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Improvements to my 2006 Cayman S

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Jaz Woodward

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So I have had my 2006 Cayman S for a month now and absolutely love it. (Elise is not getting much road use now). Anyway, what maintenence (beyond what is written in the book), do you guys recommend to make small but significant improvements to the driving experience? The car has only done 30k miles so is in theory as good as new, but in the past I have done things like replace engine mounts, replace gear oil, arb rubbers etc etc on a similar age/mileage car and I could really feel the difference. I'm going on a Petrolhead Nirvana trip soon so want to have car feeling as good as it can.
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Hi Jaz I have a Cayman S 2006 with only 25,000 miles on the clock and it has recently had a major service. Having had the car 2 years without major problem I asked Porsche a similar question before the service. They said they would let me know if they thought anything was worth replacing. The result was 2 wiper blades and the emergency tyre repair kit (out of date) worth checking this one. They did comment that age related replacement of some exhaust clamps would be required in about 2 years time but not yet. They saw no value in replacing items purely based on age. The car feels great so I have no reason to dispute this. I am certainly not going to replace parts just for the hell of it. Trevor
 
Interesting debate. I have changed a number of stuff on my 2005 Cayman S that were not picked up at the service nor were they advisories - examples being engine mounts, rear (gearbox) engine mount and a top suspension mounts (front). Made a very discernible difference to the drive!.
 
Thanks for the responses guys. Interesting about engine/gearbox mounts. Approx how much did that cost? Also, what was up with the top suspension mounts? Jaz
 
Mounts were around £250 for the main ones (used RS ones) and the rear was around £80 including the mounting - labour was FOC as I did it myself. The front strut top mounts tend to start showing the rubber separating from the metal mount after a few years (mine was 9 years old).
 
Jaz, Yours is a low mileage car for its age and I would hope that the engine mounts wouldn't have deteriorated significantly in 8 years, but you never know with ageing rubber. I'd be more inclined to check out suspension components for wear in the elastomeric components (lower control arms, strut top mounts, etc.) and also check the inner faces of the brake discs, which are out of sight and prone to corrosion. A geometry check would be worthwhile too in order ensure that the car is set up correctly. Glad you're enjoying the car. Jeff
 
I'd have the low temperature thermostat fitted as mitigation against bore scoring. My Boxster is now 10 and my back box needs replacing. I have a clunk coming from the suspension which I suspect is drop link(s) but the roll bar bushes are sound. If you can get it up on a ramp you could at least use a pry bar to check for play in many of the bushes, but yours has done far less miles than mine (and I suspect less track days) so I wouldn't think anything needs doing yet. Chris.
 
Chris, when you say 'low temperature thermostat', do you mean one that opens at lower temp, or one suited to a lower temp climate (in other words it opens later)? And how does that mitigate bore scoring? Jaz
 
One that opes at a lower temperature. Some light reading for you to give you an insight into a few issues.... http://www.hartech.org/porsche_996_997_Boxster_free_car_buyers_guide.html
ORIGINAL: Jaz Woodward Chris, when you say 'low temperature thermostat', do you mean one that opens at lower temp, or one suited to a lower temp climate (in other words it opens later)? And how does that mitigate bore scoring? Jaz
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