Another Stinkin' Noob with a ???? :) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

kabel · 11-29-2006, 07:37 PM

If you did not get a PPI (Porsche Pre-Inspection I think) before you purchased it (which I am guilty of as well). Bring it to a Porsche shop or reputable non-dealer Porsche mechanic and have it inspected, if it was dealer serviced you may even be able to get those service records. Somewhere around here there is a good list of things to have checked, one example would be the condition of the RMS (Rear Main Seal) a common fault of these engines.
At minimum I would say have the oil changed flush the brake system, and the coolant system. If for no other reason than piece of mind and to establish a baseline for future service.

A step further would include a good alignment and possibly even new tires.

Those are just a few things I have learned to date... I am certain others will chime in. (ha, I see a couple other beat me to the punch already!)

Welcome to the forum & welcome to Boxster ownership, looks like a sweet ride!

RandallNeighbour · 11-29-2006, 08:05 PM

some dealerships can give you any warranty work or service done at dealerships with the VIN number. Others have told me it can't be given unless you contact the dealer that did the service. This is where a carfax report can help. Find out where it was titled, retitled, etc. and contact the service departments in those cities. You should be able to reconstruct some history on the car with these methods. And welcome to the boxster family!

Adam · 11-29-2006, 08:23 PM

Do what they said and deamber the car and add 18 inch wheels.

ohioboxster · 11-30-2006, 01:33 AM

Im just curious, why would you make a screen name Urotrash? Do you think European cars are trash or is this your ansestry?

UroTrash · 11-30-2006, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ohioboxster

Im just curious, why would you make a screen name Urotrash? Do you think European cars are trash or is this your ansestry?

I'm a Uro-logist!

BTW, what is deambering??

On all my other cars I change oil, rotate tires etc my self (I know the box doesn't rotate), but with the engine minimally accessible, it seems to my simple mind it would be very difficult to anything to it other than oil change myself.

I don't have a lift (that's a long sad story)

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=134940755#post134940755

so I only have those little ramps.

Sounds like I should take it in and have the 30k (or 60k) done relatively soon.