2 newbie questions....
 

first Porsche. 1992 964 Carrera. some dumb quesitons:

what grade of gasoline should I use?

getting a 964 with 60k miles. should I do a 60k mike "check-up"? what are the major things I should have checked?

Welcome to the board! Want pictures of the car.
I would recommend 93 octanes, AND get the car checked by an experienced Porsche mechanic (hopefully already done that before you bought the car). If you do a 60K preventive maintenance job, you will then create a baseline for future work.

93 octane, although the 964 model has knock sensors (not that I would rely on them)

Yes, do a 60K base maintenance, then you know everything is up to date!

Welcome to the board...Please post some pics.

Make sure you've got the distributor vent thingy done. I'm pretty sure that's the 964 "thing" that needs to be done.

Welcome. You need to post some pics of your ride-its an unofficial rule.
The BEST thing you can do right now is baseline your car. Change out things so you know everything is right. This way if you have a problem, you have already ruled out a ton of simple (relatively cheap) things. Unless you have records and know exactly when these things were done last, here's an incomplete shopping list:
Oil Change, fully flush your brake fluid, cap & rotor, plugs, plug wires, O2 sensor, air filter, trans fluid (at least on G50's but I don't know about yours), and antifreeze ;) . You should also check your brakes and belts.

Of course at 60K miles you need to change your torque fluid. ;)

I KNEW I had forgotten something!

did the PO take care of the notorious valve problem?

Posting a pic will ward off the pelican poop on the hood

Joe,
Can you see what you started...

What are you referring to?

I'm familiar with the DMF problem, the Cylinder head seal problem, and the distributor vent problem. All of which typically are resolved by now through records or not an issue (Cylinder head seal - not an issue for 92's).

Other than the cases of premature valve guide wear - which you can't really diagnose unless you wobble the valve stems for have first hand experience with oil consumption - is this what you mean?

ttiuwp.... ;)
ryan

You need to re-torque the muffler bearings every 10k. Don't forget to lube the hufnagle valve. It is on the right side of the engine near the franastat attached to the pflugenhammerschatenmillerguvortenstein accessory pulley.

Mike

Im not positively sure on it, but I heard the valves are an issue on the 964s. do a search here and on rennlist

It's not the valves, but the combo of stem seals and valve guides. When Porsche switched to the Viton stem seals, it actually reduced the amount of oil feeding the guides and they wear out prematurely.

Not all cars had this problem.

Mike

thanks! i'll post a pic when i get the car. it's on a truck....

yea, i researched and found the 2 most requent failures on the 964 are the valve guides and the dual distributor belt, so i'll def have those checked.

OK ALBOSMA no picture = no more replies :-)

if you haven't bought the car yet.....you do know to get a PPI right?
welcome to the board

Re: 2 newbie questions....
 

As already stated, use 93 octane. I would also put a bottle of Techron in the tank a couple times a year to keep the system clean.

Do you have service records? What has been done? Does it have the distributor vent kit installed? If NOTHING has been done (no records) you should have the distributor belt replaced, the vent kit installed, engine and gearbox oil changed, new caps and rotors, spark plugs, and a valve adjustment.

That will do it for starters.


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