996 Turbo?

[Crimp a Length]

Right guys, maybe a boring thread which has been done but here we go:
i know a lot of you fellow PH's run and have a vast knowledge of what is arguably a great bargain super car at the moment, 996 TT.
I'm presently in a 993 C4S which is bloody lovely in all areas, and is my 4th pork albeit all air-cooled.
Just always loved the 996 Turbo, having had one p**ss all over me once, when i was in my 965!
Right other than service history/condition/mileage/No of owners etc, what do i really need to be looking for?
Not overly bothered whether LHD as long as its not a Tip or Silver. My C4S is Silver so fancy a change thats all. Are there any issues with the earlier variants, such as you experience if you are unlucky with the 996 3.4's
Cheers Fellas!
Crimp a Length.

[IMI A]

you should always go for as late a car as poss. build quality improved markedly from 2002/3

[30121980]

Crimp,

Buy an X50 car mate, manual and in either black or seal grey. Or yellow or red if you can find one

happy hunting

stevie f

[Ballcock]

There's a few known soft bits , but they're all small stuff...

The heat shields need to be replaced as the retainers rust to shoite
The spoiler mechanisms are getting fiddly on the older cars , the struts are failing on one side etc (so you'd be better off with a GT2 type spoiler)
All 996's suffer with A/C condenser failure , arguably the TT even more seeing as it's stone chips that generally hole them .. For some reason the stones travel faster when they hit TT condensers .. They also rot if they're not cleared of leaves and other debris regularly.
The engines are prone to oil leaks .. Surprise surprise , it's a Porsche ffs. So get a good PPI
There's also a plastic part connected to the gear lever that fails .. Check Dazrens blog for more details..

That's about it really from what I've heard.

[guyvert1]

Ballcock said:

The engines are prone to oil leaks .. Surprise surprise , it's a Porsche ffs. So get a good PPI

New one on me?

[Simond001]

guyvert1 said:

Ballcock said:

The engines are prone to oil leaks .. Surprise surprise , it's a Porsche ffs. So get a good PPI

New one on me?

I read this yesterday in the EVO buyers guide. It recomended not using Mobil1.

Any thoughts on this as i do use Mobil 1.

also, can you link Dazrens blog please.

[Ballcock]

Simond001 said:

also, can you link Dazrens blog please.

I think this is it ...

http://www.pistonheads.com/members/showServiceHist...

[Ballcock]

guyvert1 said:

Ballcock said:

The engines are prone to oil leaks .. Surprise surprise , it's a Porsche ffs. So get a good PPI

New one on me?

Yeah I've heard of a few cars in recent times that have had oil leaks ... I might be wrong but I thought it was around the rocker gaskets , and one or two with crank seal leaks (lets not call it the other name )

But in fairness , there's other 911's out there that are literally spuing oil out in comparison and still easy to live with , so there's no big dael here.

[Big Brin]

I read that the issues with the earlier variants of the 996TT resulted in some recalls, so I'd say that as long as your 'early car' has these, there ought not to be a problem.

Recalls according to 'Honest John in the telegraph back in August 2005 were;
Replace fuel pump wiring harness and coolant line sporing band
Fit anti-chafing sheath to engine compartment fuel line
Strengthen wiring harness in area of oil filter console and secure hydraulic clutchline with an extra bracket.

Mine seems to be built like a brickSh1t house and it's a 2001 model.....in Lapis blue .

Good luck!

Rgds, Brin