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Back to the basics, Its the little things in life... |
grayson |
Nov 26 2003, 07:09 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 9-November 03 From: Emeryville, California Member No.: 1,325 |
I just repaired my door handel mechinism. My hands are covered in red grease, and black grease. Its a simple job, but it took me an hour or so.
Thats not the point though, I've been driving my new toy to work since my daily driver (saab) cant hold a charge and my mechanic is of course on holiday. Driving the 914 more and more I realize jeez, theres a lot I need to have fixed, or looked at... First of all, new oil and filter. What is a good recommendation? There is a bottle of 10W30 already from the seller, so I'm assuming I'll stick with that. What kind of filter? I cant get to the filter without a jack I assume, since I cant find it, and my Haynes book says its around the underside. What does it mean when shifting into 2nd gear too soon makes the engine rattle? Same thing can happen in 3rd sometimes. (I'm assuming this is because something on the engine is loose) What does it mean when 1st gear almost always grinds when starting from a stand still after warming up? The only way I can avoid this it seems, is to shift into 1st before the car rev's to an idle speed. (I'm assuming this is the synchromesh dieing) Turning on the heater to full heat makes the cabin smell like its on fire! Does this mean the heater box is causing some kind electrical fire? Fan works, and pushing all the sliders to about half way doesnt heat up or cause the smell. I think thats all I got for now. ANY help would be appreciated! OH and can anyone recommend a 914 mechanic in the East Bay San Francisco area? I'm just on the other side of the Caldicott tunnel. The engine is a 74 1.8 FI but the tranny is pre-73 linkage (its a hybrid really) Again, thanks for any help at all! |
McMark |
Nov 26 2003, 07:34 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
If you want your engine to last a long time use Mobil 1 and Mann or Mahle filters. You can change the oil without a jack if the car hasn't been lowered. But you have to know where everything is. The oil filter is on the passengers side just behind the mount bar. If your filter wasn't put on by some meat-head gorilla mechanic you should be able to twist it off by hand (hard but do-able) otherwise get a spider filter wrench (the kind with three arms that open and close to accommodate different size filters.
Engine rattling (if I understand what you're describing) could be engine mounts or could be oil leaking from the rear main seal and causing the clutch to slip. If you can start from first okay, then it's not the rear main. The crunching going into first is probably a bad sychro. Start looking for another gear box. Check with EASY. You can take out the heater blower pretty easy and take it apart. It sounds like you're mechanically inclined enough to do it. Exhaust leaks can cause Carbon Monoxide to leak into the heater air stream and can be dangerous. Be careful. I know of a good 914 specialty shop in Novoto. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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