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03.18.2017
911 (1999 – 2004) | Electrical and Electronic
2004 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet 65 000 Electrical and Electronic Houston Texas I recently purchased a 2004 4S. I noticed the license plate lights were both out. I put in new bulbs both the old ones...
03.13.2017
911 (1999 – 2004) | Electrical and Electronic
2002 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 100 000 Electrical and Electronic Montreal Quebec Hi, the car won't start. In fact won't turn over, and don't hear the solenoid. There is plenty of...
03.13.2017
911 (1999 – 2004) | Engine
2003 911 Carrera Cabriolet 76 000 Engine Franklin Lakes New Jersey I am considering addressing my IMS bearing issue and replacing the clutch at the same time. (My clutch is not slipping but the...
01.17.2017
911 (1999 – 2004) | Engine
1999 911 Carrera 42 000 Engine Riverside, ca California I know there is much printed on this subject, but I'll ask anyway. Just purchased a 1999 911 with 42000 miles. IMS and RMS has not been...
01.01.2017
911 (1999 – 2004) | Engine
1999 911 Carrera 62 000 Engine redwood city California Why hasn't Porsche offered a solution? Why didn't the Dealership which I used for all maintance for 14 years tell me of issue?...
12.21.2016
911 (1999 – 2004) | Engine
2001 911 Carrera 38 000 Engine Santa Rosa California I M S bearing issues etc. As I mentioned at the top, I am considering buying a 2001 911 Carrera S from a private seller. Recently I heard about...
12.20.2016
911 (1999 – 2004) | Other
2002 911 Carrera 4S 53 000 Other Chardon Ohio I have a 2002 Porsche 911 C4S with sunroof trouble. The tilt feature opening and closing works fine and the motor sounds good! The actual retracting...
12.18.2016
911 (1999 – 2004) | Engine
2003 911 Carrera Cabriolet 72 000 Engine Tampa Florida I recently lost an engine when the #1 cylinder self destruct ed. I was having issues with an intermittent miss and my mechanic thought it was...
12.16.2016
911 (1999 – 2004) | Body
2000 911 Carrera Cabriolet 30 000 Body Hudson Ohio How do I remove the two metal strips that run lengthwise on the outside of factory hardtops. 0 No votes yet
12.14.2016
911 (1999 – 2004) | Electrical and Electronic
1999 911 Carrera Cabriolet 77 365 Electrical and Electronic Boca Raton Florida I installed an original battery (Part #999-611-070-21) in February this year. The battery is no longer holding charge....
