what is an 'early' 3.4 996?

[nunpuncher]

BillyB said:

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1990-porsche-9... You can thank me later.

Wrap it up, I'll take it.

[Filibuster]

maz8062 said:

I went with the 997 in the end. It was a close race and I travelled 6.5hrs to get to the 996, but it wasn’t ready and doubt crept in another opportunity came up which although more expensive, I think it’ll be a better long term buy.

Thanks for the advice, guidance and patience.

Congratulations!!! May this 997 give you many, many fun miles!

Make sure to look by at the The 997 Appreciation Thread and post your new p&j.

Regarding the AC switches, I ordered them from climarepair. Switching them out for new ones is the only solution, imho. But lets head over to the 997 thread for further discussion. The early 996 crowd isn't into 997's

[ATM]

Filibuster said:

But lets head over to the 997 thread for further discussion.

Finally

[Fast Bug]

Filibuster said:

The early 996 crowd isn't into 997's

I love a 997, I've got several friends with them. I'd have a manual 997.2 C2S in a heartbeat

[SteveStrange]

Filibuster said:

The early 996 crowd isn't into 997's

Round lights? Splitters.

[ATM]

Fast Bug said:

Filibuster said:

The early 996 crowd isn't into 997's

I love a 997, I've got several friends with them. I'd have a manual 997.2 C2S in a heartbeat

Oh no its catching

[HughG]

HughG said:

maz8062 said:

SteveStrange said:

Just had my Certificate of Conformity back from Porsche, which shows my NOx as being 0.038, so should qualify for ULEZ. Sent everything off to TFL so its a waiting game now. It will be amusing if my 25 year old 996 and my 40 year old petrol camper van are both ULEZ exempt, but my (by comparison) very clean modern diesel (DPF'd) family bus isn't.

Good luck with it. How long does the process take and is a sure banker that TFL will give the cars a pass?

I submitted mine a few weeks ago and had a response about 10days later, a rejection which I think is because they've just said no it isn't Euro 4, rather than just check the actual NOx figures which is what ULEZ requirements are. I have appealed on that basis but haven't heard anything back yet.

From https://heycar.co.uk/guides/what-is-euro-4 : To pass Euro 4 standards, petrol cars had to produce CO of no more than 1.0g/km, Total Hydro Carbon (THCs) emissions of no more than 0.10g/km and NOx emissions of 0.08g/km

For reference, my 99 C2 manual figures are:

CO: 0.564 g/km
HC: 0.152 g/km
NOx: 0.035 g/km
HC+NOx: 0.187 g/km
Particulates: 0.000 g/km

I've just has confirmation that my application is successful and the car is now ULEZ exempt.

This was the email I sent to them said:

Dear TFL,
I recently received your letter stating that my car is not ULEZ compliant.
Your website states that petrol vehicles must meet the Euro 4 NOx emissions standards to be ULEZ compliant. Multiple sources state that the Euro 4 NOx stardard is 0.080g/km.

I attach again the Porsche certificate of conformity (CoC) which on the 2nd side states the NOx emissions as 0.035g/km. This is less than the limit for Euro 4 petrol vehicles.

I also attach the V5 which states the VIN number for the car, so that the CoC can be confirmed as being for this car.

If there is a different reason that the car is not ULEZ compliant please confirm what that is.
Kind Regards

[SteveStrange]

HughG said:

HughG said:

maz8062 said:

SteveStrange said:

Just had my Certificate of Conformity back from Porsche, which shows my NOx as being 0.038, so should qualify for ULEZ. Sent everything off to TFL so its a waiting game now. It will be amusing if my 25 year old 996 and my 40 year old petrol camper van are both ULEZ exempt, but my (by comparison) very clean modern diesel (DPF'd) family bus isn't.

Good luck with it. How long does the process take and is a sure banker that TFL will give the cars a pass?

I submitted mine a few weeks ago and had a response about 10days later, a rejection which I think is because they've just said no it isn't Euro 4, rather than just check the actual NOx figures which is what ULEZ requirements are. I have appealed on that basis but haven't heard anything back yet.

From https://heycar.co.uk/guides/what-is-euro-4 : To pass Euro 4 standards, petrol cars had to produce CO of no more than 1.0g/km, Total Hydro Carbon (THCs) emissions of no more than 0.10g/km and NOx emissions of 0.08g/km

For reference, my 99 C2 manual figures are:

CO: 0.564 g/km
HC: 0.152 g/km
NOx: 0.035 g/km
HC+NOx: 0.187 g/km
Particulates: 0.000 g/km

I've just has confirmation that my application is successful and the car is now ULEZ exempt.

This was the email I sent to them said:

Dear TFL,
I recently received your letter stating that my car is not ULEZ compliant.
Your website states that petrol vehicles must meet the Euro 4 NOx emissions standards to be ULEZ compliant. Multiple sources state that the Euro 4 NOx stardard is 0.080g/km.

I attach again the Porsche certificate of conformity (CoC) which on the 2nd side states the NOx emissions as 0.035g/km. This is less than the limit for Euro 4 petrol vehicles.

I also attach the V5 which states the VIN number for the car, so that the CoC can be confirmed as being for this car.

