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YOUR RESEARCHNew Toy - 99 996 Cab
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Replace have them drop the sump and double
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While you are having the oil changed, have them drop the sump and double check for any metal bits in the sump and do a bore inspection.
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It was really worn and did not seat perfectly but it was good enough to get the wheels off which I then replaced w/lug nuts.
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The moral of this story is: If you think you've already checked everywhere for the wheel lock key, check again.
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So, now I have 3 keys for a set of wheel locks that I have no intention of ever using (or selling) and spent about $40 on 2 of them that I didn't need in the 1st place..
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It didn't look like a tool i have seen in the past but i tried it and it worked!
Hey everyone, I just joined the 996 club. Picked up a 99 996 with 60k miles. Have a few things to do before I can take it out and enjoy it. Does anyone know where I can find the key to remove the wheel locks? Adding pics below:
OMG..not the wheel locks thing again. First, check every compartment in the car, including the spare tire cover and underneath. Look under the seats and in the door pockets. If no luck, either buy a wheel lock remover from an auto parts store or travel to the Porsche dealer. They keep several wheel lock sockets for just this purpose. Then remove them all, throw them away and replace with regular wheel bolts.
You can also buy four 17mm sockets (or is it 18mm?), hammer them on there and remove the wheel bolts.
If you decide to throw away your locking bolts, let me know and I'll send you 4 used wheel bolts to replace them with.
PM me your address and I'll try to get them out right away.
First of all, congratulations on acquiring a super nice car! I have the identical 1999 Cabriolet, Ocean Blue Metallic over Beige leather interior, they could be twins! Your interior looks really clean and well cared for, and the exterior reflects are car that was well loved. Secondly, try looking in your tool pouch that is stored in the spare tire cover in your front trunk for your wheel lock key. That's where I keep mine attached to the lug bolt wrench so I always know where it is, yours may be there as well. My Cab has 79K miles and I purchased it in 2014 with 64K miles. It has a replacement engine with the 3rd generation IMS bearing, and has just recently recovered from a cracked cylinder head from overheating due to a pin-hole leak in the coolant reservoir. If I might offer a bit of unsolicited advice, if it has the original coolant reservoir, change it out for new one and avoid the experience I had. Also, be vigilant of the coolant level, check it often as these engines are susceptible to overheating and the dash gauge is notoriously inaccurate. Best of luck with the car, she's a beauty!
Congrats on the purchase, I have the same car. If you have a local indy that you trust they might have keys. Mine has been around for a long time and they just have a box of them. If not a dealer should be able to get you in the right direction.
Unfortunately no tool pouch, I had to replace the passenger headlight due to the unreported front end damage I found while tinkering around. I was able to find a used punch tool kit from someone parting out a 2001. Thanks for the tip on the coolant reservoir, I will order today! Thank you!
Welcome to the madness of 996 ownership! Looks like a well-kept car, but you will find surprises for sure. Let's hope they are minimal.
Good move on the coolant tank, they tend to crack at the mounting points as they age.
Mind the oil changes and UOAs and you should be driving this for a long time. The flyer said "just serviced Oct 2017". That's three years ago so, if true, the oil is about 30 months overdue for replacement! That's not good, in fact real bad. At the next oil change, (tomorrow?) install a LNE magnetic drain plug if it doesn't already have one.
I went thru this wheel lock nonsense w/the 2000 C4 Cab that I bought last year.
People told me to go to the Porsche dealer to get "the" key BUT Porsche dealers only carry a master set of keys for Porsche wheel locks and the ones on my car were NOT Porsche locks. The locks pictured above do NOT look like Porsche locks either, which are defined by vertical splines and their dull pale gray appearance, like these:
There are other locks sold as "Porsche wheel locks' but they are made/sold by 3rd party marketers AND are not sold by Porsche.
In any event, I looked all over my car for the lock to my wheels and when I couldn't find it, I went to a local wheel shop to ask if they might have one that would fit and they did. It was really worn and did not seat perfectly but it was good enough to get the wheels off which I then replaced w/lug nuts. I paid them $20 for it just to have one.
After I removed the locks, I found a matching key on the Net and bought it to have a new key in better condition for another $15-20, However, after I did all of this, while I was looking in tool kit, which I thought I had checked before, I found the "original" key buried in one of the pockets. Duh!!!
So, now I have 3 keys for a set of wheel locks that I have no intention of ever using (or selling) and spent about $40 on 2 of them that I didn't need in the 1st place.. LOL!!!
The moral of this story is: If you think you've already checked everywhere for the wheel lock key, check again. It can't hurt and you might get lucky and find it, where it was overlooked.
Good luck!
Awesome buy! Great looking car. Welcome to the madness is a very real statement. You will find yourself searching and reading for things you never though you needed to know about. You'll start following stories of people doing things to their cars that were never interesting to you. My problem is, "I WANT THAT TOO!". When I see a post of some cool thing, I start thinking how to change my budget so I can get it. The most recent one was a picture of a cabriolet with a hardtop and a bicycle rack. I NEED THAT! Then it was a picture of the Rooftop Transport System. I NEED THAT! Then I saw a picture of Zbomb on 3 wheels at the track. I WANT TO DO THAT! It's a madness. Be careful...
I disagree, those look exactly like the factory wheel locks on both my 996's.
When you get them off throw I'd them in a pond and put regular wheel bolts in.
That's fine. I don't claim to have seen every type of Porsche wheel lock ever made/used but the one's I posted a picture of are the ones I've seen.
But, if you are right (and for the OP's sake, I hope you are right), he should be able to go to his local Porsche dealer and get a matching key.
Only way to find out is for the OP to go & do that BUT if it's NOT a Porsche wheel lock, then the OP is SOOL unless he can find a match elsewhere or just drills them out,
While you are having the oil changed, have them drop the sump and double check for any metal bits in the sump and do a bore inspection. Dropping the sump is a simple matter, 10 bolts, and easy to do while the oil has been drained. The most labor intensive part is cleaning off the old case sealant and applying new. Any decent Porsche indy can do this in their sleep. Heck, I did it. And only used 6 of my ten thumbs. At least you'll know if there are any upcoming issues in there. Install an LNE spin-oil adapter while you are at it, very simple, and then future oil changes will be a breeze, plus you'll have a better oil filtering system.
Oh, yeah, use real lug nuts rather than locks.
See how the madness begins to seep in? Very, very subtle.
Took your advice! I ended up finding the key in a tool pouch I bought from someone parting out a 2001 996. Thank you! It didn't look like a tool i have seen in the past but i tried it and it worked! I also found out from Porsche dealer that McGard made the wheel locks for a while.
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