Everything WRONG With My CHEAP Porsche Boxster (Car Ninja Inspection)

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If there's one thing I've learned working on cars, it's that Porsches are extremely well built and reliable (at least the new ones). So I wasn't too worried when I bought the highest mileage 987 Porsche Boxster I could find. A $9,000 manual transmission convertible Porsche seems like a car I'd hate, but after driving it I'm completely in love with it. It has plenty of power, the 5 speed transmission is perfect, and somehow everything still works.
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@billthomas1354 Жыл бұрын

A little secret for easily changing the gear oil on a Boxster or Cayman without having to remove the reinforcement plate and jeopardize your alignment, drill a 2-3" hole in the plate directly below the drain plug. You can insert your socket extension straight in to it and drain through it as well. On our race cars we change it every 10 hours of track time and this makes it very quick and easy.

@bearing_aficionado Жыл бұрын

Well, it took it to the right place and right person! Hopefully, we will get to see it on a future episode of Car Ninja?

@WatchJRGo Жыл бұрын

Possibly, he wasn't shooting today 🍻

@Konradbie Жыл бұрын

@@WatchJRGo that security triple square is the same on ve and Audi's 2005 and up

@organiccold Жыл бұрын

@@Konradbie yea, i have the same in my 2008 S6

@captainmaki9213 Жыл бұрын

Jonny is a cool guy, like seeing you two working together

@Flies2FLL Жыл бұрын

Interesting that the Boxster is not at Omega Auto Clinic....

@buddyrevell6369 Жыл бұрын

@@Flies2FLL why? Johnny is a way better mechanic on the German cars.

@Flies2FLL Жыл бұрын

@@buddyrevell6369 Why not? BOTH are good mechanics, I just wondered if there was some sort of animus between JR and CW.

@robertpfrommer8871 Жыл бұрын

I have an ‘06 Boxster too and love it. These things are nearly bullet proof if you take care of them + they’re a ton of fun to drive. Keep it JR.

@braxtonnelson7422 Жыл бұрын

I was so glad to see The Car Ninja make his own KZfaq channel (part of the Wichita Automotive Mafia!)! Jonny is such a cool dude with tons of knowledge, mad car skills, and a wicked sense of humor! I am still amazed that, of all places, Wichita, Kansas has such an impressive automotive scene with way more exotic cars than you would ever imagine...

@Bill_Hartnett Жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie after your "Not a light on the dash" comment I was waiting for a Jake style "NAAAAaaaaaa!!!" sound as a light kicked on. lol

@MrLurchsThings Жыл бұрын

I really like the Boxster. Just a nice clean, simply Porsche.

@RustyCyler Жыл бұрын

I have 177k no my 987. I've owned it for 6 years now and its just been fantastic. Last month I had the FIRST problem with the car, the water pump died. I replaced the pump myself and wow was it an easy job. The water pump was easy to access, the old pump came right off and the new one right one with no problems. I LOVE my Boxster. I literally drive it everyday.

@yodasbff3395 Жыл бұрын

If the Car Nija gives it his blessing you know you are in good shape, great collab.

@longjohn77 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. If I lived nearby he would be my go to guy for all my euro cars.

@lancenutter1067 Жыл бұрын

Boxsters are actually really nice to work on. Love the fact that the starter is on the top of the engine. Beautiful little cars.

@MrJbipes Жыл бұрын

Starter was a lot easier than I was led to believe to replace. Moving the oil inlet tube allowed me to get at the other bolt that many said I'd have to get at through the panel behind the seat, using a very long extended ratchet arm. took less than an hour

@spannersautoandcomputerser1649 Жыл бұрын

Haha 😂

@plus790 Жыл бұрын

Just remember to disconnect the battery before removing either seat. That's most likely what caused your airbag light. Depending on how far you go with your stereo upgrade, the amp may be under the passenger seat (my 986 Boxster had it in the frunk, my 987.2 Cayman has it under the passenger seat).

@waynepantry7023 Жыл бұрын

Just remember to disconnect the negative connection on the battery first . . . like all batteries. But i'm sure you knew that. . . .

@dontuno Жыл бұрын

Keeping my fingers crossed for you but I wouldn't put money on the air bag light not re-appearing anytime soon. What a well sorted car and worth every dollar!

@LetsDIYIt Жыл бұрын

They are common on Porsches. Usually its a switch in the seat belt buckle that goes bad that causes the light to come on. I had one on my 996 that I cleared over a year ago that has not come back since.

