951 Resurrection - after 7 years of storage

[Meine44]

Hardline PS clamp is 10 x 15 clamp pn 99951111602
I think any 15mm diameter clamp would work, but hope that helps. I order nuts, bolts and clamps from Belmetric.com , they have p clamps there too. I think you need an m6 mounting hole.

Yes, that is helpful, thank you! I will add this to the list of items to source from the local hardware store.

Sometimes I get stuck searching the PET parts catalog and forget that I have the ability to remove small parts like this and bring them into a brick-and-mortar store for comparing

[Tom]

Also, I would appreciate any help identifying two small pieces that I need to replace:

-The clip that holds the rear interior trim piece to the body of the car. Two are broken and one is missing. This clip holds the interior trim / leather side panel to the inside of the trunk.

-There is a hard-line clamp near the oil pressure sender that has disintegrated - the rubber is thrashed.

You can get those cushion clamps at a local hardware store, or amazon, though the ones Porsche sells are higher quality by a country mile (thicker rubber, thicker metal)... That panel clips are available, but you may need to re-secure them in the panels (JB Weld, etc.)... I 'think' your picture shows this style...

[Meine44]

Also, I would appreciate any help identifying two small pieces that I need to replace:

-The clip that holds the rear interior trim piece to the body of the car. Two are broken and one is missing. This clip holds the interior trim / leather side panel to the inside of the trunk.

-There is a hard-line clamp near the oil pressure sender that has disintegrated - the rubber is thrashed.

You can get those cushion clamps at a local hardware store, or amazon, though the ones Porsche sells are higher quality by a country mile (thicker rubber, thicker metal)... That panel clips are available, but you may need to re-secure them in the panels (JB Weld, etc.)... I 'think' your picture shows this style...

Tom, I think you are right! PET shows 27 of P/N 823-867-299 are used in the car. Interestingly they are only shown for the interior door panel but there is a good chance that is the part I am looking for.

Thank you!

[Meine44]

Some progress on the car this weekend, but not as much as planned:

+Sunroof worm gear cable is installed
+Sunroof gears and sunroof guides are greased and prepped for installation.
+Coolant is drained and re-filled with distilled water for flushing once the engine is started next.
+Rear timing belt cover *finally* removed. Kind of a pain that coolant must be drained to remove the electric fans to remove this piece, but this was necessary anyway to inspect the water pump and gasket.

Misses this weekend:

-Alternator voltage regulator not installed (waiting on air duct gasket and air duct components.
~Sunroof system not completed.

New items:

~One (1) of the bolts that secures the front timing belt cover into the rear had a failed threaded insert. I had to cut the bolt to remove the covers; the threaded insert in the rear cover was loose and just spinning.
Going to repair with a heat-set thread insert per Tom in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=4&p=42096#p42096

Thanks Tom!


~I have found a source of overheating! The air duct for the oil cooler is f*... uh, mangled beyond saving.
Based on the cutting tool witness marks that travel up into the fog light area, it appears that this air duct was cut at one point in order to access the fog light hardware from the rear. I wish I could remember which shop replaced the fog light when I bought the car in 2010 that also sated "the Euro fog light is cheaper, want us to install one of those, it won't match the other one." In my ignorance I approved of this replacement but should have inspected their work after the fact. This one is on me for being young and ignorant. What a hack job.

I might attempt to wire the euro driving light and see how it goes, then convert the other side to Euro so they match...

[Tom]

Since that part is cracked, I might be inclined to fill the whole thing with jb weld and drop the insert in before it hardens...

[Meine44]

Since that part is cracked, I might be inclined to fill the whole thing with jb weld and drop the insert in before it hardens...

To clarify, do you mean JB weld instead of heating the threaded insert?

I do have a plastic welder, but that usually works better with hard plastics. I'm not confident the plastic welder would take well to this softer type of plastic.

There is one other threaded insert that is split like this one but hasn't failed yet. That one will get JB weld / plastic weld treatment as well.

[Tom]

Since that part is cracked, I might be inclined to fill the whole thing with jb weld and drop the insert in before it hardens...

To clarify, do you mean JB weld instead of heating the threaded insert?

I do have a plastic welder, but that usually works better with hard plastics. I'm not confident the plastic welder would take well to this softer type of plastic.

There is one other threaded insert that is split like this one but hasn't failed yet. That one will get JB weld / plastic weld treatment as well.

Yeah, since it is split, I don't think the insert will be secure if you just try to melt it in. I've had luck rebuilding similar tabs with jb weld and those brass inserts. Just the 24 hour version for sure though...

[Meine44]

Since that part is cracked, I might be inclined to fill the whole thing with jb weld and drop the insert in before it hardens...

To clarify, do you mean JB weld instead of heating the threaded insert?

I do have a plastic welder, but that usually works better with hard plastics. I'm not confident the plastic welder would take well to this softer type of plastic.

There is one other threaded insert that is split like this one but hasn't failed yet. That one will get JB weld / plastic weld treatment as well.

Yeah, since it is split, I don't think the insert will be secure if you just try to melt it in. I've had luck rebuilding similar tabs with jb weld and those brass inserts. Just the 24 hour version for sure though...

I should have some J-B Weld Original left over from a recent sunroof repair.

There was a threaded insert in the center sunroof tab that looks like it was held in with Gorilla Glue at one point that had failed. The threaded insert had split from the boss on the sunroof; completely pulled out. Repaired with J-B Weld and seems to be holding up OK.