Porsche 911 996 Advice

[TROOPER88]

Hi
I am going to have a look at this on Monday:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2908534.htm

Any thoughts?

What to look for specifically?

Cheers

[tom felty]

have you posted on the Porsche forum, you may get more advice and its nice BTW

[S3_Graham]

Make sure you start it from cold and watch for a smokey exhaust. Engines like to go bang, I'd get it inspected somewhere personally!

[Jw Vw]

Have a read of this OP.

http://www.total911.com/news/996-engine-failure-sh...

Engine failure has been mentioned on these hallowed pages many times before.

[TROOPER88]

Thanks.

Have just read that article on early 996 engines giving up....

I have heard of this before.
I will check the history well but the car has done 100k; I would have thought (hoped!) that it it was going to go it would have done so by now! (I may be very wrong....)

[markmullen]

S3_Graham said:

Make sure you start it from cold and watch for a smokey exhaust.

Most 911s smoke a little on startup from cold, a little oil seeps in due to the layout of the engine, this then immediately burns off on startup.

[Chodosh Corvette]

The rear seal is a usual area where you have problems. Get underneath the back and check that it is not damp with oil, or black in colour (noticeably different around the seal). That may be a sign that the seller has taken a rag to the underside to clear it up.

I learnt an interesting fact at JZ Machtech (Porshce guys) - if you open the front hood and pull back the carpet, there should be one continuous line of overspray (in contrasting bodywork colout) across all wings and front valance. This will prove that there has been no front end replacement parts fitted.

Also check the tyres cos they are bloody expensive, especially the rears. Good luck

[andye30m3]

Having considered 996's earlier in the year I have it checked by a recognized porsche specialists

One thing which slightly concerned by was the possibility of IMS failure, as I understand it the likelihood of this happening is increased if the engine has been over revved on the down shift and over revs are recorded on the ecu.

other than that I guess the usual condition of consumables as tyres and brakes are quite expensive, look at the condition of the rads.