Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Performance and Technical Chat

 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 07-09-2013, 07:42 AM   #20
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 183
davedeck,

I purchased my 1999 Boxster in Sep 99, it had 104, 000 miles.

Here is my story of woe:

new chain tensioner 105,000 miles (dealer)
water pump when out at 109,000 miles (dealer)
another chain tensioner and guides 117,900 miles (dealer)
new AOS at 120,000 miles (dealer)
air injection check valve & air pump 128,000 miles (indy)
fuel pump/relay/crankshaft sensor 139,000 miles (indy)
new water pump 166,000 miles (indy)
new oxygen sensors 168,000 miles (indy)

I do my own oil/filter changes, spark plugs, brakes pads/rotors. I've saved a ton of money.

Besides scheduled maintenance, I haven't had to put any money in it for about a year now.

I did buy a muffler (just for the sound and the twin tips, $299 off Ebay) and last month I replaced the seats with sport seats from a 2001 Boxster S. I got a super sweet deal on the seats. [I transported the seats one on top of the other on my passenger seat, with the top down, from Bastrop thru Austin & Round Rock. When I stopped at the Rudy's off I-35 people thought I had some new fangled child car seat:-)]

I've learned there is no good reason for me to have anything done at a Porsche dealer.

If I can reach 250,000 miles in this car, then all the money I spent at the dealer might have been worthwhile.

MNC-I
mnc-i is offline   Reply With Quote
 



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:54 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page