Blue boxster resurrection project
 

Hey Folks,

I bought this `99 Boxster a few months ago with an engine suffering from an alleged catastrophic engine failure. I have literally zero experience with Porsches, so I thought it`s time to delve into this new challenge with the intention to fix the unsalvagable engine on my own. This is a low-budget project, and it`s not urgent as I don`t really need the car soon, in fact, I just bought it for fun. Anyway, I made some progress with the engine during which I made a bunch of pictures so I can remember where to put the parts back on. I thought I would share some of these pics in this thread and keep uploading more as the project goes on.

So, here`s the thing on the day I hauled it home:

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It has a few dents and scratches here and there due to the storage. It`s been sitting in a garage for 11 years and has 100k miles in the meter.

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Jacked up for engine removal:

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To be continued..

...and so it begins!!!

Cool! I'm in. Beautiful car.

Thanks, if you look at it from far enough it seems immaculate :) It`s a pity it got scratched and dented during storage. I plan to to something to that large dent on the right fender at least.

It's on the top of the fender behind the headlight? You'd be amazed what a good paintless dent repair guy can do. For the scratches - get on Youtube and look around at some of the detail guys - Ammo NYC particularly. He does amazing work on original paint. Check his website out for his products.

I get a lot of satisfaction from bringing a dead Boxster back to life. It might not be the cheapest thing to do, but it's a very satisfying hobby.

If you run into problems, just ask the guys here on the board. There are a lot of smart guys that really know these cars.

Heck I'd be tempted to give that one a try myself w/ some good spoons. You can access area pretty easily after you pop the headlight pod out. Otherwise I guarantee a good PDR guy can knock that out in a snap.

If you don't know a great PDR guy, ask for referral at a high end dealer. Better yet, let them make their $25-50 on the deal too (will help you in building some goodwill if ever needed) and have them schedule on his/her next trip thru. The quality PDR and PPF gurus have premium dealers on a weekly paper route of sorts...

Good luck :)

Thanks! Just ordered a dent-pulling set from China, let`s see if I can make it worse!

Few more pics today. Here`s a shot of the engine. Dust everywhere, other than that everything seems to be there.

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Except for this: somebody must have been here before me..
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I think the Boxster served as a perfect habitat for some critters. Most likely the same thing happened to this guy:
An Opossum in the Car Engine! Possum Under the Hood

Behind the seat shot of the engine:


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Bumper is off, time to remove the tranny. Still nice rear end though :)


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Easy peasy!
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So far so good, let`s move now to the engine. Everything looks original and unmolested, ovearall in great shape. Coolant and engine oil looked good too, considering the 11 years sitting I guess that`s a good sign.

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Lowering the engine:

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AC pump is hanging on its hoses aside:


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Oops, this is how NOT to drop the engine!


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I missed one hose, it got stuck and pulled the motor off the lift.. Amateur sloppyness.. :mad: And now what? How to get it out from there? More tomorrow.

No Brother-In-Law there to watch for hoses/wires?
Mine yelled "STOP" as I was lowering my own P Motor because he saw an attached hose.
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Thanks for the morning chuckles guys :D I love the BIL observer comment! This is a great thread, thanks for taking the time to post your project :cheers:

No BIL here, but I`ll definitely get one next time! Apparently he also helps Boxster engines reproduce :)

some like women, he likes Boxsters. Claims he doesn't have to buy them dinner

Welcome to the thread, I`m glad you are enjoying it! I love to read similar posts and it`s not much effort to upload a few pics every day.

Fair point! However, feeding these cars with parts seems to be pricey too..

Fallen-off engine shot from engine compartment:


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Pulling it up using an engine hoist:


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Rolling out on a furniture dolly:


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Finally inside the garage:




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Clutch off:

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Rivets were running on the pressure plate. Perhaps still the original clutch set?

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RMS leak, or both RMS&IMS?

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