Oil Lines and Side Skirts

I posted a few weeks ago that I'd swapped out an oil line I found to be woefully sub-par (read: ready to pour hot oil all over my passenger rear wheel at any second). That repair had the added bonus of fixing an oil leak I've had ever since putting synthetic in last year. It was dropping a quart about every 700-800 miles, so not bad, but making things all oogy all over the back of my car, garage and the cars behind me (discovered that gem after my lovely wife followed me home one afternoon and I had to clean it all off the car I'd just cleaned that morning).

This left me deciding to rectify a POGE (Previous Owner Grand Engineering) "fix". My oil lines have so far been affixed to the car by super technical nylon fastening devices (otherwise known as Zip Ties). While this has proven to be functional for [at least] several thousand miles it's ugly, bobo and certainly not as Dr. Porsche ever intended one of his glorious creations to be seen wearing. I ordered the proper winged holders that are supposed to be there and also mounted the side skirts and rubber trim. (one of these days I'll get enough done that painting those still primered pieces become a priority).

Maybe now my fellow Southerners will stop assuming those pretty circles in front of the rear wheels are where the exhaust comes out. (I can't tell you how many time's I've been asked that)

Raising the next generation of the obsessed

Lesson #5,283

Don't ever replace (1) set of wheel bearings

.....she's not howling anymore at 75mph after doing the other side :)

Yeah Baby! Heated winter driving!!!

I still have some adjustments and work to do to this little project but I'm happy to report there little puffs of warm air coming out around my knees. I do live in way South Alabama where admittedly we don't have much of a cold problem but there were plenty of days last winter where just a tiny bit of warmth to cut the chill or defog the windshield would have been appreciated.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/595880-poormans-heat-exchanger.html I give all credit for this idea to that Pelicanite who exhibited his own setup using headers like mine with just the same goal. It's simple and not particularly pretty but sometimes the best ideas are :)

Come on cold weather.

It's a wonder these old things keep going down the road

I discovered this a few weeks ago while trying to isolate an annoying little leak. Call it a lack of attention or blissful ignorance that I've tinkered with this thing for a year and a half without noticing it, and it wasn't even moist but after I found it, coupled with my leak being at one end of the line it was time for a shiny new one.

Not nearly as much oil poured out as I thought would and the swap was easy. I did find my thermostat end was a tad "buggered" making me think that's the leak source and still needing to find a final solution. Oddly it came "buggered" as I've [obviously] not touched that line in my ownership but wasn't leaking till I made the mistake of running synthetic oil through about 6 months ago.

New line, including a proper Porsche part that holds the oil lines instead of a big washer and zip ties. One of these days I'll make a post exhibiting all the "creative solutions" found so far, but I'm hesitant to exhibit those as I feel like they speak as much about my lack of pre-inspection as their poor stewardship.