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Loren -- 2000 996 C2 Code needed. Thanks in advance!! CDR-220 Type 4462 Serial # X503 1318 48/98 Thanks, Tom

Loren -- 2000 996 C2 Code needed. Thanks in advance!! CDR-220 Type 4462 Serial # X503 1318 48/98

I think you are stuck calling the dealer.

Jose -- Try 4302 4304 4306 --Tom

I'm in Western PA and just got hybrid 30,000/45,000 on my 2000 966 C2 done for $872.21 by an Independent shop including inspection ($65), Parts($367.84 (Plugs (110.40), Belt(43.04), Fluids & Oil(76.80), Filters(135.20), MCI Service (2.40)), Labor ($380.00) and Taxes ($59.37).

Loren -- Thanks for doing this. It is greatly appreciated. 2000 996 C2 CDR-220 Type 4462 Serial # X503 1318 48/98 --Tom

My in-laws had a pickup truck that was the home of a really dead animal. They never could find it, but it was believed to be in the dash somewhere. Since the truck lived outside there was no way to keep other animals out of it. I know the guy who has it now and I will check to see if the odor is still there. :unsure: Good luck on finding it. I doubt it is a small mouse, if you can smell it. Rat maybe or something larger?

dporsche74 -- I went through the same exercise 2 years ago and I was even including Boxsters. (it was the golf bag in the trunk thing) The only real conclusion I came to was the 98-99 boxsters and 996's had some main issues porous engine block issues, RMS issues and oil separator issues. The engine block or its remanufactured engines and separator issues caused some engine failures. Most of those issues were fixed in 2000+. Glass vs plastic rear windshield. Depends how long you are going to drive the car and what area of the country. I'm in Pittsburgh. My Cab top goes up and down a lot, due to rain or lousy weather, but I love it on one of those 30 sunny days. :-) The plastic window will cloud in certain areas, due to the carpeting in the rear holding well and bending of the window. If you plan to hold the car for some time and the top is up in the sun, you will run into the delamination issue. This is where the rear window adhesive starts to separate. If this is caught early enough, you can use some clear silicone sealer to keep the well dry. I bought my car with the delamination issue just starting. 2 years later the bond is still good, but if I were consoursing the car it would be laughed at for imperfection. www.carcareonline.com has some good tips to clear up a clouded plastic rear. The tips work well. If this clouding and imperfection bother you then buy a glass windowed model. The statement about buying the newest on you can afford is generally a rule to follow. But the key to the statement is not newest, but AFFORD. Make sure you have a good local Porsche mechanic that will treat your car like it was their own. I am lucky to be using C&G performance in Sewickley. Champ is a very above board guy. Make sure you get a PPI before you start the negotiations. Hopefully the mechanic is well versed and can tell you of any issues, so you can be prepared and are able to AFFORD them. A HINT if you have to cart around a wife or passenger that is not into racing. 17's are softer than 18's and much more forgiving than 19's. I love my 2000 996 C2 Cab, however I get early model envy when I hear them at the track. Only 2 things in life I hold for long periods of time, a car and a wife. Happy motoring, Tom

I have seen this issue with many different vehicles including my 2000 996. I usually keep the clutch depressed and shift into third gear then back into first. A car buff a long time ago clued me into this "trick". Other PCA members talk about Porsche's transmissions are designed to down shift, so you could try at the stop light going fromm 2nd to 1st to see if this helps out. I do not think this is a serious issue. -Tom

Here is an old post for a Boxster with the DYI for the Window regulator http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...+regulator++DYI Here is the external DYI for replacing the window regulator: http://www.bombaydigital.com/boxster/projects/window/ --Tom

Team -- It what you put into the membership that matters. There are trivial benefits that come with the membership, but the more you participate the better the local PCA becomes. The local organization will put on events it thinks its membership wants, but unless you get in an roll up the sleeves you will only get what they provide. ARPCA just had a car control clinic for members and their families. I was out there with 17 year olds learning to control their cars. It was a blast. If I had not participated it would have been a waste of $42. --Tom

I just realized my problem is not the same. Mine is that when I open the door the window does not drop the 1/2 " that it use to drop. It seems to go up just fine and its only my drivers side door. There is no thud involved.

I just ran into this same issue. I noticed that the temporary work around is to assist the front top of the drivers side window down with my hand. The window will move up properly after this. It jus tnever drops back down. I will try the reseting the window memory with rolling down with switch and holding it for 10 seconds then the same for rolling up. Thanks, Tom

Pardon my lapse of including information. Per the pictures of the plugs above. 2000 996 Cab There are 2 wires one is a light chocolate brown and the other is a lighter brown with an orange ish thin stripe. The end is a male 1 amp plug I was unable to make out the numbers on the plug. I saw 1 AMP 86####### Under it was BMW ###### Thanks again for your thoughts. --Tom

Loren or others -- Is this plug supposed to be plugged into something? This is under the passenger side front seat coming from the bundle of wires coming from the grounding bolt under the seat. I attached 2 pictures, which are not great, but hopefully will give you a better idea of what I am talking about. Thanks, Tom