2005 Porsche Boxster 987 2.7

2005 Porsche Boxster 987 2.7

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Escy

3,906 posts

148 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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I'm asking about his hardtop, the 986 is very similar but it's not the same. Can't remember the difference but it could explain his fitment issue.

CJM36

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203 posts

51 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Escy said:
I'm asking about his hardtop, the 986 is very similar but it's not the same. Can't remember the difference but it could explain his fitment issue.
Yeah, I have no experience with living with a 986 but as you said the difference could explain his fitment issue.

Hang on, you did the 986 Turbo build, didn't you? Very cool!

Escy

3,906 posts

148 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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I did, thanks. I re-shelled it into a 987 last summer.

Harfi88

459 posts

61 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Escy said:
Is it definitely 987 and not 986?
I’m sure it’s a 987 one. The guy I got it off had a 987 it fits perfectly in the mounts and clips on but when it rains it drips into the car above the drivers side, I thinks it’s an alignment issue. As far as I know a 986 has different shaped windows but you will know more on the differences between 986 and 987 than I do.

Escy

3,906 posts

148 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Have you tried something like this on the seals?

https://www.micksgarage.com/d/dash-rubber-and-plas...

Harfi88

459 posts

61 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Escy said:
Have you tried something like this on the seals?

https://www.micksgarage.com/d/dash-rubber-and-plas...

Yeah I did it’s like the hardtop needs to be a few mm further forward than it wants to be, I think it could be an error when I fitted the mounts to the car.

OP is your tailpipe on upside down ? It looks slightly strange in the pic of it. I have the twin semi oval type but I'm thinking I will eventually swap it to the twin round ones although I'm hesitant as it was ordered with the twin squashed oval from new.

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Edited by Harfi88 on Tuesday 23 February 21:27

romeodelta

1,113 posts

160 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Harfi88 said:
OP is your tailpipe on upside down ? It looks slightly strange in the pic of it. I have the twin semi oval type but I'm thinking I will eventually swap it to the twin round ones although I'm hesitant as it was ordered with the twin squashed oval from new.
It's the Cayman one, which has a slightly different shaped outlet.

CJM36

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203 posts

51 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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^ As romeodelta says

Harfi88

459 posts

61 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Ahh yeah now I see. It’s because the cayman bumper cut goes the other way i think that was throwing me off, Sorry as you were laugh

CJM36

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203 posts

51 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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This past Sunday, the weather here in NE Scotland was fantastic, temperature up in double digits, too, and having prior had rain, you know what that means - salt free roads!


The car got it's first proper outing of the year. To get this car back out again for a decent drive was fantastic, I forget just how good these are. It was sitting on winter tires and wheels for the drive, so it wasn't as grippy as on summers, but they are Pirelli SottoZero's so they still took a good beating. On the way back from a C-19 permitted walk, I was hit with a stone, which chipped the windscreen - not a disaster, I can have this fixed preventatively for a relatively low cost, could have had to do a whole windscreen so I'm not complaining.

Later that day I actually changed the wheels back over to summers, and cleaned inside all the arches with some APC - Ideally I would have spent an entire day doing this but I prioritised driving it, and it got dark very quickly, hence no pictures of the summer wheels back on.

Off the back of Boris' announcement on Monday, which inevitably told us here in Scotland almost exactly what Nicola would do, too, I realised the car really won't see much driving until I can return to on-site work; when hospitality reopens a good chunk of time away.
This has me thinking that whilst I am going nowhere, saving money, now is the right time to get the car exactly where I want it for summer '21. Over the next few days when I have a minute I'll put a list together of exactly what this entails.

I am also thinking that since my daily will ironically see less action than the Boxster in this period, I should really change it for something else or sell it now and replace it in a few months time... what do you think would go alongside the Boxster to make a good 2 car garage? Anything from £1,000-£10,000. Intrigued to hear suggestions.

CJM36

Original Poster:

203 posts

51 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Harfi88 said:
Ahh yeah now I see. It’s because the cayman bumper cut goes the other way i think that was throwing me off, Sorry as you were laugh
Would be a very easy mistake to make unless seeing them side-by-side, to be fair

Harfi88

459 posts

61 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Mine hadn't moved for months up until recently, I had to push it down the drive until I could get the Mrs' car close enough to jump it, Like you I want to give mine a refresh this year, The front bumper needs painting as it got a mark or two on it from the previous owner its also suffering from road rash on the backs of the front wings like yours had, i'd also like change the colour of the wheels from grey to silver or weiss gold. Looking forward to hearing your plans.

soxboy

6,060 posts

218 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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CJM36 said:
Out of curiosity what sort of spec have you got?
Mine is a June 05 2.7 Tip, arctic silver with black leather. The VIN check shows the extras are 18" Boxster S wheels with coloured crest, electronic air con (not working now), Bose, CD multichanger, park assist, sports seats with crest, extended leather.

