Advice on Buying 968CS
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ianreeves
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Hi Flint,
Like all Porsche you should look to purchase by condition and not miles. The 968s are generally quite reliable but do have a couple of points to look out for.
One of the major points are the Cam shafts, these can suffer from wear on the tooth sprockets and can need replacement, I would say approx £300 each for parts.
The gearbox too can suffer from pinion 'wear' resulting in a loud noise in the 40-50mph zone, this again is about £800
Belts etc are much the same as the 944's so it does depend on if you need seals etc at the same time. One forum member was quoted about £1000 inc to do the front seals, belts and cam Chan. If your are happy to do the work yourself then a complete belt & roller kit again is sub £300, gasket set about £80 cam chain & slipper about £50. A few of us have had new clutches and flywheels, I had this done on my car, the clutch kit was £270 and flywheel £475 and was £200 to fit !
There is an artice in this months 911 & Porsche world on buying a 968. The one featured was Andrews, he had spent about £4000 getting his car sorted with a re-built head, clutch and flywheel.
Most of the 968ers hang out on www.968uk.com there is a great deal of 968 info there. Hope this has not put you off.
Like all Porsche you should look to purchase by condition and not miles. The 968s are generally quite reliable but do have a couple of points to look out for.
One of the major points are the Cam shafts, these can suffer from wear on the tooth sprockets and can need replacement, I would say approx £300 each for parts.
The gearbox too can suffer from pinion 'wear' resulting in a loud noise in the 40-50mph zone, this again is about £800
Belts etc are much the same as the 944's so it does depend on if you need seals etc at the same time. One forum member was quoted about £1000 inc to do the front seals, belts and cam Chan. If your are happy to do the work yourself then a complete belt & roller kit again is sub £300, gasket set about £80 cam chain & slipper about £50. A few of us have had new clutches and flywheels, I had this done on my car, the clutch kit was £270 and flywheel £475 and was £200 to fit !
There is an artice in this months 911 & Porsche world on buying a 968. The one featured was Andrews, he had spent about £4000 getting his car sorted with a re-built head, clutch and flywheel.
Most of the 968ers hang out on www.968uk.com there is a great deal of 968 info there. Hope this has not put you off.
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