steve52

I do not yet own a Porsche but I am considering the purchase of a 996 C2 with almost 100000 miles. It looks clean and drives well. I purchased a Durametric and determined that it has 2992 hours overall with 5603 range 1 ignitions (the most recent at 2705 hours) and a single range 2 event back at 1534 hours. Reading through the forums I think this equates to about 15 seconds total over 7300 rpm with the over 7900 rpm type 2 event occurring 1458 hours ago. There is no apparent excess smoke or concerning engine noise even at startup. I believe that the car was a recent trade-in to a local BMW dealer. My sense is that the car is viable but I would appreciate advice from the forum before I purchase.
Thank you
Steve

Slakker

It sounds like a good car. Old range 2 aren’t concerning unless it’s a really high number. At which point you can usually assume that they’ve rebuilt/replaced the engine since then.

FRUNKenstein

+1 Concur with Slakker

steve52

Thank you both.... I look forward to moving forward with my first 996 and hopefully becoming active in the forum. I currently drive a 20 valve Audi URS6 and thoroughly recognize the value of an active forum based on my experience on QuattroWorld..
Thanks again
Steve

gnarbowski

Welcome aboard ��

dan_189

General rule is the engine is in danger if the type 2 over rev was under 180 hours ago (according to Porsche warranty documentation) not sure how valid that is now.

5CHN3LL

Definitely a concern...if you're sitting across the counter from the warranty claims adjuster. That's the only time a single, ancient range-2 over-rev is actually a problem.