Well there's finally a Porsche in the garage again. I just picked up a 2007 997TT tiptronic. It's bone stock with a little over 12,000 miles on it. Black over black coupe.

Based on the service records, it looks like nothing major done other than normal wear items (oil/filter, various fluids, battery, tires.....).

Had a pretty extensive PPI and it can through with flying colors on the mechanicals.

It's being delivered on Tuesday and then off to the local shop for and oil/filter service to start. New tires to follow shortly.

Given the age and mileage, what else should I should I be considering tending to from a maintenance perspective?

Thanks in advance for your help and it's great to be back in the 6speedonline community.

J.D.

 

Off the top of my head:

1. Transmission service (fluid/filter) recommended at 12 years - was this done?
2. Front clutch & final drive oil - was it done?
3. Bumper mesh - pull the bumper and see how much garbage is in the radiators. Screen will keep the crap out. When I pulled everything from twigs to a cigarette box out, I installed some mesh.
4. Coolant hoses/pinning/plastic elbows - I waited until I had a failure, but with the age of the hoses, it may depend more on where/how the car was stored/operated. You might be able to get a camera in there to check the turbo coolant lines (a common failure) and the coolant fitting just under the sensor for signs of glue failure. The plastic elbows might be more difficult to check.
5. Pin Cams - either wait for a engine drop for other reasons or deal with it "if" you have a code. There is consensus this is not a "it will happen for sure" issue and if you get a code can also just be the cam actuators.

The importance/necessity of these are open to interpretation depending on various factors. Since I was keeping the car forever, it was worth it for me. If you are driving it for 2 years and then selling, your situation will be different.

Ed