Porsche 991 You Tube video... help...

Dottore · 01-17-2013, 09:45 AM

A few months ago someone posted a You Tube video showing the difficulty of doing basic maintenance on the new 991 Porsche. In particular there was a clip of having to remove the whole rear bumper assembly just to change the air filter (I think it was).

I've been trying to find this video - but without success.

Does anyone recall the thread in which it was posted?

Many thanks in advance.

billh1963 · billh1963's Garage

I had made a post showing pictures of the process....don't remember if there was a video or not

kaisen · 01-17-2013, 10:09 AM

Deconstructing the Porsche 991: A Rare Look Inside - YouTube

enzo1 · 01-17-2013, 10:28 AM

also for your entertainment....

rick-l · 01-17-2013, 11:16 AM

Is this something PCNA is offering to PCA? There is one of those in St Louis (Plaza Mtrs) next weekend.

Brando · Brando's Garage

These videos are making the 15k, 30k and 60k service on a 993 look like a cake walk

onewhippedpuppy · 01-17-2013, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Brando

These videos are making the 15k, 30k and 60k service on a 993 look like a cake walk

Same goes for the 996. And suddenly doing the valves on an older air cooled car doesn't look so bad.

wdfifteen · wdfifteen's Garage

Those look like throw away cars to me. I cannot imagine working on one of those when it's 20 years old, with 20 years of corrosion and other mechanics mucking it up, it would be a nightmare.

Monza_dh · Monza_dh's Garage

you have to love the $185 an hr for R/R of all that shtt!

krystar · 01-17-2013, 02:45 PM

german engineers....seriously they need to take a lesson from Toyota on these things

gtc · gtc's Garage

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Originally Posted by krystar

german engineers....seriously they need to take a lesson from Toyota on these things

lol

Ronbo · 01-17-2013, 04:06 PM

And I used to curse the airbox clips on my 3.2!

pete3799 · pete3799's Garage

Think i'll stick with my old beater.
Takes about a minute to change the air filter.

Jrboulder · 01-17-2013, 04:56 PM

I'm not about to go buy one but it really doesn't look that hard.

Jrboulder · 01-17-2013, 04:58 PM

Plus the air filter is good for 80k miles

Dottore · 01-17-2013, 07:49 PM

Thanks Eric.

That is the clip I was looking for.

Cheers, Mark

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

Wow! Thanks for posting those. I'll stick with the older models...

aigel · aigel's Garage

WTF!!!???

The air filter on the boxster is UNDER the ECU!? LOL!!!

I knew that 991 was trouble first time I saw one with the engine lid open. But I didn't imagine that body panels had to be removed for an air filter change!

"These just pop off". Sure, but in 10 years? "These just snap off".

All that popped together stuff will be garbage. What a nightmare!

I think my 993 is a keeper. Probably the last decent looking 911 one can DIY. It just went up $10k in my book.

G

fanaudical · fanaudical's Garage

Ummmm....no thanks. That's just not serviceable.

onewhippedpuppy · 01-18-2013, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jrboulder

Plus the air filter is good for 80k miles

There's no magic involved, it's a paper filter that passes air through it. The air filter on a 991 is no more good for 80,000 miles than the air filter on an '80s Carrera. Porsche may have extended the SERVICE INTERVAL on the air filter to 80,000, but that's a very different thing. I can't imagine what an air filter would look like at 80,000 miles.