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Thanks Mike! I don't own the car anymore, it is with my friend who is the dealer. I passed the info to him and am waiting for him to get back to me. Will let you know what he decides. Appreciate all the help.

Hi All,

Looking for some help/ideas. I traded in a 2002 996 3.6 Targa to a friend who is a dealer (he sold me the car originally). This was about 3 weeks ago. Last Friday the engine blew. Took it to the indie (very good shop) who had just completed the 60K major service about a month ago. Cylinder sleeve cracked. Goodbye engine. Got a quote for a replacement- $18,500!!! It seems Stuggart wants more for this engine than a 997 3.8S.

Is Autofarm an option? Anyone have any other ideas?

Thx!!!

Sorry to hear about your engine woes.

I sent you a PM -- I'm and LN Engineering dealer -- maybe I can help you out.

Mike

Hi All,

Looking for some help/ideas. I traded in a 2002 996 3.6 Targa to a friend who is a dealer (he sold me the car originally). This was about 3 weeks ago. Last Friday the engine blew. Took it to the indie (very good shop) who had just completed the 60K major service about a month ago. Cylinder sleeve cracked. Goodbye engine. Got a quote for a replacement- $18,500!!! It seems Stuggart wants more for this engine than a 997 3.8S.

Is Autofarm an option? Anyone have any other ideas?

Thx!!!

Akers in downtown Seattle is very good as well.

Why? If they used either of the two Porsche coolants you should be fine.

Both the old (greenish-yellow) and new (pink) Porsche coolants can be mixed.

Thanks Loren. I had read that any tap water in the system could cause problems.

I recently brought a 996 Targa to a very highly regarded Indie shop for a coolant tank problem. Long story short, a plastic Y needed replaced. $5.00 part!

Before bringing in (the night before) I had to top off with about 32oz of tap water from work. I told the shop this, and was expecting to have to do a coolant flush and refill. They said no problem, I didn't need the flush. They topped me off with Pink and away I went.

Now I am tossing and turning with visions of corrosion and intermix.

Should I return for a flush or much ado about nothing?

Thanks!

No PSM. So I guess that solves it. I had seen in 'Porsche 996, The Essential Companion' a picture of a '5.7 ABS system with TC'. Car must have had PSM as well I guess. Thanks!

Thanks Loren. Is thre anyway I can tell whether my car has 5.7 with TC, or does 5.7 make that redundant? Thanks again.

I don't know of any option code that will tell me whether i have ABS 5.3 with TC or ABS 5.7 without TC. I have two lines out the back of the ABS hydraulic unit, which would indicate TC with a 5.3 unit. But I'm not certain that the same logic holds for a 5.7 unit. There is no switch on the dash center console, either.

Anyone know how I might figure this out?

Thanks! :)

I don't have the dreaded roof rattle, but lately seem to be getting a lot of squeak and rattle from the hatch. Is there a way to adjust the latch that anyone know of?

Just following up. The car was fantastic at Driver Skills. More fun to drive than the Boxster, particularly more comfortable to and from.

I am the 3rd owner of a 02 Targa with 35K km's. I have not tracked the car (yet) however my guess is that the first owner did as the suspension had been upgraded and stiffened.

The roof has been solid and I haven't noticed any squeaks or rattles. I use the car primarily as a daily driver and day trips on weekends. A friend of mine who also has a targa has had problems with the latch mechanism (replaced it twice now) but I haven't experienced any issues.

When I got the car I was specifically looking for a targa since I love the idea of a convertible but prefer the lines of the coupe. For me the targa gives the best of both worlds. I have the roof open about 75% of the time.

Pros (to me)

- lots of light. Not quite as open as a convertible but close

- still has the latch points to install child seats (I have 2 in mine!). My 2 year old son loves looking up through the roof :-)

- opening the rear glass allows easy access to the small bit of storage behind the rear headrests

- maintains the smooth lines of the car

- seems to be quite rare (which can be both a pro and a con)

Cons

- wind noise can be annoying above ~120km/h or so.

- when the roof is open it reduces visibility in the rear. Mine has a stock pop-up spoiler and I can't see the spoiler when the roof is open

- weight/rigidity compared with the coupe (not a huge issue for me)

So far no issues with squeaks etc. If I wear out this one...my next carrera will also be a targa.

I just traded in a MY 2000 Boxster S for a 2002 Targa. Taking the Targa to my first Driver Skills day this weekend and will report back what I learn. So far, I am very happy with the Targa, and I really enjoyed the Boxster. The Targa feels more solid, while the Boxster felt a bit more connected. The roof rattle does not bug me.

Thanks everyone. My manual is for a MY 2000- dealer somehow got it messed it up. The PDF is great, that will help a lot, as the fuse diagram is missing from the back of the cover. A comedy of errors, it would seem.

Was having some home computer issues as well, gave me the idea of trying to reset the car's computer. That cleared the issue- guess it was an interlock problem.

I've had the car for only 1 day. :angry:

Opened the hatch per normal to wash the window. Closed and the mechansim to seat the window worked fine. Now neither the key fob or sill switch will unhine the hatch. I manually opened it, but now cannot get it to seat. Any advice on how to torubleshoot? Courtesy lights won't go off, and I just realized the manual in the car is for a non-Targa. No fuse layout or anything.