Pics of 996 Carerra cluster into Boxster - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Tool Pants · 05-19-2007, 06:59 PM

Putting a 996 cluster in a Boxster is nothing new. Do not remember anyone having an isssue with the fuel gauge - unless they used a C4 cluster.

If the problem continues.

Is your 996 cluster new or used? If used, then can you rule out the fact it may have had a bad gauge and that is why it was sold.

How do you know for sure it came from a C2?

Cloudsurfer · 05-20-2007, 01:15 PM

I realize this is nothing new, and I was hoping for no issues related to it. Aside from the fuel issue (basically my 996 cluster is about 1/8 tank optimistic) all is well. Gentleman I purchased it from pulled it out of his C2 when he did a full interior gut to turn it into a track car, I have not cross checked the part #, but have no reason to suspect it not being from a C2.

If the DME/custer re-set does not work, I will just have the dealer calibrate the fuel sender to the cluster and I have to think that should cure all issues.

Patrick

Cloudsurfer · 05-20-2007, 01:22 PM

Just found a pic of the back of the cluster, it is attched. Can someone verify what series 996 this is from?

Part #: 996 641 980 76 70C

Cloudsurfer · 05-20-2007, 01:24 PM

Pic attached

Thumper · 05-21-2007, 06:55 AM

Best I can tell from the 996 parts manual is that it is for a '02+ Carrera 2. The only numbers that didn't match up was the 76. The parts manual does list a 996 641 981 76 70C, but it lists it as a Carrera 2 / 4 / 4S.

By the way, I was able to get my cluster in on Sunday. The first cluster I tried was fried, but the second one works great (it's nice to have a backup). Mine's a tiptronic and the tiptronic readout works great. I did the OBC hack at the same time and the dot matrix display is very cool. I filled my tank prior to the swap and the new cluster read full when I put the power to it. I also did the litronic retrofit yesterday.

Tool Pants · 05-21-2007, 09:06 AM

Per my parts guy 996 641 980 76 70C is discontinued and replaced by 996 641 981 73 70C.

PET is screwed up for 996 641 981 73 70C. After the part number it lists 480 which is the option code for a 6 speed. But it does not list a second code. Such as 339 for a C4 and 338 for a C2.

So, I cannot confirm from the part number if it came from a C4 or C2. Just that it came from a manual transmission 996.

Cloudsurfer · 05-21-2007, 06:56 PM

Thanks for the help guys. So it appears that this is a C2 cluster. I'm going to see if this reads correct as it gets low on fuel (after my DME/cluster reset), if not, off to the stealership we go to properly calibrate the cluster to the sender.

Patrick