If there is a different reason that the car is not ULEZ compliant please confirm what that is.
Kind Regards

Excellent, congrats! I'm still waiting on any sort of comms from TfL - they haven't even acknowledged that I've sent anything in.

[Rich_AR]

Ugliest of jobs this one. A/C evaporator had failed, which means the HVAC box had to come out to replace it.





Took me approx 10-11 hrs over 2 days to slowly take it apart, bag and label all the bolts, take lots of reference photo's etc. I replaced the evaporator (with a Griffiths/Kuehl one) plus also replaced the manky old disintegrating foam on the flaps inside the HVAC box.

HVAC out:



A/C leak (UV dye) from the evaporator.




Overall, a fiddly, awkward and time consuming job, but it's done and it's nice to have some cold A/C again.

Edited by Rich_AR on Thursday 25th May 18:23

[Chris Stott]

Top work Rich… Not something if fancy taking on!

[nebpor]

Yeah that’s serious skill - well done!

I have identified a rattle from the passenger air vent and am scared to try and take just that trim off!!

[Rich_AR]

nebpor said:

Yeah that’s serious skill - well done!

I have identified a rattle from the passenger air vent and am scared to try and take just that trim off!!

Ha, that's easy. 3 x torx 20 screws. You just need to gently prise off the round vent (to get to the 3rd screw) and disconnect the temp sensor then it slides out.

[Fast Bug]

ATM said:

Fast Bug said:

Filibuster said:

The early 996 crowd isn't into 997's

I love a 997, I've got several friends with them. I'd have a manual 997.2 C2S in a heartbeat

Oh no its catching

To be honest I like most 911 up to and including the 997. They got quite big with the 991. I'd even happily have an impact bumper

No tiptronics or 996/7 targa or any cabrio

[Chris Stott]

Fast Bug said:

To be honest I like most 911 up to and including the 997. They got quite big with the 991. I'd even happily have an impact bumper

No tiptronics or 996/7 targa or any cabrio

Amen… as long as it’s a clubsport impact bumper.

Though I’d have a 992 targa

[ATM]

Chris Stott said:

Amen… as long as it’s a clubsport impact bumper.

Though I’d have a 992 targa

991 targa roof gives me a raging woody. I'd watch that going up and down all day long, up and down and then up and down again.

[WojaWabbit]

Rich_AR said:

Ugliest of jobs this one. A/C evaporator had failed, which means the HVAC box had to come out to replace it.


....

HVAC out:

Edited by Rich_AR on Thursday 25th May 18:23

Excellent work! Not sure I'd have the patience for that job!

What's your garage set up like? Looks like it's well appointed.

[nebpor]

Got back from a fantastic overnight to Mallaig with a few pals. Came off the ferry to complete the last two miles home and suddenly a bit of noise from the steering - hopefully just a tie road and the car is booked in the indie for the rear coffin arms anyway

At least it happened right at the end of the journey and doesn’t impact my daily use

[Chris Stott]

IREvans said:

nebpor said:

I did the front scuttle with GTechniq G4 today - what a difference it makes! Really freshens the car up and makes it look newer

Before and after (the wipers were done with it on the previous bottle, as were the black wing mirror mounts)

Edited by nebpor on Sunday 21st May 14:39

What a difference…!

You’ve saved us all from experimenting with other products, now you’ve shown the G4 works…thanks..!

I’ve just done a detail on the old X5 I have here in Spain.

Wash, clay, wash + turtle wax hybrid ceramic stuff (more on that at the end).

Despite the car being in pretty good shape, the plastic and rubber was looking tired… 300 days of sunshine and summer temps in the high 30’s don’t do them much good. Used this product on them today.



Very impressed with the results.. though we’ll see how long it lasts.

Before



After





I did all the plastic trim, rubber seals and the wiper arms and have half the pack left… though I’d also previously used some to restore the plastic bits in my 10 year old bbq!

Will be ordering some for the 996 next time I’m back in the Uk.

The turtle wax hybrid ceramic stuff is also very good… though not quite the spray on and wipe off in any conditions they claim. Needs a very fine mist, wipe with a damp microfibre, then a final run over with a dry microfibre. End result is as smooth as glass!!

5 years younger, a third of the mileage, nowhere near as much fun to drive or as pretty, but serves a purpose.

[Rich_AR]

WojaWabbit said:

Rich_AR said:

Ugliest of jobs this one. A/C evaporator had failed, which means the HVAC box had to come out to replace it.


....

HVAC out:

Edited by Rich_AR on Thursday 25th May 18:23

Excellent work! Not sure I'd have the patience for that job!

What's your garage set up like? Looks like it's well appointed.

It's a half decent setup . Room for 3 cars, few motorbikes, 2-post lift, couple of work benches and cabinets with roller drawers etc. 2-post lift is a game changer for most of the work I do on my cars. Still, I'd like a bigger garage

[conanius]

Aware I may go to hell for this.

My car has a brilliant Top Gear exhaust on it.

Well, brilliant if it was only a weekend car. On the motorway the drone is, definitely making itself known, and as a result long 'normal' trips are a bit tiring.

Has anyone here fitted DB Killers into their tailpipes to try and remedy this? Changing the entire exhaust seems a bit overkill, and this feel like a cheap reversible option that might be worth trying...