Obtaining historical records

[TeamOxford]

Hey ty,
Is this your Boxster?



Just wonderin'..........

TO

[ty_wheels]

affirmative

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by jcp

This thread has been an interesting learning experience for me. Itsnotanova's post about the bolt heads used in certain engines caused me to check my engines serial number. Sure enough, it has AT in it. The car is a '99 base with 65000 on it. I am the fourth owner. I checked Carfax during the purchase and it didn't show an engine change. Since I haven't found any stray particles in the oil or filter, I'll just drive it and see if anything changes.
This site is absolutely the best for a first time Porsche owner. Thanks to everyone that has contributed to it.

Not surprising about having a replacement engine. 99s had lots of problems with D Chunking - sections of cylinder walls would crumble off. It was most prevalent in MY 99.

[ty_wheels]

TO - you wrote :

- make sure it gets up to temp. Wind it up, shift at 4K or better. Never let it go under 2K on the tach


when you switch gears after you start the engine (cold start), you do not rev it to 4K until the engine has not warmed up ?

(to me warmed up is the needle is on the 8 in the 180)

[TeamOxford]

Originally Posted by ty_wheels

TO - you wrote :

- make sure it gets up to temp. Wind it up, shift at 4K or better. Never let it go under 2K on the tach


when you switch gears after you start the engine (cold start), you do not rev it to 4K until the engine has not warmed up ?

(to me warmed up is the needle is on the 8 in the 180)

That's correct. 4K after warmup (180 degrees). Shift between 2K and 3K during warmup.

Some members warm up their Porsches stationary. I warm up while moving, being careful to just gradually squeeze the throttle until the engine is up to temp.

Just sayin'..........

TO

[ty_wheels]

thanks TO, much appreciated !!!