Water pump gasket and bolts?
 

I have done much research and cannot find any info on these gaskets.Is there a need to use any sealant on the gasket or the bolts when installing?Going to change mine tomorrow.

Buy the metal gasket and no sealand

Agreed. Just completed the job. The gasket part number is 996.106.340.54; $8.88 at Sunset Porsche. There is some trimming required but it is well described in the DIY threads.

I reused the same bolt and have not read that there is a need to replace them.

I got the metal gasket.When I replaced the water pump on my truck instructions said to use a small amount of sealant on the bolts.I was curious about the Boxster bolts.Thanks for the quick replies.

The bolts that go around the pump are of differing lengths - I built a card board stencil to put the bolts in as I pulled them out - You will need a knuckle socket to one to the bolts.
Don't over torque - They don't take much.
Pinch the hose coming in and plug with rag.

Indeed. Sometimes they don't even take the 7.5 ft-lbs the spec calls for. That crankcase is silver peanut butter. I had to pull mine back off and do two helicoils.

I made the mistake of not paying attention to the different bolts around the pump. Post #4 in this thread shows where the two longer bolts are supposed to go.