Fluids - Age vs Mileage

[eicheldp]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Porsche has ceased publication of all of their shop manuals, although some still show up in places like flea bay. In any case, even the original shop manuals contain very little information relating to the engine as Porsche had long since adopted a policy or replacing rather than rebuilding engines.

Wow, another missed revenue stream. I guess I'll have to rely on the generosity of people like you who are willing to share their knowledge & expertise. Thanks again for your help. If I ever get to meet you or other members in PA somewhere; I owe you one

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by eicheldp

Wow, another missed revenue stream. I guess I'll have to rely on the generosity of people like you who are willing to share their knowledge & expertise. Thanks again for your help. If I ever get to meet you or other members in PA somewhere; I owe you one

The revenue stream has not been "missed", just moved and much more tightly controlled; Porsche makes the information available online via a subscription service. Unlimited access is about $5K per year, but they also will sell you as little as a single page of information at reduced prices.

https://techinfo2.porsche.com/techinfo/VFModuleManager?Type=MainFrameSet

[Jamesp]

PDFs of the 986 and 987 manuals are out there and contain just about enough information to get the job done, but they usually lack specific details you have to fill in. I paid a few bucks for the downloads, but if you are more savvy you can likely find them for free. From an engine standpoint, Bentleys is useless. Also the 986 and 987 katalog documents (free) are great because they show exploded views of the engine, as well as other systems. For re-assembly, I found the best resource was the car itself before dis-assembly, a cell phone camera and this forum.