Does my 2000 S have a 2.5L?
I picked up a slightly distressed 2000 S yesterday and started doing my PPI (Post Purchase Insp.) today. After I closed it up for the night I looked up the engine serial number and as far as I can tell, it shows it to be a 1997 engine, which I'm guessing would have to be a 2.5L
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454645323.jpg My decoding attempt is: 2065 = 2.5L, 6Cyl, Version 5. V = 1997 The rest is the sequence. Is there any way this could be a 3.2L with that number? Here's the engine from the top. AOS looks a bit odd. I'm guessing it's the "motorsports AOS" http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454646736.jpg I have no idea about it's history yet. The guys I got it from had just taken it in trade and couldn't even spell Porsche. :eek: ...and is this intake normal? It looks like a few things aren't lined up quite right: ...tomorrow I'll pop the cover on one of my '99s and compare. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454647399.jpg |
yup, a 2.5 - no resonance tube.
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but that throttle body and intake tubes are not 2.5 items aren't they?
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Gang, it looks like we've got a mystery on our hands!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/l...psiqq9w9hj.jpg I'm curious to know what you find out about this car. Uneducated guess: previous owner blew the motor. So they picked up a '97 2.5 engine because it was the cheapest to acquire, and they reused the original intake from the 2000 "S" engine....? |
That's definitely a 2.5. Hope you didn't get screwed on this.
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I'm thinking 2.5 also. Measure how tall the oil cooler is
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No thinking about it, it is a 2.5L engine from 1997. It is also not the first we have seen like this; we were once tasked to do a PPI on a 996 C4S, and found a 2.7L Boxster engine hiding in it.
This is one of many reasons why you need to do a PPI before reaching for your wallet. |
What you have all said makes sense to me. A cheaper replacement for a bad 3.2 using the original intake tubing and throttle body. I'll measure the oil cooler and get a better look this afternoon. The engine looks pretty clean except for where the oil has leaked down near the AOS, so probably a relatively recent swap.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454683627.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454683700.jpg Funny, I've seen lots of base models on Craigslist that were trying to be an S. Now I have the S, trying to be a base. :cool: The good news: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454683882.jpg :dance: |
A good link to decode the engine serial numbers?, when measuring rhe oil cooler what are the specs?
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This is like The Crying Game of Porsches.
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Oh no!!! At least it's not your only one!
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[QUOTE=78F350;482722]I picked up a slightly distressed 2000 S yesterday and started doing my PPI (Post Purchase Insp.) today. After I closed it up for the night I looked up the engine serial number and as far as I can tell, it shows it to be a 1997 engine, which I'm guessing would have to be a 2.5L
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454645323.jpg My decoding attempt is: 2065 = 2.5L, 6Cyl, Version 5. V = 1997 The rest is the sequence. Is there any way this could be a 3.2L with that number? Here's the engine from the top. AOS looks a bit odd. I'm guessing it's the "motorsports AOS" http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454646736.jpg M96/20 = 97-99 2.5L AOS may be 1st design used on '97's only |
Is there a chart for decoding. I have m96/2167y01289.
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It sucks that it's a 2.5. No way around that, but at least it's not a 2.7. The market demand for 2.5s is probably higher than the 3.2 or 2.7. I say try and sell it and find a 3.4 to replace it with.
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Oh man, sorry to hear of this. I'd have a conversation with the seller...
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http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454732507.jpg The cooler off my scrapped 2.7 is 2-3/4" tall. I can't seem to find a cooler for a 3.2 anywhere around here to measure. :mad: |
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For the moment the two black help balance the two silver: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1454733360.jpg How can I complain? |
Sure a 2.5L, got the same here (ROW).
According to the legend, mine miraculously made it to the 60k miles range recently and still running strong. In that case they must be quite good engines ;) Sounds really good at high rpm, lightweight and all that. I'd say keep + install an aftermarket cat/pipes/muffler on it. Fun, loud & fast little thing for sure Cool find ps: sad to hear my boxster car worth $4,500 these days lolllll Makes me proud'er to drive a daily Passat |
Official Porsche VIN and engine decoding at the end of the document (V-pages): http://www.porsche.com/all/media/pdf/originalparts/usa/986_USA_KATALOG.pdf
Regards, Markus |
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