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Porsche Boxster 987

Hi Paul.

Welcome to PCGB as already said you're cars a Gen 1 the Gen 2 came out in 2010 with the Dfi engine.

Enjoy you car.

 
Thank you for confirming its a Mk1 , appreciate this info,

Mine has a 111 warranty from Porsche till August 2022 , so this will help me worrying about engine issues :)

thanks again

paul

 
hi to you all , I've just bought a fantastic Boxster 987 ,2008 model , Ive joined the Porsche Club uk too, Im asking , how do I know if mine is a MK1 or a MK2 model , it doesn't state either on the log book, MOT paper or work or previous invoices on work done . Ive read up on improvements on the MK2 so hoping mine is a MK2 , hope someone can help me with this ?

Paul
Im In Oxfordshire

 
it is a 111 point check that is done in order for a warranty to be applied to the car ...as you say it will give you peace of mind ..if you keep the car serviced by a Porsche centre and all is up to date come renewal time in 2022 they do not charge you for another 111 point check which is normally circa £200 for the inspection before you add a new warranty circa £1600 inc Porsche assist for 2years ...enjoy the car on my 6th Boxster

 
The above posts are not what I expected, but...

My 987.2 is a 2.9 registered in Oct 2009 so I presume it is a MY 2010.

It certainly is a Gen2 car and the 2.9 I think is not a direct injection engine, that is for the 3.4 version.

So, when saying the Gen2 version is from 2010 is it meant MY2010 rather than registered date?

 
My 987.2 S was registered in March 2009 and was a Model Year 2009 according to the Certificate of Authenticity and was quite definitely a Gen2, with DFI engine, LED lights etc.

So I think that Cliff Wilkins is, unusually, mistaken the Gen 2 came out in MY2009.

 
Hmm! I always thought Gen 2 was model year 2009, so cars delivered from late '08. [8|]

Lots of changes - PCM, different lights front and rear, 2.9 engine in the 987 and 3.4 DFi in the 987S, PDK as the auto box just to name a few ...

 
Just resurrecting this thread as I embark on the search for a 987.2. The buyers' guide on the forum says "The Gen 2 models have the all-new DFI engine and in our experience this has designed out all the previous trending major issues." which raises a couple of questions.

The 987 brochure that I found a copy of online said it was just the S that had the DFI engine - presumably the brochure is right and there was some further update to the non-S variant?

So does that mean the 2.9 doesn't have the DFI? Does that matter from a reliability point of view (i.e. is it something inherent in DFI that makes them less prone to issues?) I always thought it was down to the liner materials and the way the coolant flowed round the cylinders? By the way, I don't want to start the whole reliability debate - I appreciate that reliability issues are rare!

Am I also right in thinking VED is significantly lower on the Gen 2 cars - both of them? Relatively minor detail I know but it all adds up - especially for a likely fairly low mileage car.

Many thanks,

Gareth

 
Gareth,

The Gen2 2.9L engine shares the same (no IMS) core construction as it’s 3.4L counterpart but doesn’t have DFI. For the Gen2 engines the Lockasil block was abandoned in favour of a more durable Alusil process and improvements were made to cooling and to the oil supply and scavenge system, the latter using four rather than two scavenge pumps and an on-demand pressure pump. As far as I’m aware no major in-service reliability issues have been reported with either engine.

Although I’m unable to confirm it, I suspect that VED either will be the same or slightly lower for the Gen2 cars but perhaps further research online will give you an answer?

Jeff

 
Thanks Jeff. I was hoping you might say that.

I researched VED a little more through a few gov.uk searches and it seems the Gen 2 variants all sit below the crucial 225g threshold, with the Gen 2 variants sitting above.

Many thanks

Gareth

 
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