Ethics Question, Removing ABS from a Street Boxster |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Ethics Question, Removing ABS from a Street Boxster |
Series9 |
Oct 20 2011, 07:13 PM
Post
#1
|
Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
I have a Boxster customer with a brake problem. She's had the car for 140k miles and has taken it with her to Hawaii and back.
Late in August, she experienced a very strange brake failure about 50 yards from her driveway. The pedal went to the floor. She stopped with the parking brake. Immediately after stopping, the brakes worked normally again. She took the car to her old mechanic, who replaced the master cylinder. Last week, it happened again. This time, she was going 45 and had to swerve to miss traffic. She ended up in the grass, facing the other way by the time she stopped. Once again, the brakes were back immediately and she drove home. When she returned to her mechanic, he told her the car was a liability and said he couldn't help her any more. That's when she found me. There are no fault codes stored or active for the ABS and she is now afraid of the car. She wants to keep it, though. She's a school teacher who can't afford the $4000+ bill to replace the ABS (if that were to become necessary). We have discussed bypassing the ABS hydraulically, but I told her I have ethical questions I have to ponder before doing so. I would like your opinions, please. |
carr914 |
Oct 21 2011, 07:23 PM
Post
#2
|
Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 119,124 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
All this just begs the question....Is she hot? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) |
Series9 |
Oct 22 2011, 08:32 AM
Post
#3
|
Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
That's awesome. Unfortunately, I haven't met her in person. The car was delivered via tow truck. From the seat position, she's probably not a fatty.(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) As for the code reader, I have a Durametric system, so I can see the factory codes in the ABS. There are none. I don't think this issue is parallel to the Cayman track car issue because this happens with mild braking and relatively cold rotors. 986s were never delivered without ABS. I really appreciate all the opinions here. You have all been very helpful. Here's to you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 15th June 2024 - 10:18 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |