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| tomh |
 Sep 6 2010, 09:47 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 322 Joined: 28-February 10 From: san jose Member No.: 11,412 Region Association: None  |
I am looking for a shop in the SanJose area to adjust the valves on my 2.0 and also sniff the exaust.
I will not go to Bonatempi's any more he tends to suck your wallet inside out. |
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| underthetire |
Sep 6 2010, 11:11 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
Drive it to Napa and have Mark do it.
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| quadracerx |
Sep 6 2010, 11:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 426 Joined: 3-July 06 From: WA Member No.: 6,366 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Dont mean to hi-jack your thread...but...how many hours should this take a typical shop? Cost?
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| kkid |
Sep 6 2010, 11:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 343 Joined: 18-December 07 From: Oakland, CA Member No.: 8,483 Region Association: Northern California |
are you sure you don't wanna DIY?
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| simonr |
Sep 6 2010, 11:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 11-July 10 From: Indianapolis Indiana Member No.: 11,925 Region Association: None |
Do it yourself!!!! you will be amazed how much you learn about your car when you get under it and start poking around LOL. what a great feeling of completion when you grab it by the nose and kick it in the butt. you will do it better than any shop will. most porsche shops in this area hate working on 914s and punish your wallet for it .
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| tomh |
Sep 6 2010, 04:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 322 Joined: 28-February 10 From: san jose Member No.: 11,412 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(simonr @ Sep 6 2010, 10:57 AM)  Do it yourself!!!! you will be amazed how much you learn about your car when you get under it and start poking around LOL. what a great feeling of completion when you grab it by the nose and kick it in the butt. you will do it better than any shop will. most porsche shops in this area hate working on 914s and punish your wallet for it . I want to have the exaust sniffed anyway so i thought i would have the valves adjusted at the same time. I am a strong believer in DO IT YOURSELF i learned that the hard way. |
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| VaccaRabite |
Sep 6 2010, 06:20 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,448 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Even if you take the car to a shop to have the exhaust sniffed, do your valves yourself. it is not the most fun bit of maintenance that you car needs, but its also not that bad, and you know they are done right and you didnot pay through the nose for it.
Zach |
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| Tom_T |
Sep 6 2010, 06:51 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California 
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When the CA approved shop does the adjustments to valves, timing/tune, EFI, etc. during the "sniff" smog check, then in CA it passes, otherwise you have to take it back & adjust & hope it passes on the ONE retest most offer. CA's smog requirements are stricter than just about anywhere else.
Tomh has the right idea in this case - rather than DIY. |
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