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My service records for this car show that the cabtop motor was replaced..
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You can see here what the recommended maintenance schedule is.
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REPLACE CABTOP MOTOR AS DIAGNOSED ON LAST RO - SUBMIT PGAT
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Hey guys.. I purchased a new to me 04 C4S a couple weeks ago (although I was only able to drive it on the test drive as I left town as soon as it was delivered).
A couple threads here got me thinking about exactly what specs my car has (I assumed it was 345hp but seeing the other threads maybe it is only the 315hp)..
Here is a print out of the original options list and the price for my car when new..
Can anyone explain all the options (I assumed with the original purchase price it is fairly loaded).. Note I am in Canada so that price is CDN dollars.. Mainly curious about the custom tailoring code? I know its got the carbon interior package/ect. But maybe there is some other stuff that I didn't notice.
Also when reviewing my maintenance records a couple things I wasn't sure about..
1. REPLACE CABTOP MOTOR AS DIAGNOSED ON LAST RO - SUBMIT PGAT
2. PERFORM PORSCHE MAJOR MAINTANENCE EVERY 4 YEARS OR 60,000KM
These the the ones I am not sure about what they are (and fairly recent services).. #1 I would think maybe a vert motor but the issue is mine is a coupe.. and just curious what is included in the major 4 year maintanence?
Thanks guys
You can see here what the recommended maintenance schedule is. Probably also in your owners manual booklet if you got one.
https://gaudinporschelv.com/images/d...oxster_986.pdf
Will do once I get home.. Only have one bad pic right now.. I believe the small CF is just the radio trim then the parking brake/shifter are CF. But ill post up some pics once I get back this weekend..
Sounds like an awesome car - full leather is definitely the ticket. Z099 could be deviated stitching on the steering wheel or the thicker wheel option...
Saaaaweet!!!!! Wow, you got a nice car there mister! The white dials work very well with the black interior. I'll try to look up that "Custom Tailor" code, but that one is new to me. I would imagine you have some unique stitching or something as 5CH3LL mentions.
Yeah the white dials were a must for me. I find sometimes the black dials can be tough to read depending on the time of day (my gallardo can be a real pain sometimes with the black gauges)..
Let me know what you find out as im curious on the options. I guess it does have the normal 315hp engine/tuning?
Any idea on the cabtop motor replacement??
Thanks
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Theres my G beside my GT3RS.. I figured id get another Porsche for a winter beater you know...
Im just messing that GT3RS is bada$$ and was on a dealer cruise I did last year..
Haha I dont have a cabriolet thats the weird thing.. My service records for this car show that the cabtop motor was replaced.. I dunno whats up with that..
Yes I am married lol..
The porsche was a struggle to get.. We had to get her a new car (mini countryman) and I had to sell my Mercedes CL65.. And most likley I will be selling my supercharged E46 330ci.. Wanted to get something fun to drive all weather.. So as long as I cleared out a car and the wife gets something new shes happy..haha
The C4S as explained to me was a response from the motor press that the 911 had become to watered down. It was seen as a big brother to the earlier produced Boxster. Porsche bowing to pressure offered the 'C4S' in 2002 with a combo sports package. However, the sportiness of the sports package is to be taken with a grain of salt. Some of them got the full treatement of M14, M30 options with lowered suspension, stiffer shocks, sport exhaust(have I mentioned 'sport' enough?), sport seats, and the GT2 wide body, with hub extensions for wider track, etc. It appears your C4S is one of the more watered down versions. The only package I note remaining is the sport seats, of course the widened body, and egg crate rear fender exits. Has the same engine as the NA 996 of that vintage, and of course the front diff for AWD.
The top motor repl was carried out because so few people use the sunroof the motor armature corrodes and the motor no longer turns. Or, some other failure mode.
BTW, due to the added weight, and bigger body panels the C4S wound up being slightly slower than the 996.2 counterpart. So - in making it more 'sporty' they made it go slower.
(snort)
Good information. Thanks for your post.. I was surprised with how stiff the suspension was. The power figures aren't a big deal to me as I purchased this as a DD with winter duty. I almost went for the turbo but as a DD I thought the 4s would be great and save me ~$20k..
Makes sense about the sunroof motor I was just weirded out when they said cabtop (I was thinking vert)..
Thanks for all the info from everyone..
It's still winter, if you are somewhere cold the suspension may just be cold-stiff. Only way to tell what shocks you have are crawl up in there and find out. May have sportier shocks, but it's not on the option code list as 014 or 030, etc. I'm no expert on these that's for certain.
For sure.. It was about 15 degrees Celcius when I test drove the car though and it still felt very stiff.. All service was done at the local porsche dealer and I dont see any replacement of suspension components in the service records.. We will see.. Im surprised that this wouldn't be pretty much fully optioned out at the price it was (although this doesn't concern me as I didn't even know this information prior to making my deal)..
Ill try and go through it in a bit more detail when I return back from my work trip..
