False sense of security or blessing in disguise?
04-01-2016, 02:59 PM
#31
Nordschleife Master
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Zuffenhausen, Georgia
Posts: 5,376
Received 1,919 Likes
on
1,049 Posts
04-02-2016, 05:51 PM
#33
Nordschleife Master
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Spring, Texas (The Woodlands)
Posts: 5,147
Received 10 Likes
on
8 Posts
As a counterpoint - my car is a '99, I bought it with 55K on the clock - with absolutely no records, and I could not get it in to my indie for a PPI, so I settled for a post-purchase inspection. The dealership that had done the last few years of service changed hands right around the time I bought the car, and the maintenance records didn't make the transition. It was an impulse buy, and since I pretty much broke EVERY rule of car buying (completely out of character - never before and never since have I fallen in love with a car like I did this 996).
The car has been sublimely reliable. The moral: You just don't know. But you know a lot more than I did. When you start to get freaked out, grab the keys and take the car to the nearest location where you can safely break the law without endangering anyone or getting a ticket, and let the car remind you of why you bought it.
The car has been sublimely reliable. The moral: You just don't know. But you know a lot more than I did. When you start to get freaked out, grab the keys and take the car to the nearest location where you can safely break the law without endangering anyone or getting a ticket, and let the car remind you of why you bought it.
Nothing but normal stuff for me as well.
ETA: 120k miles, still same clutch.
The original owner only changed out a few discs.
04-04-2016, 03:31 PM
#35
Rennlist Member
Just a good idea not to lug the engine - Same holds true for any engine.
04-04-2016, 03:33 PM
#36
Nordschleife Master
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Zuffenhausen, Georgia
Posts: 5,376
Received 1,919 Likes
on
1,049 Posts
In regards to the 996s and 997.1 Porsches ... There is a school of thought that would claim that the IMS bearings are least likely to suffer oil starvation if kept at higher RPMs. Also, many in the manual world live by rev matching the clutch; apparently, it's safer for the clutch to be changed with higher RPMs.
04-05-2016, 10:17 AM
#37
Instructor
My story if it helps anyone decide. I picked up a 99 C4 with 47K miles on it and all the service receipts since new. It was a well maintained car. The engine was replaced by Porsche at 12K miles. It runs great, everything works and it passed PPI with flying colors.
I took it to my indy for the post purchase service and wanted to do the IMS just for general principles. SO glad I did as it had not failed but was loose and on its way out. The flywheel was also quite grooved so it got a new clutch while we were in there. I hope it will be smooth sailing from here on out.
I took it to my indy for the post purchase service and wanted to do the IMS just for general principles. SO glad I did as it had not failed but was loose and on its way out. The flywheel was also quite grooved so it got a new clutch while we were in there. I hope it will be smooth sailing from here on out.