It would be nice if it had heated seats, I wasn't sure whether to replace the radio for a double DIN unit but I've come to like the fact that it's my only car where I can still play my CDs.

I bought it from a trader mate with a view to flipping it, however I soon got quite attached to it and still have it 4 years later.


romeodelta

1,113 posts

160 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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soxboy said:
Mine is a June 05 2.7 Tip, arctic silver with black leather. The VIN check shows the extras are 18" Boxster S wheels with coloured crest, electronic air con (not working now), Bose, CD multichanger, park assist, sports seats with crest, extended leather.
Do you have a link to a VIN checker that works, out of interest?

soxboy

6,060 posts

218 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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romeodelta said:
soxboy said:
Mine is a June 05 2.7 Tip, arctic silver with black leather. The VIN check shows the extras are 18" Boxster S wheels with coloured crest, electronic air con (not working now), Bose, CD multichanger, park assist, sports seats with crest, extended leather.
Do you have a link to a VIN checker that works, out of interest?
There is (or was) a chap on the Porsche forum who could download the info for you.

shalmaneser

5,930 posts

194 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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You should be able to check the sticker under the front boot lid for all the option codes. Or have a peek in the service manual, it's in there too.

romeodelta

1,113 posts

160 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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shalmaneser said:
You should be able to check the sticker under the front boot lid for all the option codes. Or have a peek in the service manual, it's in there too.
Yeah, it’s a weird one. There are only 2 random ones there, nothing to do with engine, gearbox, wheels, country etc.

CJM36

Original Poster:

203 posts

51 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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soxboy said:
Mine is a June 05 2.7 Tip, arctic silver with black leather. The VIN check shows the extras are 18" Boxster S wheels with coloured crest, electronic air con (not working now), Bose, CD multichanger, park assist, sports seats with crest, extended leather.

It would be nice if it had heated seats, I wasn't sure whether to replace the radio for a double DIN unit but I've come to like the fact that it's my only car where I can still play my CDs.

I bought it from a trader mate with a view to flipping it, however I soon got quite attached to it and still have it 4 years later.

Looks good!

Doesn't surprise me you've decided to hold onto it for that long!

ronmac7

11 posts

133 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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Enjoying reading of your boxter ownership, but am surprised that as these cars are mainly 05 2.7 model years that there has been no mention of ims bearing fears. As I understand at that age they will still have the older type bearing fitted and the the more robust bearing was not fitted until late 06 /07 that could be identified by the engine number.
I know that the 2.7 was not as prone to failure as the 3.2 but it would be interested to hear your thoughts on this, more so as I would like to own one in the future.

CJM36

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203 posts

51 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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ronmac7 said:
Enjoying reading of your boxter ownership, but am surprised that as these cars are mainly 05 2.7 model years that there has been no mention of ims bearing fears. As I understand at that age they will still have the older type bearing fitted and the the more robust bearing was not fitted until late 06 /07 that could be identified by the engine number.
I know that the 2.7 was not as prone to failure as the 3.2 but it would be interested to hear your thoughts on this, more so as I would like to own one in the future.
Thanks!
I'll be honest, I too am surprised that the letters IMS have not been uttered here yet. I did a lot of research into this and found that as you said, the bearing was upgraded, my understanding was late 2005 early 2006, and I know it is after a certain engine number. Regardless, mines will have the less desired bearing.
Further from my research I determined that if the car has made it this far without on, it is highly unlikely it will fail now. Further, if you are part of any of the other Porsche Forums/Facebook groups, you will be hard pushed to find a 2.7 987 of any year that has suffered IMS failure. The last time the oil was changed prior to purchase, I had them inspect the oil and they sent over pictures of the filter and oil itself, which showed no metal particles. I contacted the Specialist who had serviced it with the last owner, who confirmed oil changes were frequent and nothing suspect was ever found.

However, I will still likely replace the IMS bearing when I do the clutch and flywheel which is still a small while away. It will add additional cost, but it is amongst the cheapest models to replace IMS bearings on. Plus, if I ever sell the car "IMS done" will attract a lot of attention because there is so much paranoia surrounding them.

What you have to remember at the end of the day is that a tiny % of cars failed, but the vast majority of cases are generated from 986 and 996 cars. Personally, I wouldn't base an entire search based off of an IMS bearing, especially because people see green when they advertise a car which has had the work done, and add a massive premium. If you find a car with good history, spec, and condition, at the right price, I'd go with that.