From Total 911 Issue 124 in early 2015 an article titled ‘996 C4S The Performance Underdog. Is the 996 Carrera 4S now the best Porsche 911 you can [...]

The headlights on the 911 were starting to show slightly yellow, signs of UV damage. They were clear when I bought the car back in July 2016, but over the [...]

Polyurethane Gearbox Mount Insert PFR57-530 for single front bush. What a great and relatively simple upgrade this is. Single mount is fitted to 996 3.4 [...]

Porsche’s originally ‘unloved’ water-cooled 911, the first of the water-cooled era was introduced in 1998 and sharing much similarity [...]

A nice inexpensive but worthwhile improvement. The OE rubber mounts are designed with voiding and have a degree of ‘comfort’ in mind, allowing [...]

@Total911 996 C4S Buyers Guide…… should be an interesting read after buying one a year ago now!

Boring Post Alert! MOT time – the first one in my ownership. I am happy to say the car passed with flying colours and with no advisories. End of [...]

Nice to see more good press coverage for the 996, this time in April’s edition of GT Porsche Magazine. If you didn’t get a copy, there is a web [...]

So a couple of weeks after replacing the spark plugs (covered in an earlier post) an annoying rattle re-emerged from the rear of the car. Mostly noticeable [...]

Brake Fluid change time – due every 2 years. ATE SL6 was the chosen brake fluid. High Spec, ATE SL.6 DOT 4 Ideal for ESP® ABS, ASR due to its [...]

A slight rattle when on cold start turned out to be the tailpipe steady bracket returns which had snapped. They are held to the inlet pipe which runs into [...]

Tough choice……. I did consider the idea of a 997, but sadly the Gen 2 (with the new spec engine) was a little outside of my budget, yet 996 [...]

So I am now the proud owner of a 2004 Porsche 996 3.6 Carrera 4S, finished in Seal Grey Metallic with a couple of nice options including PCM2, reverse [...]

What is there not to like about the icon that is the 911? I would have loved an air cooled 911 but sadly the budget would not go there, and looking online [...]