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YOUR RESEARCHMy 1998 996 C2 sounds less
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Its probably a good idea to swap both precats next time its in for service
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I took the car to a Porsche Specialist to have it fixed (cause the main dealer is bloody expensive) how ever he didn�t find anything wrong and also did the test so never changed.
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I took the car to a Porsche Specialist to have it fixed (cause the main dealer is bloody expensive) how ever he didn�t find anything wrong and also did the test so never changed.
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Maybe the dealer tightened a clamp and sealed a leak?.
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Suggestion · Original poster
I took the car to a Porsche Specialist to have it fixed (cause the main dealer is bloody expensive) how ever he didn�t find anything wrong and also did the test so never changed.
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I took the car to a Porsche Specialist to have it fixed (cause the main dealer is bloody expensive) how ever he didn�t find anything wrong and also did the test so never changed.
So I�ve had this problem which I don�t think I�m just imagining.
But the last few months I feel like there�s less of that hollow growl coming. Like before when a cold start and driving down my street with the windows down in first gear. And it just sounds so good, especially as it�s bouncing off the buildings (also got sport exhaust). But I don�t have a lot of that anymore. I definitely feel like it�s less than it used to be. When the engine is running warm I don�t really hear anything in first gear and maybe start to hear something in 2nd gear at 5-6k RPM
last week I had the car in for a major service at a Porsche main dealer.
they did find this:
Exhaust: Active fault code:18 - O2 sensor ahead of cat. conv. Cylinder (4-6)(no signal). Req further investigation
so they did the further investigation and found this:
�The technician has carried out checks and found the O2 sensor ahead of catalytic converter (bank 2) intermittently inoperative. He has then carried out wiring checks but the wiring seems to be ok. We can confirm it is the sensor itself that is faulty so does need to be replaced to rectify.�
I have no idea what the O2 sensor does. But anyway. I took the car to a Porsche Specialist to have it fixed (cause the main dealer is bloody expensive) how ever he didn�t find anything wrong and also did the test so never changed.
but could that have anything at all to do with the fact that the car doesn�t sound as much?
anybody else experienced something similar or am I just imagining things?
O2 sensors tell the dme (engine computer) how well its burning the fuel. The precat units r very important. The postcat units just tell the computer that the cats r working. They have nothing to do with sound. Maybe the dealer tightened a clamp and sealed a leak?.
It is common for a 20 yr/old o2 sensor to get "lazy" . Its probably a good idea to swap both precats next time its in for service
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