Recommended Spare Parts

[Elliott]

Being new to the m28 game and having learned on the Porsche, what would you recommend to carry with you as spare parts in case of a breakdown? Not talking catastrophic breakdown but some of the weaker points of the car that a part can be swapped out quickly. Good example is I used to carry a spare relay or two for the Porsche just in case. And question 2 are all of the components for my car available? Are there parts that are NLA and if I see a good substitute, snag it and stash it away in case it's needed in the future? Just trying to climb the learning curve here and you guys have a heck of alot more experience than I do. TIA

[C.J.]

I think most would say a spare ecu, some relays, and a couple of fuses.

[wkohler]

On trips, I carry:

-1 spare ECU (sucks because I have to open it and swap the chip to rule it out)
-Main Relay
-Fuel Pump relays (2, and the O2 sensor heater relay can be used as a spare, too)
-Reference/Speed Sensor
-Main Fuel Pump
-Belts
-Hoses
-E30 heater hose (lots of strange bends, so you could make most anything)
-Scissors
-Alternator and Voltage Regulator
-Multimeter
-Small bits of wire and paper clips
-A bunch of ceramic-based fuses (8, 16, 25a) and a couple of blade fuses for the Aux Fan
-Distributor Cap/Rotor
-Ignition Coil
-A long, crappy screwdriver that fits in the spark plug wire boot
-A Can of DeOXIt
-Oil
-Coolant
-Lots of Towels
-Simple Green (in case I'm bored while the car doesn't work)
-Nitrile Exam Gloves - a few pair, since I'm always ripping them.

I'm considering adding clutch master and slave cylinders.