Kerplop Report post Posted April 19, 2011 A local Porsche friend of mine is always swapping help with each other. Each time he sells one and gets a new one, we help each other with our cars. Lets me use his lift and in return I help him. This time around he got a 912 and I needed to do my engine out maintenance on the 911.. But for those that haven't actually seen one out or seen one worked on I figured I'd post pictures. Here we are dropping the engine Finally rolled out and ready to be worked on. You'll note that it is pretty dirt, things look worn, things are old. It really needed to be gone though. List of things "While it is out" and "While I am down there"... - Valve adjustment - Full tuneup (cap, rotor, plugs, wires) - Oil pressure sensor - Vacuum lines (Thought i got them all, not the case) - Throttle linkage fix on transmission and top of engine - Heater box adjustment - Exhaust inspection - New clutch - New pressure plate - New throwout and pilot bearing - New mounting hardware - Clean up transmission inside and out, CAKED in grime, rocks you name it. - Swepco 201 flush on the tranny - Replace S oil line to oil tank - Sump seals - New motor/transmission mounts - Refresh all extra grounds not accessible with engine in car - PB Blast the aux air valve to make sure no crap sticks in it. - Remove the last of the A/C system that is mostly deleted. - New crankshaft seal Got everything but the throttle fixed. Waiting on the bushings since I ordered the wrong part # for it... figured that the ONE thing that has to be fixed on the list has to be fixed with engine out. Either that or remove ALL the CIS crap and then do it... better to just wait a day, get the part and do it right. Anyway on with the progress. Found out my clutch issue and why it chattered... Long story short after visual inspection we suspected that perhaps the flywheel was machined wrong. If you look close the outer ring is worn and hot spots all over it, you can still see the ORIGINAL machining marks on the inner ring, meaning the clutch was making little contact with it, hence the horrific chatter I was getting. Once I got it to a machine shop it was ground correctly and they confirmed it was indeed tapered. So someone didn't line it up true... Prettyyyyy dirty. All these AC lines are going bye bye Adjusting the valves. The nuts were good, nothing cracking. Clearances all checked out on valves and the play seemed fine. Cleaned up the engine. Replaced all parts I needed. New clutch installed. Happy flywheel Happy pressure plate Just before I put in the crankshaft seal Much more clean than before. Before. After. Anyway... Figured someone would find it interesting so I figured I'd share pics. I try to always document with pics on my maintenance windows just because it's fun to see how far a vehicle has come and perhaps any details that were missed. Just for shits and giggles... When I first got the car. Powder coating and a significant cleanup of the engine. Detailing the engine. And now I'll post pics when she's all together and back on the road. Sure felt good to go through everything and "make it right" and get the car where it needed to be. It ran fine the way it was.... but now I don't have to question it's condition. I KNOW where it is, I KNOW what needs to be done and I have NO questions where it is at now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Looks great Derek, your skills always impress me! I WISH I had the mechanical know-how to tackle some of the tasks you do. Im the type of guy that can turn a headlight replacement into an afternoon of swearing and bloody hands. Keep having fun with her! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nath4N Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Looks great Derek, your skills always impress me! I WISH I had the mechanical know-how to tackle some of the tasks you do. Im the type of guy that can turn a headlight replacement into an afternoon of swearing and bloody hands. Same here. I wish I could do stuff like that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin2772 Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Impressive work Derek. And I'm with you guys. My technical know how is almost nothing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructo Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Nice work D. Your skills and patience never cease to amaze me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentS Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Looks fantastic, I love these threads... And am also jealous of your skills! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprite Report post Posted April 20, 2011 You need to come fix my truck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assman Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Looks great Derek, your skills always impress me! I WISH I had the mechanical know-how to tackle some of the tasks you do. Im the type of guy that can turn a headlight replacement into an afternoon of swearing and bloody hands. Keep having fun with her! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilipinoStig Report post Posted April 20, 2011 Looks great Derek, your skills always impress me! I WISH I had the mechanical know-how to tackle some of the tasks you do. Im the type of guy that can turn a headlight replacement into an afternoon of swearing and bloody hands. Keep having fun with her! If I had the knowledge and inherent mechanical know-how, I would own a much older car - like an old Porsche, and daily drive that bitch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerplop Report post Posted April 21, 2011 Thanks for the compliments guys. I'm glad you guys like the pictures. Here's the 912 my buddy bought that we'll be working on here shortly. I'm truly jealous of how clean his engine is lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan-Herbie Report post Posted April 21, 2011 Nice job dude! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerplop Report post Posted April 21, 2011 Thanks Allan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradedupra Report post Posted April 24, 2011 Great work! Your car is coming along great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannibalACP82 Report post Posted May 16, 2011 Its been said but its worth repeating. Your skills are amazing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerplop Report post Posted May 16, 2011 Thanks guys, I appreciate all the kind comments I am sorry I haven't posted the pics with it back in. I'm a stickler for detail, so I'd prefer to detail the car and such first then post pics. Probably next day off or something. But thank you again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerplop Report post Posted May 20, 2011 Here is the first pics of the engine back in the car now that I've detailed the car. Just so you have a side by side... HUGE amount of space now that the A/C is gone! (This is a before photo) - Not only is it a piece of cake to do valves now on the top end, but I can actually work in crap in the engine bay, holy moly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentS Report post Posted May 20, 2011 Looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerplop Report post Posted September 13, 2011 Rather than cluttering with a bunch of threads, figured I'd add to this today. Intake manifold seals were shot, no wonder I had a vacuum leak that wouldn't trace. I tried looking all over and couldn't find it. Buddy of mine suggested the intake tube seals saying they are a common culprit. Soon as I took the loose a little on cylinder #6 I could smell gas bad. Gee... I wonder why... No more hunting idle, no stuttering, smooth powerband, happy engine all over again Wished I had done these while I had the engine out! These are a PAIN IN THE F***ING ASS TO DO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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