Transmission bolt missing....hmmmm
 

1997 Boxster base- 22,000+ miles (No maintenance history)

I was spending some quality time with my Boxster today- changed the plugs and re-torqued any bolt I could get to under the car.

I decided to remove the aluminum plate and braces to clean them and get a better look at the transmission to change the fluid/oil tomorrow. I noticed some stray holes in the trans and one that clearly needed a bolt. In the attached picture I am missing "G" all other bolts are in place and tight (thank goodness)

So this tells me:

1. Someone has probably removed my transmission in the past....not a bad thing.
2. The Germans had a bolt shortage sometime in 97.

Has anyone run into this on their box?
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1350178015.jpg

Thanks 73
 

Guess I should have done a search first! Thanks for the thread.

Looks like I should refer to it as a "plug" rather than a bolt.

Just noticed the other day, bolt G missing, 2001 base man, no evidence the trans has been removed previously, must have left factory like that.
Any way a M12 X70 X 1.5 went in and torqued up OK.

I'd take it back out if I were you. The Germans don't do things willy nilly, if it left without that bolt there's likely a better reason than oopsie, especially since it's a feature of so many production cars.

Seems we are having a few threads about this bolt....hmmm? I ordered mine from Pelican and put it in during my build. Don't like leaving holes that are designed to be secured.

Bentley manual diagrams is missing the bolt as well. Seems to be intentional.