These how to videos are a life saver for owners that have these

I bought some cars off COPART then started making videos after watching you as you have given me confidence to do it myself!

Best video for this repair. The air hammer to push the bushing is the key. I have friends who wasted hours trying to pound it back with a regular hammer. Even a very small air compressor will run an air hammer for 30 second shots, which is all you need.

good video!!!! I have some good advice for those who read the comments. First piece of advice: if you use the manufacture name and serial number from the alternator. along with the make and model of the car it's on. you can get the new voltage regulator and brushes to repair the existing alternator with. that is very normally what goes out on the alternator. it's under the black plastic cover on the back of the alternator. very easy to replace. and the parts are far cheaper then a new alternator on a modern car. second piece of advice for randy: some thought on building a shop. talk to a metal building/ shed sales lot. most of the time when you buy the metal building. the installation is free. food for thought when you get it off the back burners..

It is the best video you have done. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to seeing the final product.

Randy you get the "Eternal Optimist Award" of the decade! I love it! In the face of probable complete engine failure you choose to rejoice the alternator replacement. Rock on dude...rock on!!

I like how easy you make these repairs look, Left a Like n Shared videos, Have a Great day Randy

That pulley on the Amazon Alternator looks like a standard pulley where as the Porsche Alternator looks like a clutch pulley. The clutch pulley allows the alternator's heavy rotor to overrun, absorbing shock, each time the alternator cycles on and off (about 3 times per second). The result is smoother idle, no belt chirp, increased life of alternator, power steering pump, water pump, sepentine belt and automatic belt tensioner.

Awesome work like always.

Randy, I've watched your videos for about a year, I love them. This is one of my favourite cars. Keep up the great work!

Another good video really enjoyed it thank you

Keep up the great work. love watching your vids

Awesome video dude! Great job loved learning something new. Keep up the great work Randy!

You Rock Randy, Great Content

Hey randy I finally started work on my 89 supra. I bought it 10 years ago and o just have been storing it. It will be a hell of a project l. Ty for inspiring me to get my crap together 😂👍👍.

Randy, Nice job. You pay attention to these comments. Enjoyed the video on the "Alternator" Keep them coming.

Keep inspiring, love these videos. All the best.

love the spirit, and absence of fear on this video!! fingers crossed on the cheap alternator not crapping out in a couple days..

Thanks for this video, I enjoyed that, never worked on a Porsche, but u made that look like fun 😊

On belts that have a self-tensioner, slide the belt off at a non-grooved idler pulley if you can. Way easier than trying to pull it off a grooved pulley. Not only was I a mechanic for 20 years, but I stayed at a holiday inn express

Admire your relentless patience. Great videos, hooked and subscribed.

Another great video.

Good job!

Just a couple bits of advice. Be more gentle with the oil filler hose. They become brittle over time and you can snap one of the two ears off that are used to bolt the plastic piece to the engine. Also when you have disconnected the battery and reconnected it then go to start the car , turn the ignition switch on, wait for it to get done reading the oil level, turn it off and pull the key, repeat this another time, then on the third time start the car. This allows the electronics to calibrate the throttle position sensor properly.

Very excellent video Randy

You're doing great Randy!

Well done randy. U got the job done in no time!!!

Great video Randy , all the best from Ireland 😊

Right nice job i love the videos

It works!!

I love the videos where you're actually turning wrenches man. I wish you nothing but success.( in a way I guess that's kind of selfish of me) the bigger success you become the more videos I get to watch. Awesome job man

That alternator was so easy to replace I think most anyone can do it. Thanks for showing us the steps Randy, loving the video’s.

Impressive, my friend. Great video.

Great job for a great car 👍

Great job! Love these vids as it eliminates the fear of working on a 911

I love your videos #worthethumbsup,I support you!

I live in Del City I love your videos I Hate watching your copart walk arounds only because I miss all the good deals

This is a SWEET Copart find!

Successful alternator install for the winnnnnn ! Hell Yea!

Loving the 911, better to be driving it than fixing it. I would be out driving it all I could in good weather with the top-down, yes. You had the wrong bit in the air hammer, needed the flat head hammer.

