tim_haskins
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hi guys,
Just thought I would share some info on what I have been upto to the last few days!!!
After reading an eairlier post regarding replacing the engine tinware I thought I would have a look at mine....I must be mad!
I found the the cover by the cat part no 964 106 229 03 was pretty rusty and required replacement.
The other side RHS if looking from rear of car was rusty but saveable, as per steves in a previous post.
These two bits are easy to change I found. just a few 10mm bolts holding them.
This is when I got carried away!!!
I proceded to look at the rear tin as well the part that has the tube for the heater above the rear primary silencer. Mine was not in bad shape but because I wanted to powder coat the tin it had to come out! To remove this tin was not that bad either....if all the bolts come undone..but does require that you remove the rear primary silencer and tube and the reflective panels that sit behind the exhaust in front of the timing chain covers. All in all it took about 2 hrs to get this bit out. Although I did have both the side tins out at this time.
Next on the list were the rear engine tins that go over the bellhousing.....what a nightmare. the lhs was really bad but the rhs was ok so i had to get the lhs out
I had to remove the cat bypass,heat exchangers so i could get to the screws holding it on and also to give me enough room to get the old bit out. The heat exchanger nuts came of ok ish besides the number 3 cylinder nut which did take about 1hr to undo due to the rusty nut and lack of space but I did it in the end!. Once the exhaust was of then I could easily get to the 2 allen screws holding the tin to the block and also the 2 10mm bolts by the sensors.There are 2 other screws holding the tin on top of the bell housing that were a bit more difficult to remove and required the removal of the rear blower to get to them. Once these were undone then the next thing was to undo the throttle cable from the engine and also the 2 plugs from the side of the engine green and white one and remove the sockets from the holder. This allowed me to push the grommts through the tinware and get the wire free from the tin. After a bit of a wiggle the tin finally came out...
It was in really bad shape so I have ordered a new on from porsche part 964 106 283 08 at an eye watering 167.66 + vat inc discount. I really wanted a genuine piece to give me a fighting chance it will fit 100% as it would be difficult to modify the tin to align with the holes in the engine due to not being able to see most of them.
So in conclusion it is possible to remove all the tin without removing the engine but it will take a good few hours.still waiting on the rear tin then all the parts are going to the powder coaters along with the valve covers. I have ordered all new exhaust bolts/nuts/gaskets and new stainless screws to put it all back together.
Whilst the car is in 1000 parts!! I it makes it very easy to change the plugs and do the valve clearances so that next on the list. I am also contempalating changing the clutch as with all this stuff removed it makes getting to the bolts alot easier and with my car being a C2 It is possible to do it without removing the engine. We will see!!!!
Will post a few pics later.
Tim
Just thought I would share some info on what I have been upto to the last few days!!!
After reading an eairlier post regarding replacing the engine tinware I thought I would have a look at mine....I must be mad!
I found the the cover by the cat part no 964 106 229 03 was pretty rusty and required replacement.
The other side RHS if looking from rear of car was rusty but saveable, as per steves in a previous post.
These two bits are easy to change I found. just a few 10mm bolts holding them.
This is when I got carried away!!!
I proceded to look at the rear tin as well the part that has the tube for the heater above the rear primary silencer. Mine was not in bad shape but because I wanted to powder coat the tin it had to come out! To remove this tin was not that bad either....if all the bolts come undone..but does require that you remove the rear primary silencer and tube and the reflective panels that sit behind the exhaust in front of the timing chain covers. All in all it took about 2 hrs to get this bit out. Although I did have both the side tins out at this time.
Next on the list were the rear engine tins that go over the bellhousing.....what a nightmare. the lhs was really bad but the rhs was ok so i had to get the lhs out
I had to remove the cat bypass,heat exchangers so i could get to the screws holding it on and also to give me enough room to get the old bit out. The heat exchanger nuts came of ok ish besides the number 3 cylinder nut which did take about 1hr to undo due to the rusty nut and lack of space but I did it in the end!. Once the exhaust was of then I could easily get to the 2 allen screws holding the tin to the block and also the 2 10mm bolts by the sensors.There are 2 other screws holding the tin on top of the bell housing that were a bit more difficult to remove and required the removal of the rear blower to get to them. Once these were undone then the next thing was to undo the throttle cable from the engine and also the 2 plugs from the side of the engine green and white one and remove the sockets from the holder. This allowed me to push the grommts through the tinware and get the wire free from the tin. After a bit of a wiggle the tin finally came out...
It was in really bad shape so I have ordered a new on from porsche part 964 106 283 08 at an eye watering 167.66 + vat inc discount. I really wanted a genuine piece to give me a fighting chance it will fit 100% as it would be difficult to modify the tin to align with the holes in the engine due to not being able to see most of them.
So in conclusion it is possible to remove all the tin without removing the engine but it will take a good few hours.still waiting on the rear tin then all the parts are going to the powder coaters along with the valve covers. I have ordered all new exhaust bolts/nuts/gaskets and new stainless screws to put it all back together.
Whilst the car is in 1000 parts!! I it makes it very easy to change the plugs and do the valve clearances so that next on the list. I am also contempalating changing the clutch as with all this stuff removed it makes getting to the bolts alot easier and with my car being a C2 It is possible to do it without removing the engine. We will see!!!!
Will post a few pics later.
Tim
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