I've just bought some poverty Pork…

[edc]

The problem with the shifters for 986, 996, 987 and 997 cars is that the parts that matter are generally made of nylon. They wear and don't hold the ball joints so well. The bushes are also nylon. There are various options to replace these parts.

[ATM]

My Boxster has a troublesome gear change. It is tight and a bit stiff. Occasionally you get a bit lost when going down from 4th to 3rd. Much less often also going up from 2nd to 3rd. I have no idea what this could be but suspect the cables are a bit stiff and / or it might need some adjustment. Well that sounds cheaper then serious problems in the gearbox itself. Any ideas lads?

[Armut Schweinefleisch-911]

Is it worse when cold?

[snotrag]

ATM said:

My Boxster has a troublesome gear change. It is tight and a bit stiff. Occasionally you get a bit lost when going down from 4th to 3rd. Much less often also going up from 2nd to 3rd. I have no idea what this could be but suspect the cables are a bit stiff and / or it might need some adjustment. Well that sounds cheaper then serious problems in the gearbox itself. Any ideas lads?

They are a complex, convoluted mechanism. I spent a lot of time on my 5 speed (same at cabin end, different at 't'other) sorting mine.

The cables are long, and go dry. They are also VERY expensive!

I'd start by stripping the centre console out and inspect the shifter assembly. The two bowden cables are attached using some plastic clips which could slip/loosen. The general mechanism is prone to wear.

You can reset where the 'neutral' (centred) position of the gear stick is by unclipping the cables and re-attaching.


Its all pretty obvious how it works, and also how it wears, once you have it apart.


Down at the transmission end, your 'S will be different to my 5 speed but the linkages are still close to the exhaust and get hot and crusty over time.


Theres no obvious 1 guaranteed nailed on cause - it will jsut be a case of inspecting, tightening, lubing, checking your way round the system.


And dont buy the aftermarket blue anodised short shifter as it only makes a poor shift worse.I made that mistake. Genuine Porsche 9X7 shifter assembly is an improved design, actually fixes the bits that cause the play, and is not actually that much more expensive.

[snotrag]

Oh and, the other thing that made a huge improvement on my car was replacing the two gearbox mounts (with 993 engine mounts!).

[ATM]

Armut Schweinefleisch-911 said:

Is it worse when cold?

Well its tighter than a Glaswegian accountant when its cold so I dont do much shifting and just stick to 1st and 3rd.

[Armut Schweinefleisch-911]

ATM said:

Armut Schweinefleisch-911 said:

Is it worse when cold?

Well its tighter than a Glaswegian accountant when its cold so I dont do much shifting and just stick to 1st and 3rd.

The box on my old E30 M3 was always reluctant when cold and I changed oil to Redline MT90 and was surprised at the improvement. I know some folk also use ATF with good results.

[ATM]

Armut Schweinefleisch-911 said:

ATM said:

Armut Schweinefleisch-911 said:

Is it worse when cold?

Well its tighter than a Glaswegian accountant when its cold so I dont do much shifting and just stick to 1st and 3rd.

The box on my old E30 M3 was always reluctant when cold and I changed oil to Redline MT90 and was surprised at the improvement. I know some folk also use ATF with good results.

I've bought some fully synthetic Millers 75w90 for it. But I'm not sure when I'll get chance to do it.

[Bluedot]

Apologies if a repost.
Cheeky fker puts it up for £1k but says price is 3600 in the description!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108186...

black gloss finish and built in sat nav with full electric convertible roof an also a fast moving car with a top spreed of 145 mph

[raceboy]

Bluedot said:

Apologies if a repost.
Cheeky fker puts it up for £1k but says price is 3600 in the description!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108186...

black gloss finish and built in sat nav with full electric convertible roof an also a fast moving car with a top spreed of 145 mph

Something rather dodgy there, car is LHD with US spec rear bumpers and the photos appear to have been taken with a digital camera from the 1980's, if that's not some sort of scam I'd be very surprised.

[Filibuster]

raceboy said:

Bluedot said:

Apologies if a repost.
Cheeky fker puts it up for £1k but says price is 3600 in the description!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108186...

black gloss finish and built in sat nav with full electric convertible roof an also a fast moving car with a top spreed of 145 mph

Something rather dodgy there, car is LHD with US spec rear bumpers and the photos appear to have been taken with a digital camera from the 1980's, if that's not some sort of scam I'd be very surprised.

Wow .... He sure is a contestant for the laziest scammer ever ....

[Escy]

They charge a lot less if you advertise a car at under £1000 so people do that and put the real price in the advert text.

[Mark-996-911]

Well this is quite a listing...

''Cost me 20000 2 months ago got arrested for dangerous drinks etc driving tow company messed up starter motor''


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224571011492?hash=item3...

[shalmaneser]

Mark-996-911 said:

Well this is quite a listing...

''Cost me 20000 2 months ago got arrested for dangerous drinks etc driving tow company messed up starter motor''


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224571011492?hash=item3...

"been vandalised by me stupid bh got me arrested took my money and refused to work ."

I think someone needs to take responsibility for their actions!

What a story.

[Mark-996-911]

He's/She's done quite a number on it. I can't imagine anyone bothering to repair that though.

[ATM]

I spotted that because he also has a cheap 987 Cayman for sale too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224569566910

[Andyoz]

A dander down memory lane here circa April 2020 when the country was in full Covid grip. I remember this 997.1S with engine rebuild took over a week to sell on facebook for £14k (or less)...

[Mark-996-911]

Andyoz said:

A dander down memory lane here circa April 2020 when the country was in full Covid grip. I remember this 997.1S with engine rebuild took over a week to sell on facebook for £14k (or less)...

Gutted I missed that one.

[Andyoz]

Mark-996-911 said:

Gutted I missed that one.

Engine rebuild cost equals the Sale price...some body blow for the seller that must have been.

[shalmaneser]

ATM said:

I spotted that because he also has a cheap 987 Cayman for sale too.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224569566910

What the st is going on with this guys life?! Looks like his anger management issues have lead to him totalling two car!