Nice job

My dog started barking when you used the air chisel. Great DYI video Randy- and ALL with one hand!

I enjoid this video a lot that I got out the popcorn for it! You where at ease and relaxed the hall time,you made it look like you're Working on a corolla🏆! P.S. There's another way your subscribers can help this channel by not Skipping the commercials. If you can explain it to everybody .+it's easy! Best wishes

nice job

More good content Randy! And so much of it!

LOL, I hope by now you bought yourself a nice tripod!! Thanks for the vids!!!

Fast and simple

Oh Man I want to see more of the truck LOL!! You know I'm just teasing ya lol!!

Hello Randy. Glad to see you working on your Porsche.Hope everything turns out the best for you.Looking forward to see you driving the Porsche on an Oklahoma Freeway with your fiance.Keep up the good work.Greeting from Venezuela!!!!

I'm so glad Tom Arnold has found fun things to do....

You are amazing!

Would you be able to hold a vacuum on the coolant system if the head was cracked? I think you maybe lucky, fingers crossed for you.

Thanks Randy, good job! 😊 Joanne

I have a 2004 996 and like you said don't be afraid of them . Drive the piss out of them they love it . Best sports car you can have under 20k . If you drive one you'll be sold . Great cars .

Both 996 and 997 suffer with voltage drop on charging. Very rarely the alternator but the cable from the alternator runs to the front of the car and there is a joint on top of the gearbox and near the battery. These corrode and causes voltage drop so initial charge voltage is acceptable then drops away after a few minutes. First you really know is flat battery and you think you have a drain situation. Best route is to clean the joint posts and possible renew the cable if corroded. Good luck. First time around, I also changed the alternator and I am sure many others have done the same.

When you put the new Hoses on and get the system full pressure test it over night if it leaks down just start it. If it has a rough idle at first start in the first 3 seconds without giving it any throttle shut it down immediate pull the plugs you will see which cylinder is having trouble then diagnose from there with a compression test. You will find the problem immediately and which cylinder. I have used red dye just a little. It will not hurt the system at all. A tea spoon of it in the system will show you what is wrong. Plus you will see if the A/C is dripping or if it is Coolant. That is a Tough Motor. but remember Porsche like many Manufacturers put just a little bit of stop leak in the system just like they do when the vehicles are on the line being assembled and ran. Trade Secret LOL.. That cooling system has so many connections it is better to be safe than sorry. Anyway it will be a nice car to play with and sell.. Excellent buy. Excellent Video good content.

Good video. Have a great day.

If you want an old sports car for the weekend, cheap an easy to work on...go with a car with front engine and good supply of parts. Like a Corvette or a Mercedes SL (with coil springs convertion).

Randy is going fast for the 200k subs 👍

If not mistaken ! Putting soap into a cooling system and then boiling up the water , might just create excessive additional pressure in the water cooling system ?? The bubbles expanding might just burst a water hose or two ! I have seen some shit in my days but this is a true classic !!! I would have used some proper stuff : Wynn's Extreme Cooling System Degreaser removes oil and sludge in the cooling system of vehicles. 911 have the radiators at the front of the car , so jacking up the rear whilst draining the water , will not allow the water from the front of the car to fully drain. Remove drain plug and place car on small race type ramps to lift the front of car ;)

Should be possible to replace only the voltage regulators (including brushes) on these alternators(?). It was pretty easy on the older bosch alternators (only two screws).

keep it Randy!

Randy - Check out Wheeler Dealers season 17, episode 1. They work on a 2000 Porsche 911/996 convertible. The big problem they say with the 996 is the intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing. If it fails it can trash the engine. They were concerned with theirs and it only had 65,000 miles.

Wish I was rich as I'd make you and yours likewise. You DO NOT deserve the grief of that PORSCHE. You HAD better with the 93 Caprice/Impala - at least it was a normal car. That Por car is nice BUT! God loves you Randy. Good luck and thank you. KZfaq Rocks big time for allowing you to do what you do for US ALL. Thanks. Sonny (CT)

Man you are a good mechanic. You know what your doing, you're no Eric O. But how ever you're cool to watch aswell.

