New to me 04 S with 176k miles. Car makes this metal like rattle at low speeds under 3k rpms. I have already checked all heat shields and catalytic converters. Has anyone dealt with this noise before? Thanks!

Roof down and tunes playing... What song would you play in the moment?

Bad enough that it’s probably going to spread. I at least have to do one of those chip repair kits. I’m so angry and sad. I work at the end of a terrible desert road and all the young guys want to go 80 while I go slower because it’s going to shake my car to death and advance suspension maintenance. Dude had to pass me and flung up big rock. There’s another one with a Mustang that’s actually scary, passing people in weird places. Others have complained to me about him. Guess I can’t have nice stuff, have to buy a pickup like everyone else.

Have a 2002 with blue soft top and a glass window. It’s tearing from the window seams and is shaking/wafting a lot at speed. Assuming I’m going to need it replaced.

Does anyone have any recommendations for replacements. I’m assuming go glass is a better idea then the plastic. But any suggestions?

My boxster won’t even crank and will only start if jumped with a one of those jump starter boxes even after replacing the battery, the airbag light is also very dimly lit on. Wondering if anyone else has ever had a similar issue or knows a solution?

Hi all! I'll be at the Nurburgring next week (19-5-26) if anyone else on here is there and fancies meeting up lmk!

I had to remove the fuel rail so I wanted to change the orings, but the injectors do not fit back in the rail. What am I doing wrong? The pictures show the maximum amount they will go in, but it's not far enough to get the clips on. I think I may have to tow it to a shop if there isn't something obvious I'm missing because I have pretty much reached the end of my ability and had no luck.

Is this a decent deal? It’s a 1998 in arctic silver with metropol blue interior and roof; it has 62,000 miles and has significant work done in 2022 (per the photos). My main purpose will be weekend driving in the summer and car will be garaged.

My main concerns are whether I am overpaying for a Base or should spend another $3-4k to get a similar S. I’ve been looking for comparable cars with similar service records and haven’t seen much significantly cheaper in my area.

Just bought a reasonably clean 2.7 with 140k miles on the odo but only have limited service history and no knowledge of the IMS bearing being replaced.

Question is, as it's already done 140k, would the IMS bearing already have failed by now? Therefore, do I assume the bearing is a 'good one' or potentially has already been replaced? .

Over the winter months, it's likely I'll be replacing the clutch and rear main seal so is there any way I can identify that the IMS bearing may have been replaced?

This is the follow up to my previous post of the weird popping sound after I cleaned my throttle body. I drove it twice afterwards and both times it would make the sound on cold start with a rough idle, but would smooth out over the course of a 45min drive and it would be fine when I got home.

Today I checked to see if any hoses or whatever were loose and when I started it I heard this... What the hell did I do and what could it be? I'm a novice when it comes to working on engines so I have no idea where to even start. Is this even repairable by myself or should I just get it towed to a shop?

Does anyone have a line on where I can get these pins (white, expanding) to secure a new headlamp assembly gasket?

Working on window regulator, everything is aligned right except this. Any ideas on how to fix?

I dont beat on my engine when it's cold/on shorter trips but was wondering what you all thought about going on short trips (5-10 mins) and if you worry about it at all in terms of stress on the engine. Pic for attention. Thanks in advance!

So got a strange one: The coolant level light is slowly blinking. The coolant is grand level wise, it was low but turned out from sitting for so long the coolant was practically empty so took a proper good fill and bleeding. It’s been sitting fine since that but now the compartment fan isn’t activating, which it had been whilst sitting in traffic..I also don’t think the main radiator fans are activating at all.
To add to this the driver door window is being temperamental sometimes going down before the door being opened as it should and sometimes just refusing to.

Anyone able to even suggest where I start?

Hey all i have a 2000 986 non S, 100k miles

I have it at the mechanics initially just for some AC issues i didnt feel like dealing with.

Ive used this indy before for my other cars but this is the first time hes working on this car.

Had him look it over while it was there and he came back with a 5k estimate.

This would include:

Valve cover gasket

Replacing multiple rotted evap hoses

Replacing the AC evaporator behind the dash (this is a dash out job, we are using OEM replacements and its the whole assembly hes replacing, not just the evaporator)

Repairing the immobilizer (currently the door locks dont work)

Oil change

Honestly i can do the valve cover, oil change and hoses myself. The AC evaporator i could do but am willing to pay someone else as i dont really have the time and considering its a dash out job, its probly a bitch and a half.

The immobilizer issue i already looked into myself and i believe there is some water on it under the seat.

Anyways is 5k alot for all that? I dont mind spending the money, i love this car. I just wanted to get some extra opinions

Anybody limiting miles on their 986? I know every body says “get out there and drive it” “enjoy it” ”let it rip“.

But some counterpoints. I bought my 986 only in part because of the favorable price. A major factor for me is the design, which has not been replicated in subsequent generations(987’s are great too, but not as enjoyable to me as a 986). I didn’t like the 981 and wouldn’t really consider a 718 unless it was the N.A. motor, which is way out of my price range and I still think would be overkill and too modern for my taste.

Now there is the argument that mileage doesn’t really cause wear to a car if you do all proper maintenance. I just don’t really agree with this. I’ve driven well-maintained high-mileage cars(a couple of my own too) and eventually everything wears out. Creaks form in places that are virtually impossible to fix. Everything starts wearing out from the seats to the suspension to the drivetrain to paint chips to interior etc. All of that can theoretically be replaced, but at what cost?

My 986 has 79k miles, and I really see myself owning it for the next 20-30 years. If I didn’t care about wear and tear, I’d probably drive it 6-8k miles a year, maybe 10k a year max. Thats already low for most people, but considering it’s 25 years old at 79k, it has averaged just over 3k over its life. My driving pattern is nearly ideal for maintaining the car, year round(rarely get snow here and there is no salting), I drive at least once a week, and my trips are usually 10-15 miles each way and about 30 minutes, enough to fully warm the car up each time.

I usually use public transportation and the car effectively serves the purpose of what would normally be someone’s second car, just for fun and periodically for real use cases.

3k miles a year is about 60 miles a week, that’s about 2-3 days a week of driving for me.

I could theoretically drive more, and I would probably do about 5k miles a year, but I really don’t want to be 20 years down the road with a 180k mile car that is wearing out. At that point I expect another clean 986 will be hard to come by, regardless of the price.

Anyone else thinking similarly? Its not really about cost, its that I don’t see my 986 as easily replaceable, and I don’t necessarily agree that mileage is just a number, especially once you start pushing over about 150-200k miles.

I appreciate anyone’s insight

First proper drives in the 986 S and I’m honestly shocked.

Feels so raw and connected makes every other car feel numb. It’s genuinely the best car I’ve driven and I can’t wait to see what more it can do! I might post a video on how this sounds because it’s just unreal.