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Message: In terms of overall reliability and durability i cannot say enough good
Changed By: grant
Change Date: November 23, 2021 07:28PM
In terms of overall reliability and durability i cannot say enough good
Change Date: November 23, 2021 07:28PM
In terms of overall reliability and durability i cannot say enough good
My 986 now has about 77,000 miles, including about 50-75 track days (those ended long aga) when i built a track car) and maybe 75-100 autocross days. Its still my autocross competitive car (classes well).
I bought it new, with a 5.5 year long extended warranty (long story). Here's the deal: i never collected one penny. In fact it was never back to the dealer, except to say hi, ever. Nothing broke, that i didn't break on a track; and none of those were major mechanicals.
I did proactively replace the clutch and at the same time did an oil-fed IMS about 2-3 years ago. oh, and maybe 5 (!!!) air-oil-separators. They may or may not have failed; its likely that they just were breached at autocross under crazy side-load sloshing since after developing quite the cloud of smoke, the smoke was gone by the time i got home (about 90 miles from Pocono to my driveway). I replaced the bugger anyway,
I change the mobil1 0W40 about every 18-20 months, at about the 4k mark. With 5 cars (yes, I'm ill) it gets less use than it did once. When i tracked it it drained half the 0W40 and replaced that with 15W50 creating a 7.5W45 cocktail. Yes, that is how it works.
So far this has been VERY maintainable. The downside is that once electronics begin to fail, this is a vastly more difficult beast to diagnose than a 356. Pedro, with something above 300k, might want to weigh in.
Keep the rodents out! Keep the carpets dry! Keep the fluids fresh! And drive it. Heat drives off moisture and acids - its good for the car.
Grant
fleet as of today:
2004 986
(77k)
2000 986S track rat (264k)
2016 GT4
(27k)
2020 RAM 1500 Hemi tow vehicle
(7k)
2002 Audi S6 Avant kinda normal car (117k)
I bought it new, with a 5.5 year long extended warranty (long story). Here's the deal: i never collected one penny. In fact it was never back to the dealer, except to say hi, ever. Nothing broke, that i didn't break on a track; and none of those were major mechanicals.
I did proactively replace the clutch and at the same time did an oil-fed IMS about 2-3 years ago. oh, and maybe 5 (!!!) air-oil-separators. They may or may not have failed; its likely that they just were breached at autocross under crazy side-load sloshing since after developing quite the cloud of smoke, the smoke was gone by the time i got home (about 90 miles from Pocono to my driveway). I replaced the bugger anyway,
I change the mobil1 0W40 about every 18-20 months, at about the 4k mark. With 5 cars (yes, I'm ill) it gets less use than it did once. When i tracked it it drained half the 0W40 and replaced that with 15W50 creating a 7.5W45 cocktail. Yes, that is how it works.
So far this has been VERY maintainable. The downside is that once electronics begin to fail, this is a vastly more difficult beast to diagnose than a 356. Pedro, with something above 300k, might want to weigh in.
Keep the rodents out! Keep the carpets dry! Keep the fluids fresh! And drive it. Heat drives off moisture and acids - its good for the car.
Grant
fleet as of today:
2004 986
(77k)
2000 986S track rat (264k)
2016 GT4
(27k)
2020 RAM 1500 Hemi tow vehicle
(7k)
2002 Audi S6 Avant kinda normal car (117k)
Original Message
Author: grantDate: November 23, 2021 07:27PM
In terms of overall reliability and durability i cannot say enough good
My 986 now has about 77,000 miles, including about 50-75 track days (those ended long aga) when i built a track car) and maybe 75-100 autocross days. Its still my autocross competitive car (classes well).
I bought it new, with a 5.5 year long extended warranty (long story). Here's the deal: i never collected one penny. In fact it was never back to the dealer, except to say hi, ever. Nothing broke, that i didn't break on a track; and none of those were major mechanicals.
I did proactively replace the clutch and at the same time did an oil-fed IMS about 2-3 years ago. oh, and maybe 5 (!!!) air-oil-separators. They may or may not have failed; its likely that they just were breached at autocross under crazy side-load sloshing since after developing quite the cloud of smoke, the smoke was gone by the time i got home (about 90 miles from Pocono to my driveway). I replaced the bugger anyway,
I change the mobil1 0W40 about every 18-20 months, at about the 4k mark. With 5 cars (yes, I'm ill) it gets less use than it did once. When i tracked it it drained half the 0W40 and replaced that with 15W50 creating a 7.5W45 cocktail. Yes, that is how it works.
So far this has been VERY maintainable. The downside is that once electronics begin to fail, this is a vastly more difficult beast to diagnose than a 356. Pedro, with something above 300k, might want to weigh in.
Keep the rodents out! Keep the carpets dry! Keep the fluids fresh! And drive it. Heat drives off moisture and acids - its good for the car.
Grant
fleet as of today:
2004 986
2000 986S track rat
2016 GT4
2020 RAM 1500 Hemi tow vehicle
2002 Audi S6 Avant kinda normal car
I bought it new, with a 5.5 year long extended warranty (long story). Here's the deal: i never collected one penny. In fact it was never back to the dealer, except to say hi, ever. Nothing broke, that i didn't break on a track; and none of those were major mechanicals.
I did proactively replace the clutch and at the same time did an oil-fed IMS about 2-3 years ago. oh, and maybe 5 (!!!) air-oil-separators. They may or may not have failed; its likely that they just were breached at autocross under crazy side-load sloshing since after developing quite the cloud of smoke, the smoke was gone by the time i got home (about 90 miles from Pocono to my driveway). I replaced the bugger anyway,
I change the mobil1 0W40 about every 18-20 months, at about the 4k mark. With 5 cars (yes, I'm ill) it gets less use than it did once. When i tracked it it drained half the 0W40 and replaced that with 15W50 creating a 7.5W45 cocktail. Yes, that is how it works.
So far this has been VERY maintainable. The downside is that once electronics begin to fail, this is a vastly more difficult beast to diagnose than a 356. Pedro, with something above 300k, might want to weigh in.
Keep the rodents out! Keep the carpets dry! Keep the fluids fresh! And drive it. Heat drives off moisture and acids - its good for the car.
Grant
fleet as of today:
2004 986
2000 986S track rat
2016 GT4
2020 RAM 1500 Hemi tow vehicle
2002 Audi S6 Avant kinda normal car