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Suggestion · Original poster
I tried to check my engine number today and had a big surprise.
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At least I have a couple of additional things to check now.
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"When I asked Ric Knab ([email removed]) of Suncoast Porsche, Sarasota Florida to run a VIN # decorder on my 2006 Carrera he came back with all the options listed including the brand of tires.
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Or it appears that way.
I tried to check my engine number today and had a big surprise. Couldn't see or feel any number.
It's a left hand drive 2003 996 C2. 3.6L
I rubbed what I thought was the engine number area and there is no number. Took a photo as I thought I was going mad.
This is left hand side of the engine looking from the back.
Confused, maybe I need to try harder with the rag.
Any ideas/thoughts?
Thanks
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A VIN decoder will tell you what engine number came with the car originally. Hard to tell from the picture but it looks like there is the start of a number on there. I wouldn't do anymore as it looks almost worn away. Perhaps taking a piece of paper and lead pencil and making a rubbing of that area may reveal a number.
LOL! Kind of like removing the serial number from a gun.....I was just trying to help out the OP, but agree with Ditto...go for a drive instead. What we get ourselves into....sigh
Tokyopav, didn't you say that you car was a grey market import? Did it starts its life in the Beverly Hills Porsche dealer? Did Kip Raines take it through the front door?
I didn't say grey import. Actually it was a legit import. Sold and serviced by porsche Japan. If you walk around the porsche showroom in Tokyo you will see all are left hand drive in a right hand drive market.
After plenty of google research it seems the numbers are lightly engraved not heavily stamped. Maybe the Nebraska became victims to previous reveal techniques.
I was only interested in finding out if its the original engine or a replacement. Ill try the pencil if nothing shows then ill give up.
Cheers everyone.
Picture to end the thread. Taken at Hakone Skyline last weekend.
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p.s. no porsche Japan won't tell me anything about the car. They are pretending they don't keep the data. Privacy protection is a big thing here in japan so they don't risk anything.
I was on the same boat as you are Tokyo when I bought my 2000 c2. Was not sure if I had the replacement engine, paperwork from the dealership wasn't clear about the engine replacement. So I did look for the tell tale sign of a remanufactured engine. My engine oil cap seems like it was made in 2005 and the power steering cap says its a 997 part. Of course I later found out that my engine was indeed replaced as indicated by the prefix "AT" on the engine serial number. Hope this helps.
There is a top of a P on the left side but the rest of the numbers looks like it was sand blasted at some point. Someone was in there and did this on purpose. If you keep digging, might not like the answer at the end. I would stop and pretend I never looked in the first place.
Need to work out what the x51 intake looks like I guess!
Looking at the option codes it's a no but no discernible engine number you never know. At least I have a couple of additional things to check now.
The x51 intake manifold will be flatter and wider and will be made from all aluminum unlike the black plastic runners of the non-x51 manifold. Just look past your throttlebody where it's hooked to to see if you can see a more oval flatter aluminum plenum housing and silver intake runners(vs black).
If it matters at all you might want to edit one of your posts from your intro thread. You definitely said it was grey import in that thread but maybe you missed the word "not" in your sentence by mistake. I'm guessing so based on what you said in this post and thread about the prevalence of left hand drive Porsches in Japan.
Post #3 has an engine # decoder
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...-location.html
Number should look something like this. Without the "AT" which factory = remanufactured.
http://www.101projects.com/Boxster/P...ges/Pic700.jpg
Tried again tonight with some tricky side lighting. Rubbed pencil in and rubbed off. Not sure it helped but seems I have an engine number.
Can't read it properly but it's there.
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Probably is M96/0366312993
See this forum post
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...ber-stamp.html
Maybe you can try this to confirm:
"When I asked Ric Knab ([email removed]) of Suncoast Porsche, Sarasota Florida to run a VIN # decorder on my 2006 Carrera he came back with all the options listed including the brand of tires. It also included Engine Type # M9605 , the Engine serial # 69606039, Gearbox type G9701 & the Transmission serial # 1030894. It will surprise you with the information that he provides."
