It is going for a PPI tomorrow since I am in Denmark and the car is in US. I have had a couple of 911s earlier. Doesnt the tranny look a little black from oil? What could be the cause?

Have had 3.2s and 3.6 earlier.....going the wrong way for me

 

That is one nasty looking tranny.
I would look closely for oil leaks and broken head studs.

Good luck.

John

 

27 years and never cleaned?

 

Does your SC look like that?

 

No ... mine is very, very clean. But I race it. I'm under there quite a lot looking for anything 'wrong'. It needs to be clean to establish a baseline.

The one you're considering seems unusually dirty, but I'm not sure that's a big negative. Clearly, oil is coming from somewhere and over time is accumulating. Might be very minor but I'd ask the current owner to explain it ... and include it in your PPI check list.

Good luck.

 

Here is mine.

Grimy again since it was last cleaned a few years ago.



John

 

That is how it should look! I will demand a full cleaning of the tranny etc...cant live with that

 

Looks better from the top
Not sure what to do!

http://www.classiccarswest.com/1983-Porsche-SC.html

 

Here is a better speciman that looks well loved

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...ornia-car.html

or this

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...y-country.html

and a Carrera

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...wisconsin.html

Take your time, plenty to choose from

John

 

Thanks a lot John, Dont you like it?

 

Just a ton of years coupled with slight seepage and not cleaning will make it look like that

 

Car just doesn't give me that warm fuzzy feeling and for that price it is in 3.2 Carrera territory.

Also try to fine one with the "Sports" seats.

John

 

Hey John what did you do to clean your gearbox ?

 

Paper Towels and Windex.

John

 

Did you take it out of the car? Will you do that to the one I am looking at?