Guards Red 996
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Little update, I've done around 1500 miles since purchase and all is well really. I've decided to run the car through winter, but to try and avoid the main salty roads like motorways and still use the 3 series for commuting/boring bits. Does anyone know how well 996's fare with rust? It's 19 years old now and the sills are covered by the side skirts, which means there could be some hidden crusty jugglers. I have of course undersealed the arches!
This is when PPBB will come along and take the mick for even questioning it.
Also, grabbed a picture while visiting the parents on a weekend with a much larger Pork!
This is when PPBB will come along and take the mick for even questioning it.
Also, grabbed a picture while visiting the parents on a weekend with a much larger Pork!
Edited by CornedBeef on Friday 13th April 12:28
CornedBeef said:
Little update, I've done around 1500 miles since purchase and all is well really. I've decided to run the car through winter, but to try and avoid the main salty roads like motorways and still use the 3 series for commuting/boring bits. Does anyone know how well 996's fare with rust? It's 19 years old now and the sills are covered by the side skirts, which means there could be some hidden crusty jugglers. I have of course undersealed the arches!
This is when PPBB will come along and take the mick for even questioning it.
Also, grabbed a picture while visiting the parents on a weekend with a much larger Pork!
Sorry I've only just seen this! I use mine all round and have it up in the air and floors off once a year to give it a once over. Mind hasn't developed any rot at all in this time and it doesn't really get pampered with regards general washing and cleaning. This is when PPBB will come along and take the mick for even questioning it.
Also, grabbed a picture while visiting the parents on a weekend with a much larger Pork!
The most common places for them to corrode is at the front leading edge of the rear arch where it joins the body and occasionally there is the odd random bit on the middle of the rear arch. The rest all seems pretty bomb proof! If you get the arch liners out once a year and give it a big clean along with touching up any rust proofing that needs it then it will be fine for many years to come, based on how mine is lasting any way.
Still love the colour - it looks so good!
Latest update with the car as of Friday evening -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMGS6tYEtA
As you can see, all the coolant is falling out of my cars bum! General consensus from the 996 group on FB is the pump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMGS6tYEtA
As you can see, all the coolant is falling out of my cars bum! General consensus from the 996 group on FB is the pump.
Pump is an easy swap. Do the belt whilst you are there as you have to take the old one off anyway and they're cheap!
Don't run it if the bearing is failing as the next stage is that the impellor falls apart from hitting the block. No real be aware of points for this job although it's good to check all the rollers are free of play/noise and that the alternator and PAS pump bearings feel okay. If the idler roller has play don't buy a new one, just buy the bearing for about £4 and have a friendly engineering shop swap them if you don't have a press.
Don't run it if the bearing is failing as the next stage is that the impellor falls apart from hitting the block. No real be aware of points for this job although it's good to check all the rollers are free of play/noise and that the alternator and PAS pump bearings feel okay. If the idler roller has play don't buy a new one, just buy the bearing for about £4 and have a friendly engineering shop swap them if you don't have a press.
poppopbangbang said:
Pump is an easy swap. Do the belt whilst you are there as you have to take the old one off anyway and they're cheap!
Don't run it if the bearing is failing as the next stage is that the impellor falls apart from hitting the block. No real be aware of points for this job although it's good to check all the rollers are free of play/noise and that the alternator and PAS pump bearings feel okay. If the idler roller has play don't buy a new one, just buy the bearing for about £4 and have a friendly engineering shop swap them if you don't have a press.
Useful information as usual mate - I didn't realise the bearings could be swapped out. ECP want roughly £100 for any of the idler rollers too so that could save quite a few pennies...Don't run it if the bearing is failing as the next stage is that the impellor falls apart from hitting the block. No real be aware of points for this job although it's good to check all the rollers are free of play/noise and that the alternator and PAS pump bearings feel okay. If the idler roller has play don't buy a new one, just buy the bearing for about £4 and have a friendly engineering shop swap them if you don't have a press.
I'm a novice to this, how would I go about sourcing the right bearings? Or would the engineering shop be the sort of place to know?
Well the waterpump is out, which was a ballache on the driveway under a gazebo - but its bloody out! The thermostat followed, and promptly left half a bolt in the block and stopped play (bottom right) -
So a nice chap is arriving at my house Thursday morning and taking it out, hopefully. £70 for that and I'll clean up all the muck and it can start being put back together, right old palava.
Some sexy M96 engine block porn for you all
So a nice chap is arriving at my house Thursday morning and taking it out, hopefully. £70 for that and I'll clean up all the muck and it can start being put back together, right old palava.
Some sexy M96 engine block porn for you all
Edited by CornedBeef on Friday 13th April 12:29
As of Saturday, its repaired and back on the road. New low temperature thermostat fitted too, so the needle sits just below the 80 degrees mark on the gauge. All in, I think the repair cost me about £300 DIY'ing it, inclusive of the bolt removal guy - so not terrible, but next time I'm just shipping it to a garage I think!
Cracking car OP. I plan on having a 911 once I grow up a bit and sell the M3. The interior on yours look stunning given the age and mileage.
Nice to see it being run through the winter too! I run my M3 all year round and keeping the underside clean (or as clean as realistically possible) can be a bit of a ball ache but still worth the effort.
Will you be taking it on track this year?
Nice to see it being run through the winter too! I run my M3 all year round and keeping the underside clean (or as clean as realistically possible) can be a bit of a ball ache but still worth the effort.
Will you be taking it on track this year?
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