Randy I own two Porsches (a 911 and a Cayenne) and they are extremely reliable and generally easy to work on. As stated, 70% of all Porsche cars ever built are still on the road. I hope the oil contamination turns out to be residual from the original engine. Good luck!!

Great video man 👌...i think you have caught the porsche bug 😁

That’s easy try taking one off of a 2009 Buick Lucerne Super with a Northstar! That’s super fun!!

In Hoovies garage he had a problem with his cooling system and all the places the hoses slide on to are glued not welded, he had all his components taken off and sent to some place in California to be welded.

Randy you could use one of those chemical test it see if oil is getting back in to the water you know what I mean mate can’t wait to see you driving it too

MYSPACE????????!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA CRACKED ME UP

Using Shout! to clean the coolant system is fairly brilliant. I suspect you might have more problems with hose deterioration, tho. You do seem to like to ramble on, a bit.

Good job, Randy. Keep the old one. Put new brushes and regulator on it. Its cheap and simple.

now that u have most of the repairs out of the way...this would be good time to add a couple turbos underneath...It is a Poach, by the way, it needs to run and play like a proper Poach.

I stay away from Amazon for parts. I use RockAuto. Either way, another great video. Where the tires stretched on the rims or are they the proper size? Thanks Randy.

Block of wood over the end of the bolt then use power chisel?

👍I enjoy your 911 videos! I've always wanted one & I'll never be able to afford a late model 911.

With the oil in the cooling system the hoses are going to fail. So you may want to start looking into replacing all the rubber hoses for the cooling system

Now to do some body work! Lol. Good job Randy.

Just a heads up man the alternator you took off had a clutch pulley on it your replacement did not that may cause problems down the road . That clutch pulley reduces tortional vibration to your belt drive components it absorbs shock during shut off and deceleration. Just an FYI

I was thinking of getting a copart jeep. Have you ever worked on a jeep before and if so how was it?

Hey randy what is your plan for the interior like the radio I mean it's still a porsche

Loving the porsche content. Greetings from germany. I sadly dont know why we make our cars that weird and finicky.

You should get a service cart to place tools, parts, and the camera on like Eric O. Will also reduce damage to parts and tools instead of chucking them on the ground.

9:32 the Nike Air Monarchs!!!

Rare for an alternator to go bad. A voltage regulator is cheaper and once you have the alternator out it is easy ro replace the vr. On old style systems where people over tightened the belt they would ruin the alternators.

Hey Randy, you think that maybe that vacuum machine is ruining the coolant lines cause it’s collapsing the line when they are already old and brittle? Love the videos keep them coming!!!

Put spark plugs & wires on this model for my brother inlaw, whew it was a challenge! I feel your pain =) On the bolt head just smooth LIGHTLY with a sanding pad on your grinder then a light coat of black paint.

If the alternator bushings are ok .. all u needed to do was swap out the voltage regulator by a new one and kept it original :-)

What happened the future property when you going to build. Looking forward to see soon.

now it's 3 videos ...and no answer. I am not loosing it ...much - now it's days I have to wait.

My 2009 VW CC VR6 Sport alternator replacement was a lot more difficult because the car had to be placed in service position with the front bumper taken out. Porsche alternator work is a lot easier than my car’s alternator.

Do you think you think that the detergent used in the cooling system reacted with the rubber hoses? Just a thought.

Nice lawn art.

Is it possible the detergent used in the cooling system caused the hoses to swell?

Some guy had the same as with the coolant pipes blowing off on his 911 and the best thing ended up doing was welding a lug of some sort onto the pipe coming off the engine and putting jubilee clips or some sort of fixing like that as they blow off all the time it's a 911 common problem hope this helps you

"I talk too much"? You could talk the paint off of an old barn. But still good content and valuable to anyone who is worried about working on their own car, Porsche or not.

You should have tied that oil filler tube out of the way. Bungee cord. With air box out it would have been good to check condition of the air filter.

Hey there, I know this video is over two years old now but would you know what was causing the fluctuation at idle?

The Porsche was designed to be easy and fast to work on. You do have to read the instructions first as there are some unusual procedures.