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YOUR RESEARCHWhat do you do to keep your 996 running smoothly?
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Fill with burning 5w40 wafted over the engine bay
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A censer filled with burning 5w40 wafted over the engine bay.
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At every service check cam deviations and AOS condition (using manometer)
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* Check fluids at least weekly and get on top of the required change intervals ie coolant, brake fluid, trans, diff etc.
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First start of day if on flat and level: Key to on, wait for e-guage to tell you the oil level(but check once per week, minimum, with stick after sitting all night again on flat and level), start engine, put on seat belt, drive off staying below 3,000rpm until water gauge is up to normal.(actually 160f but I wait until 180 before leaning on it.)
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only fill with Chevron or she'll premium gas, use techron now and then, never leave car idling for long, warm up slowly each time, don't drive the car hard (bought it for just cruising)
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First start of day if on flat and level: Key to on, wait for e-guage to tell you the oil level(but check once per week, minimum, with stick after sitting all night again on flat and level), start engine, put on seat belt, drive off staying below 3,000rpm until water gauge is up to normal.(actually 160f but I wait until 180 before leaning on it.)
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only fill with Chevron or she'll premium gas, use techron now and then, never leave car idling for long, warm up slowly each time, don't drive the car hard (bought it for just cruising)
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I just got my 996 back from the shop - every last little thing is currently handled. So now my mind is on prevention. I'm very curious to know what tips and tricks everyone here uses to keep the car in its best shape. Fuel additives? Things like that? Suggestions appreciated!
New injectors, new intake fuel line check valves, and fuel pump. Fueling issues have started popping up more frequently. Just ordered all of that for my car while I’m doing a major build on it.
Here�s some Golden Rules I stick to:
* Use the best fuel possible eg BP min 98 RON imho
* Start it, wait a few seconds then drive it. Don�t leave it idling to get to temp
* Don�t take short cuts on quality of oil & filter and change often
* Check fluids at least weekly and get on top of the required change intervals ie coolant, brake fluid, trans, diff etc. Also change intervals for air, pollen, trans, fuel where applicable
I get great peace of mind when these issues are addressed even though I know my mechanic is on top of them.
Your car is beautiful. Hope you get many miles of happy motoring.
to add to what Joe said above:
oil and filter 3,000 miles or six months which ever comes first.
First start of day if on flat and level: Key to on, wait for e-guage to tell you the oil level(but check once per week, minimum, with stick after sitting all night again on flat and level), start engine, put on seat belt, drive off staying below 3,000rpm until water gauge is up to normal.(actually 160f but I wait until 180 before leaning on it.)
Enjoy the car. It is a looker!
Chicken bones. Sprinkling of blessed water from a virgin AOS. Daily reading from “The Holy Modes of Failure”. A censer filled with burning 5w40 wafted over the engine bay. A sacrifice of a quart of DT40 every 600-800 miles. So all the usual stuff.
I've been driving mine in the hills of West Virginia and Virginia the last two weeks. High revs, up and down mountains. I feel like it freed anything up that was stuck. I'm at about 1600 miles in 14 days, drove it out here for work from Chicago. Will be going home next week.
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This is what I do with all of my vehicles:
Fix everything that needs fixing, do routine maintenance as necessary and preventative maintenance in advance when possible and don't obsess about other sh*t that really doesn't matter.
Beware that injectors for the Mk1 are way more expensive than for the later cars. A set of Genuine Porsche injectors is over $600 and there is no Bosch OEM part available.
Change oil every 7k or so, have magnets wrapped around the oil filter (works to collect ferrous sludge).
only fill with Chevron or she'll premium gas, use techron now and then, never leave car idling for long, warm up slowly each time, don't drive the car hard (bought it for just cruising)
My recipe was frequent oil changes and drive it twice a week. Last year I did the injectors and it was a HUGE change in the car.
The DIY on the injectors is a PIA.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...at-my-car.html
An OT aside:
Man, your recco to pull the rail and pull/push the injectors, then wrestle the rail back in...saved a bunch of time and kept several dollars out of the swear jar! Left side was biggest pain due to plethora of vacuum lines to carefully burrow around.
Drive it often, drive it hard (after reaching operating temp), and thank it by name for performing every time you get back into garage. Oil changes every 6 months or 3-5k with UOA.
Don't idle it cold.
Once the engine is at operating temp (look at your oil pressure as a way to estimate when the oil is up to temp) keep it above 2500rpm
Change oil at least every year or every 6k miles
At every service check cam deviations and AOS condition (using manometer)
Use gas from brands that bear the top tier certification
The Genuine Porsche injectors are almost certainly made by Bosch, but for some reason Bosch discontinued offering their corresponding part number.
I�ve read that the .2 injectors can be cut to fit, but I haven�t seen a guide for how to do it.
Far better to only put Top tier Gas in the car that has the Techron additive in Chevron Supreme or Shell premium.
When I worked at Shelby & Saleen making new cars the EPA certification engineers said to put nothing but Chevron Supreme gas in them for best performance
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https://freemanmapstore.com/
Somebody gave me the map for VA/WV/Kentucky/TN when I was at a stop. OMG, just road after road after road.
There is the "back of the dragon" just look it up. But around there, you just can't go wrong.
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