Vlastimil Zivec

Hi, Im starting a restoration project on a 911 993 Carrera. The car was driven daily and maintenanced regularly until 2008, and then parked in the garage for the past 14 years.
There was no mechanical issues when the car went into the garage but it has not been driven since then.
The car has only 22 000 miles on the odometer.
Do you think i should expect any significant issues, and if so which ones? Thank you

fatmike

The good news is these cars are very reliable once you get them sorted out.

All of the usual maintenance (ALL): fluids, filters and belts.

I would expect fuel to be gel. Now you need to clean the fuel tank and fuel lines. replace fuel lines?

Brake fuild collects moisture. over time leads to the calipers to rust. So may need to rebuild the calipers and replace the brake lines. Start by flushing twice.

Tires are shot.

The suspension in these cars fails over time (not mileage), so I would assume coil overs, replace all rubber and a 993 alignment. Tie rods are shot.

All of the engine spark system needs to be replaced. Spark plugs, wires, new battery, etc.

Leather seats need to moisturized or they will crack and wear quickly.

I wouldn’t start the car and do a “test drive”. Do the maintenance first.

I would take this project on. All of this stuff is just deferred maintenance.

EDIT - plus all of the usual oil leaks/moisture. Valve cover gaskets, timing chain covers, etc. This is typical and there are well documented repair DIYs.

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pp000830

I agree with most of the above but would hold off on resolving oil leaks as many become less prominent once the car is run a little, the seals are relubricated, and go through a few heat cycles.
Bleeding/flushing the brakes, flushing the fuel system, and changing the oil & power steering fluid are probably the only things needed before a test run can be done to evaluate the other items and drive the car to a shop to replace the tires.
Andy

caffeineninja

Be sure to check for signs of mice - nesting materials behind the headlights, above oil cooler, in engine bay. My 993 had mice damage on the ignition wiring.

mike cap

All good recommendations above. Regarding fuel you can pull a sample - siphon some out. Then see how it looks and smells. Fourteen years is a long time but you may luck out depending a lot on how the car was stored. I’ve seen car and avgas that lasted that long.

pp000830

Interesting, I had a mouse living in the AC evaporator chamber of my '86 Carrera where he stashed all sorts of stuff from Frito-Lay and had a ready supply of fresh water from the evap. condensation. Lived the fat life until the Cleveland winter came around, and found him in the Spring freeze-dried with all his accumulated goodies!