was not able to move above the first dash on the gage. Even if I drove Read More …
The next day after the car arrived, I decided to take it to work to smog it and get the car registered. Since I work 30 minutes away, I figured this would be enough time to get the catalytic converter up to temp. On the way to work, there was enough coolant leaking out of the heater core to get Read More …
After 6 months of searching for my first Porsche with 5 potential purchases that did not pan out, I have finally purchased a 1994 Porsche 968. With a little over 152k miles on it, it has seen its fair share or use by carfax claimed 5 owners. Now I wish I would only have praise for my new purchase, but Read More …