R53 buying advice
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Hi,
Test drove an 03 R53 with 6 speed manual the other day. As the seller is motivated to sell and seemed genuine, I am thinking about asking for a hefty discount.
The car has upgraded jcw supercharger and intercooler, and a custom map.
During the test drive, the engine sounded fine, but after a brief drive a red oil warning light (oil pressure light) came on. Car was stopped, and the seller tried to read oil level from unfathomable dipstick. We could not read out the level but there was oil on the stick.
Car started again, no light for a brief moment, then came back on after a short drive.
Seller took car to garage, was told they added less than a little of oil into engine, light still on.
Diagnostic says possible faulty sensor. Seller is replacing both the sensor and a gasket.
My question is: given the circumstances, could there have been potential damage to the engine? It sounded fine even when the light was on.
Thinking about either asking for a hefty discount or walking away.
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Test drove an 03 R53 with 6 speed manual the other day. As the seller is motivated to sell and seemed genuine, I am thinking about asking for a hefty discount.
The car has upgraded jcw supercharger and intercooler, and a custom map.
During the test drive, the engine sounded fine, but after a brief drive a red oil warning light (oil pressure light) came on. Car was stopped, and the seller tried to read oil level from unfathomable dipstick. We could not read out the level but there was oil on the stick.
Car started again, no light for a brief moment, then came back on after a short drive.
Seller took car to garage, was told they added less than a little of oil into engine, light still on.
Diagnostic says possible faulty sensor. Seller is replacing both the sensor and a gasket.
My question is: given the circumstances, could there have been potential damage to the engine? It sounded fine even when the light was on.
Thinking about either asking for a hefty discount or walking away.
Would appreciate your thoughts.
Cheers, lads.
The seller did that the garage thinks the car was a little low on oil, and added a little less than a litre into the engine, however the light did not go away after topping up.
Another observation: the car seemed to run quite rich as I could smell gasoline from exhaust at idle. And perhaps there was one rattly noise when I accelerated in second gear - the noise could not be replicated after second and third attempt.
My plan is to reschedule another test drive with the car once sensor has been replaced.
The seller did that the garage thinks the car was a little low on oil, and added a little less than a litre into the engine, however the light did not go away after topping up.
Another observation: the car seemed to run quite rich as I could smell gasoline from exhaust at idle. And perhaps there was one rattly noise when I accelerated in second gear - the noise could not be replicated after second and third attempt.
My plan is to reschedule another test drive with the car once sensor has been replaced.
Thanks for the tips, lads.
The car was sold to a different buyer.
I was told by the seller that the car had a faulty oil pressure sensor and was replaced by him before he sold it on.
Looking back, I am glad that I did not purchase the car as I just got my 987 Boxster S back from the OPC after having its fuel pump replaced.
Now I am contemplating a c63!
The car was sold to a different buyer.
I was told by the seller that the car had a faulty oil pressure sensor and was replaced by him before he sold it on.
Looking back, I am glad that I did not purchase the car as I just got my 987 Boxster S back from the OPC after having its fuel pump replaced.
Now I am contemplating a c63!
Hi Rockster,
I went through something similar although to a lesser degree.
My 2005 Boxster S has done 50k, and one day last month I was idling by traffic light, the car decided to die.
It would crank but not start, and I stopped attempting fearing it was ims-related. After being towed to OPC, it was diagnosed with faulty fuel pump.
On that same day, the instrument cluster LCD decided to show bright white 'dead' pixels, partially covering mileage readout.
At that moment I just knew it was time to move on as I do not want to go through the hassle of deciding when to replace ims as my clutch does not need doing any time soon.
Was your Boxster on original ims and what would you do if you were in my shoes?
Recently test drove C63 amg performance and it felt wonderful although a little heavy.
I went through something similar although to a lesser degree.
My 2005 Boxster S has done 50k, and one day last month I was idling by traffic light, the car decided to die.
It would crank but not start, and I stopped attempting fearing it was ims-related. After being towed to OPC, it was diagnosed with faulty fuel pump.
On that same day, the instrument cluster LCD decided to show bright white 'dead' pixels, partially covering mileage readout.
At that moment I just knew it was time to move on as I do not want to go through the hassle of deciding when to replace ims as my clutch does not need doing any time soon.
Was your Boxster on original ims and what would you do if you were in my shoes?
Recently test drove C63 amg performance and it felt wonderful although a little heavy.
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