Should I get a yellow Porsche?
Porsche cars look great in yellow, and the 911 is no exception. Whether you have a brand new 991 Turbo or an older model, yellow is an excellent color to get attention. Many 911 buyers are quite conservative and end up picking white, black or silver.
Is there a problem with my Porsche 911 Carrera?
This “D-chunk” problem seems ironically to occur mostly in gently driven cars. 911 Carreras that are driven hard at the track or on the street do not tend to see this type of damage. At least with respect to the track cars, one theory is that these cars tend to have their oil changed much more often.
Why did Porsche change the oil system on the Carrera?
Oil System Inadequacy: The air-cooled predecessor to the M96 engine incorporated a dry-sump system that was designed to keep a significant amount of oil in reserve for extended performance driving. With the introduction of the M96 engine, Porsche moved away from that design, primarily due to the high cost of implementing a separate dry-sump system.
What happens when the air separator fails on a Porsche 911?
When this unit fails, the result is oil sucked out of the engine and into the intake. While the air-oil separator will not cause immediate mechanical damage to your engine, it may make it smoke tremendously and/or run roughly (see Pelican Technical Article: Porsche 911 Air Oil Separator).
Why does my Porsche 911 have oil starvation problems?
As a result of the lower oil holding capacity and other factors, the M96/M97 engines tend to suffer more from oil starvation problems, particularly during high performance driving. There are a few things you can do to protect against oil starvation problems. Firstly, be sure that your oil level is always at the high-level mark of your dipstick.
Why are Porsche 911s never a collectible car?
The cost of maintenance and repair will always exceed any resulting increase in value, because you will always be competing in a resale market flush with maintenance-deferred fright-pigs with noisy wheel bearings and metal shavings in the oil pans.
Are there any problems with the Porsche 996?
Not all of the 996 cars will have the IMS problem, and it can be rectified for a few grand if you’re concerned, but it’s on the mind of every buyer out there. IMS problems aside, the 996 is absolutely stuffed with fragile, fast-wearing and expensive components, many of which can’t be reached without dropping the engine.
How old is the Porsche 911 Vopo badge?
Instead, it had a Volkswagen-Porsche badge in Germany, and was derisively called “VoPo”—the nickname given to East German police. These cars were about 15 years old back when I was in high school, and could be had in good condition for three or four grand.
Is the Porsche 911 air cooled or air cooled?
The Fried Egg Investment people will readily stipulate all of the above difficulties. But they believe they’ll be rendered irrelevant by skyrocketing resale, as happened with the 2.7-liter air-cooled 911, whose 15-fold value increase between 2001 and 2007 wiped out the nontrivial costs of dealing with its magnesium engine cases.