[dlearl476]

Thanks guys, I've been buried in my cooling system project for my Beck for a few days. That info helps a lot.

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[dlearl476]

I don't suppose anyone has a spare engine tray lying around, do they? Part number 951 504 069 00



I'm getting ready to mount a quick release oil drain valve to mine and I figured if I could get a spare cheap and trim it to fit, it would save time when I borrow my buddy's lift to install it, along with all the missing hardware I ordered from ArnnWorx. (Thanks for that tip, synchro. I'm going to get the timing belt tool kit from Bruce as well)

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[Waylander]

Only $150 brand new

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[94SilverCab]

Only $150 brand new

 

...and used ones are usually pretty crappy...

 

Jay

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[dlearl476]

Only $150 brand new

Yeah, that's three times what I'd pay in order to save a 1/2 hour cutting and trimming mine. There's one's one on eBay UK for $£49 that looks nice but the shipping would erase any bargain.


FWIW, I bragged up Gaudin Porsche in Las Vegas' online parts service back when they got me my OEM suspension bits for 20% less than anyone else could. I called to check today and their price on the tray was $142. $30-$50 less than anyone else advertised. Ed is the parts mgr. Tell him I sent you. Great guy to work with.

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[flash]

if you have to worry about the difference of $100 on a part, this may not be the car to keep.  it's not going to get better as time goes on either.

 

just sayin'

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[Waylander]

Oh so true is that, prices are going up drastically and availability is going down

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[flash]

yeah - ultimately my decision to get out of the 968 was due to the reality of having to pay somebody to work on the car.  between the soaring parts prices, diminishing availability of parts, and a lack of qualified people to work on it, it just stopped making sense for me.  i am selling the TR-4 for similar reasons.

 

i think this decision is going to be one that many owners face in the near future.  many will sell off.  some will keep it.  those that do will likely keep it regardless of cost and complication.  it will be a passion for them.

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[Ernie]

Dlearl476, slightly off topis but I'm wondering how you made out with the valve? I purchased and installed one years ago, and the dang thing leaked. I ended up putting the plug back in and just dealing with the hassle when I do an oil change.

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[dlearl476]

[quote name="flash" post="185430" timestamp="1543691794"]

if you have to worry about the difference of $100 on a part, this may not be the car to keep.  it's not going to get better as time goes on either.

 

just sayin'[/quote]

If it was a part I really needed, I'd conceded your point, but this is a total whim: getting one to trim to clear the drain valve to save myself 1/2 hour under the car. Not to mention keeping the original one original for when I do sell the car.

Dlearl476, slightly off topis but I'm wondering how you made out with the valve? I purchased and installed one years ago, and the dang thing leaked. I ended up putting the plug back in and just dealing with the hassle when I do an oil change.

I have yet to install it. I'm still waiting on the tray hardware from Arnnworx. This time of year I like to limit my time underneath the car in a cold garage. High of 33° next week!

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[dlearl476]

yeah - ultimately my decision to get out of the 968 was due to the reality of having to pay somebody to work on the car.  between the soaring parts prices, diminishing availability of parts, and a lack of qualified people to work on it, it just stopped making sense for me.  i am selling the TR-4 for similar reasons.

 

i think this decision is going to be one that many owners face in the near future.  many will sell off.  some will keep it.  those that do will likely keep it regardless of cost and complication.  it will be a passion for them.

Dude, you designed a supercharger and you're worried about finding someone else to work on your car?


Now that I'm not working for someone else, I'm actually looking forward to learning how to do the belts myself. Barring any unforeseen tragedies, that's the only major expense I see in the near future. I've already had to top, clutch, and suspension done. And I'm half-way through a belt R&R during which I did all the pulleys, water pump, and belt and vario-cam tensioners. (That's something I don't want to replace again. IIRC, MSRP was $2800).

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[flash]

lol - regarding the working on the car, i won't do belts and such.  just over it at this point.  modifications are fun.  repairs are not.

 

as for the drain valve, i presume you mean the radiator drain valve.  that may seem like a good idea on the surface, but the tray under the radiator will still cause you to spend that half hour under the car, cleaning up the fluid, unless you work out how to keep the fluid from dripping down into it.  i used a piece of aluminum as a sluice gate, but it still wasn't perfect.

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[dlearl476]

lol - regarding the working on the car, i won't do belts and such.  just over it at this point.  modifications are fun.  repairs are not.

 

as for the drain valve, i presume you mean the radiator drain valve.  that may seem like a good idea on the surface, but the tray under the radiator will still cause you to spend that half hour under the car, cleaning up the fluid, unless you work out how to keep the fluid from dripping down into it.  i used a piece of aluminum as a sluice gate, but it still wasn't perfect.

Nope. Oil drain valve. I just need to dremel out a "U" shaped area on the tray for clearance and no more pulling the tray for a stinking oil change.

http://www.oildrainvalve.net/ez-oil-drai...-20mm-1-5/

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[flash]

yup - i thought about that.  had one on a few cars.  they always dripped though.  i think the crankcase pressure was too much, due to the high rpms i ran.

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[dlearl476]

Well, I finally got around to installing the valve. So far, no drips. Took the opportunity to use the lift at the local community college to do it and install the missing hardware I bought from Arnwork. Funny thing, a bunch of rattles that Id assumed were in the dash disappeared when both the pans were nice and tight.


While I was under there I took the opportunity to wire brush and Gibbs Brand my transaxle. They were horrible rusted/ or foxes from sitting outside in just two NY winters. No driving, just sitting outside under the cover.


All fixed up.

   

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[Dottney]

Has anyone else tried these valves?

Dave

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