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Mine came with the LN bearing installed about 10k miles ago along with clutch and rms.
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With that info, it was likely installed around 45,000 miles.
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At some point in its life, the M96 was fitted with an LN Engineering IMS Retrofit.
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I used duct tape to temporarily fix the oil filler tube until I can install a new one.
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With 83,000 miles, these are likely the original motor mounts.
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I will be picking up my first Porsche Saturday morning. It's a 2004 Carrera 4s that is at a dealer in the Dallas area.
Since it is from a dealer, I don't have any real service records. I understand that a private party with records is the better way to go, but the price I was able to purchase it at makes it worth it. I had Hans from RAC Performance do the PPI yesterday and he fixed a few minor issues this morning for me. Although I haven't seen or driven it, it got passing grade from RAC. It is what I would call a driver grade car. Not perfect as it has some chips and dings, but will work great as a DD.
I got rid of one of my toys, a 2004 Corvette Z06, last week. It sat in the garage most of the time since I have two boys, 8 and 5 years old. They fit in the back of a 911 without issue. In fact, my original plan was a 911, but decided on the Z06 instead. I enjoyed it, but should have gone with my original choice.
Anyways, enough typing. I understand that you would rather see pics than read my rambling.
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My previous Z06.
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you should look at the carfax, go to a porsche dealer and have them look up the warrantee service history, and it will tell the dealer history, and a salesman can look up the options and dealer etc. You should have done this before you bought the car.
Hello Steve, beautiful car! Congratulations. How do I know? I just picked up a silver 2002 C4S two weeks ago. You might have the same experience: the excitement is enduring!
Just to clarify, I tried this over the phone before I closed the deal, but 2 dealers told me I have to come in with a valid registration in my name and a matching ID. Then afterwards with the docs in hand they gave me the history.
Same thing I was told by a couple dealers....they won't look up anything unless you own the car. One dealer did give me the info, though. Doesn't hurt to ask, but don't expect it has been my experience.
Beautiful car...congrats.
Silver wouldn't have been my first choice, but it matches my dad's 1975 911s. My dad purchased it from my uncle last year. My uncle drove it from new until the early 1980's. He had a minor issue with it getting rain into the gas tank along with the oil bust and a death in the family so he parked it. It only had 60,000 miles
My dad was able to get it running again with not much effort. The interior still looks new, but the paint is really bad and that is next on the list. I kind of like the peeling look.
Poor car in storage for 40 years.
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On the way to new home.
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All cleaned up and working on the fuel system before first start.
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My kids "driving" grandpa's 911.
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I picked up my Porsche last weekend. My 2004 with my dad's 1975.
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One of the first projects was to change out the aftermarket Blaupunkt for an Alpine unit with Bluetooth and Sirius. I also changed up the center dash configuration to make the stereo easier to see and got rid of the CD holder since the Alpine doesn't have a CD player.
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The first big project was to change out the worn motor mounts. With 83,000 miles, these are likely the original motor mounts.
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The exhaust tips are now tight up against the cutouts.
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At some point in its life, the M96 was fitted with an LN Engineering IMS Retrofit. I contacted LN Engineering, but the serial number was never registered. The awesome lady I spoke with was able to narrow down possible install date range of Summer/Fall 2012. With that info, it was likely installed around 45,000 miles.
Unfortunately, it's the not the IMS Solution so it will need to be replaced in the future.
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That is a beautiful car you got yourself! I would not worry too much about the IMS, for ultimate piece of mind you might go with the IMS Solution but I would "simply" go with a new LN ceramic double bearing at your next clutch change. Better spend your money on good regular maintenance and oil changes. Just my 2c. Enjoy the car with your kids; they grow fast!!
Volkert
Nice looking car. I have a soft spot for silver as my dad has a '66 in that color too.
Im with Volkert on the IMS advice and money on mantenance. Mine came with the LN bearing installed about 10k miles ago along with clutch and rms. I will change it out in about 40k with a new clutch and Flywheel.
drive it! It will thank you for it.
Thanks! I'm not concerned at this point and happy to find out it was addressed in the past. I now feel fortunate to know the approximate timeline that I'll have to address it in the future. The kids are loving the new ride.
Thanks!
I am driving it as much as I can and enjoying every minute of it!
Nice ride
I have 03 4s and they are a hoot to drive. Traded a c7 vette recently cause the Porsche got more road time. Srt grand Cherokee and 911 curent rides
Enjoy
I just bought my first, new to me, 996 4S from a non-Porsche dealership. The dealership was able to get records for me since they "owned" the car. BTW it is an awesome feeling to finally achieve a 32 year old goal of owning a 911.
Unfortunately, this seems to be a somewhat common practice for installers of the LN kits... I've actually got 2 stickers on my drivers side door. Since my car is a '99 and it's got a M96/-04 engine #(I think the original motors should have a M96 -01 designation) I think it's the second motor in the car. It's possible that both bearings were installed in the current engine as I've got 147,000 mi. on the car - problem is, I'm not sure when the current engine was installed.
I bought the car with a squeaky belt or pulley so it was on my to do list. When I replaced the motor mounts, I spun and listened to the pulleys, but wasn't able to determine which one might be bad. I figured I would replace the two idler pulleys, tensioner pulley, and the belt since the car is 13 years old and has over 80,000 miles.
I received them yesterday and decided to install everything after work. I started by removing the airbox. I guess had my 996 right of passage because the oil filler tube decided to become two pieces as it was being unclipped from the airbox. I stuffed a rag in the remaining piece of the tube so that I could continue the pulley and belt replacement without fear of dropping something into the engine.
I was able to replace the upper & lower idler pulleys without issue. I had a hell of a time getting the new belt on though. It seemed just a tad too short, but was finally able to wrangle it on. The tensioner pulley was pretty much touching the lower idler pulley and I still had to use a screw driver to coax the belt on. I wasn't really excited about using the screw driver on the new belt, but was able to get it on.
After all that fun, the light squeak at idle is still there. I guess I need to do some more listening to see if it is coming from the water pump or alternator.
I used duct tape to temporarily fix the oil filler tube until I can install a new one. I ordered the filler tube, o-ring, and the connector tube for the hose to oil separator. I've seen many stories of it breaking when removing the alternator as it becomes brittle after the years. I will be prepared to replace it.
