Thank you again, you'll need a Durametric or a PIWIS to reset the service reminder. Hopefully you know someone with one or you could possibly rent one.

As for the IMSB retrofit, LN Engineering will probably have the best idea of what's updated and what's not. PET doesn't say, because you can't buy the bearing by itself from Porsche.

 

So today I finally had all the parts I needed and the time so I did the major service on my wife's car minus changing the brake fluid. It took maybe 3 hours max with me and a buddy and a lot of talking. We weren't in any hurry at all. I have actually been surprised at how easily this car really is to work on so far. Tomorrow I'm doing the minor service on my Cayenne S along with brakes.

 

I'm in the process of deciding what to do about the 987.1 oil starvation problem, and one of the 'fixes' I'm looking at is the FVD sump. any comments about your experience with this mod? do you track your car? did you make any other oiling mods?
tks
dave boulder,co

 

As long as your not tracking your car from doing research you shouldn't have any oil starvation issues.

 

I haven't tracked my car as of yet. I've not done the installation of the FVD sump; I'm waiting on a pair 996 swirl pots (996-107-080-54) to replace the Cayman's simplified versions of the oil returns. Suncoast can hook you up with the sump and the pots. I wouldn't track my car until you do this modification at the least. There are plenty of guys tracking unmodified Caymans that have had no problems with 1st gen Caymans but some have. If you start upgrading the handling, you're increasing the G's and your risk of a problem. This would be the first modification I'd do before any handling changes just not worth the risk. P-9 has plenty of info on this subject.

 

thanks for the reply. I have read everything (everything that I could find anyway) about the AOS and oil starvation problems on P-9. fwiw, I have decided to go with the MS AOS and the FVD sump. still having dialogue with my porsche tech about the TTP oil saver. I will have to make a decision on the TTP kit by mid week this week with a two day track course looming on my horizon.

I have been debating with myself ( third sign of insanity isn't it, arguing with yourself?) about whether to go the oil scavenger route or not. my skill level is probably not high enough (yet) to warrant the pump, but the probability of using some R compound or better tires is pretty high.

if there is some way to quantify (or just SWAG) the incremental risk of a starvation problem as modifications like R's or slicks, or increasing skill levels, etc put the car's capabilities in a place where bad things likely happen.... well, I haven't heard it.

cheers
dave
boulder,co

 

If you're concerned about oil starvation in Gen 1 cars - and you should be if you're going fast enough - the most effective solution IMO is to go with an Accusump (vs. oil pan, TTp, etc.). Solves the root of the problem of instantaneous drop in oil pressure. Well, it doesn't actually solve the root of the problem but it's the most effective way of dealing with it.

It's been used with great success in racecars for decades (including Spec Boxsters). You can buy it fairly cheaply either used or brand new on eBay (original Canton Racing Accusumps). Much cheaper than TTp and similar price to some of the more expensive deep sumps.