Q – My 928 caught fire. I pushed it out of the garage and saved the house but the car is a mess. Just before I pulled into the garage the engine started running rough and it was very down on power. I figured that I could limp it home but that was clearly a…
Q – How do you find a high speed shake driving the car around town? Do you take the car out on the freeway? Rick A – As a professional, in the interest of science, I have to drive cars faster than most folks do. I have a spot where there is a mile of…
Q – Do you test drive cars that you service? I have taken my car in for service, gotten it back, and it still had the problem that I took it in for. That is so frustrating. One time I picked my car up, drove about 3 miles and one of the rear wheels came…
Q –My 1978 928 is driving me nuts! It has been unreliable and I have really had a tough time getting someone to work on it who knows what to do. It starts then dies and it does this repeatedly. I took it to a local mechanic who I trust and he is pretty good…
Q—Last month you mentioned air brush touch up but you did not tell us who can do it. –Bill A – A club member, Bill Kreager, has been doing custom painting and air brush as a hobby for many years. Now that he is retired, he is taking on more of this kind of work…
Q—My 2003 Carrera Cabrio sunvisor fell off the car while I was loading groceries into the back seat. I cannot see how it attaches or what holds it in place. –Mike A – The visor fits into the latch bracket on the header bow and to figure out what happened, you will have to remove…
Q –My 1987 Carrera Targa was running just fine and then one morning it would not start. I went on line and learned about the possibility of a failed DME relay, fuel pump relay, fuel pump, computer and so on. I ordered in some parts. I plugged in the DME relay and nothing happened. I…
Q – My midnight blue Carrera has some scratches in the right rear bumper skin that really bug me. I went to two body shops and they both wanted to repaint the whole skin at huge expense. I do not mind the expense as much as I do not want to risk devaluing the car…
Q – My 944 Turbo has a very subtle whirring sound that I hear when I change lanes and load the car from left to right. I just started to notice it. Is there any danger or should I wait until it gets worse. Ed A – I say trust your intuition. If you feel…
Q – My 2001 Boxster makes an odd whirring noise when I turn the AC on, I took it in and first thing the shop noticed was a loud idler pulley which they replaced, now they tell me that the AC compressor is the source of the noise. I am not sure I trust them…