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Stripped and cleaned the front XC90 CV joints, rebuilt ready for grease and OEM GKN lobro boot kit. Knocked the ABS reluctor rings off ready for shrinking new ones on. All 4x driveshafts cleaned up ready for paint.
Haldex pump removed, strainer cleaned, casing painted.
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Haldex pump and coupling painted, made a tool to torque the coupling.
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Time for an annual summary seeing as its two years to the date that I bought this 955 Cayenne for the bargain price of £500!
It's done 6k miles since it's last MOT (it's on 178k now) which included the trip to Prague earlier this year, it's also done some caravan towing and a few tent camping trips. Other than that it gets used once a week on Fridays for my commute to work just to keep it from seizing up.
Cost wise this year it needed a PCV / Evap service which was <£100 in parts and a few hours tinkering. The rear abs sensor threw a wobbler but was fixed by cleaning the bearing magnet surface and a new sensor.......however it spoilt its copybook this week when the windscreen/scuttle drain blocked up and in heavy rain overflowed into the passenger side footwell drenching the carpet. Its been a challenge to dry the carpet due to the PU foam moulding on the underside.
Otherwise it continues to be an amazingly capable car with years of life left in it.......or does it?
It's MOT expires tomorrow on the 21st Dec. Today I took it over one of my favourite moorland road for a last drive before parking it up and shoving my boot driers under the carpet.......to be (hopefully) continued next year!
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......however it spoilt its copybook this week when the windscreen/scuttle drain blocked up and in heavy rain overflowed into the passenger side footwell drenching the carpet.
Don't blame the car, that's user error 😉
Hope it dries out OK, but it may take a while, my wife's 718 got a flooded passenger carpet thanks to a blocked drain [6 months after she bought it] and it it took over a week at the dealership with the carpets out to dry it!
It's MOT expires tomorrow on the 21st Dec. Today I took it over one of my favourite moorland road for a last drive before parking it up and shoving my boot driers under the carpet.......to be (hopefully) continued next year!
…….and after a good wash and hoover last night Greta passed its MOT today!
Here’s to another year of £500 Porsche bangernomics!
and after a good wash and hoover last night Greta passed its MOT today!
I think that might have more to do with the hours of graft and pennies invested in making her a safe reliable car than the wash and Hoover. 😉
Rusty, how is it landing with the changes to VED rates?
Rusty, how is it landing with the changes to VED rates?
its band K but because it’s pre March 2006 than it’s capped at £430.
Ive just renewed the insurance, £268 fully comp for 8000miles PA.
The heated seats and steering wheel are nice in this weather!
I have a 2003 2L turbo with the same tax rate....but it's not a Porsche...it's a Saab with 53k miles on it, just run in, Mint (family owned:) but the tax:(
If you want a change I'll swap for a year 🤣
because it’s pre March 2006 than it’s capped at £430.
So the 958 is a little cheaper 👍🏻
Just renewed my insurance.... £230 🤯
The only benefit of being old I guess!
Not very exciting post but 5k oil change today in MrsRNP’s 958. Also doing the fuel filter @ 5k mile intervals rather than the 10k VAG service interval. The high pressure fuel pump is vulnerable on the 3.0tdi and if it fails it sends shrapnel through the injectors and back into the fuel tank hence keeping an eye on it every 5k. A Mann filter (OEM) is £20 so it’s a low cost to keep in front of potentially writing the car off.
With the £500 XC90 I’ve cleaned and regreased all the driveshafts/CV’s. New GKN Lobro (OEM) boots fitted.
New SKF wheel bearings x4 (Volvo started life as a subsidiary of SKF bearings)
New Lemforder front control arms
Primed the top coated with Jotun.
Another win for a member of the RNP fleet, my 22 year old Peugeot Partner/Berlingo passed its MOT today (has an advisory for a rear brake line with corrosion / covered in gloopy stuff?????)
It really is the cheapest car to own, 50+mpg, no rust, decent OEM parts are dirt cheap and it’s easy to work on. Renewed its insurance @ £260.
I might go for a ride along that bike path on my next day off.