@Poorschedriver Жыл бұрын

Honestly the IMS is probably the least of your worries at this mileage. Have the ninja check the DME for overrev history and also check the camshaft deviation to gvie you an idea of how worn the chain guides are. Given the nice condition of the car I'm guessing it had meticulious oil changes so the internal plastics (and IMS bearing seal) should be in good shape. Oh and check the shifter cables too cause they like to fail. Other than that fix the supension, put a good exhaust on it, and drive the hell out of it!

@toddtonis Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video about your Boxster and being honest about changing your mind after driving it and enjoying the car. I've heard the same thing about this car, that there is alot of hate on this car. Well done.

@MrChevyman962000 Жыл бұрын

"9 grand, and not a light on the dash" Que airbag light, and intro to 100 percent Jake yell! lol

@timkaldahl Жыл бұрын

The girl who's attracted to the smell of gear oil is worth a second date.

@x1tekja Жыл бұрын

Agreed it's her or the girl who doesn't mind welding you a roll cage. Boss lady energy right there.

@x1tekja Жыл бұрын

The boxter is incredibly underrated. They are well made and just a pleasure to own if you know what to look for. I can't say enough good things about the platform and for such great price.

@toolzshed Жыл бұрын

The car was really taken care of 👍🏾 great buy!

@starkyslp16 Жыл бұрын

Jonny is the best. Nice of him to let you come use the lifts while you're between garages

@jsm0m Жыл бұрын

Love my 2000 986 S!!! She has 123,000 miles and she drives like a dream!! Do Basic maintenance and she is reliable!! No IMS worries here..My shocks are original too and yah they clunk a little but overall she drives like a champ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 ain’t nothing like a manual 986 S they are beasts!!

@billgreen8966 Жыл бұрын

No IMS issues? Good luck.

@iAPX432 Жыл бұрын

Preventive maintenance is the secret recipe to keep a car up and running longer. Never bargain on maintenance, on oil or components quality, and never push it later, it would cost you so much more!

@69Dartman Жыл бұрын

Love the car Ninja and keep feeding us videos so we can be happy and help pay for whatever shop/house you find. It would be classic if that bank screws themselves if whatever shady deal they were trying falls through and you end up with it for a real deal... One can dream. Good luck with the latest toy. 👍

@timothylindsay3244 Жыл бұрын

I have 123000 mis on my 2010 987.2 base model. Replaced the exhaust system with a complete SOUL performance system (incredible), Numerics shifter and cables, new clutch at 115000 and new shocks/struts 120000mis. Regular services, oh and serpentine belt and coil packs/plugs at 75000. The car has been a joy to drive, no reason to trade up, down or sideways. Enjoy your videos.

@skeelo69 Жыл бұрын

Ninja , Wizard and Humble Mechanic, my 3 favourite KZfaq Mechanics , such knowledge between these guys.

@skidave74 Жыл бұрын

For the airbag light, I had read that when you take out the center console (for changing out the shift cables and shifter in my 987.1) you have to leave the airbag light connected or you will get a code that has to be reset. Could be that it was disconnected at some point. But glad you got that sorted. Side note, mine had 99k miles when I picked it up in 2021, have added about 5k in 18 mo (minus winter) and I love love love driving this thing. It’s a base model and couldn’t be happier with the sound and feel of it. I have a clunk in my right front, and I had replaced the away arms and bushings, but still there. I hear you have to tighten the bolts with the suspension compressed so that’s my next thing. But nothing else really to mention.

@ericjenks9596 Жыл бұрын

Good to see Johnny! Glad the boxster is so clean

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@RiiPapa Жыл бұрын

Johnny is such a nice and mellow guy, love him! Also it's always funny to see a creator being afraid of a high mileage Porsche. It's not a Ferrari or Lambo, these things are built to last (if properly taken care off).

@thefalloutshelter7799 Жыл бұрын

Didn't get the Car Ninja catch phrase in this one - "It's actually very simple and straight-forward...." while he is elbows deep into an engine......the guy is a real master Cool video

@davidenorth Жыл бұрын

Love the Porsche content. I found your channel via the 944 videos.

@MrMattDat Жыл бұрын

Nice to see the Ninja again!

@markmowbray1769 Жыл бұрын

Car Ninja, brilliant bloke! Porsche bloody good find!!

@fboomerang Жыл бұрын

My offer still stands! My 911 had 275k miles when I sold it with lots of oil changes and solid maintenance. High miles don't scare me! Let me know when you're done!

@RealRickCox Жыл бұрын

And you're back to the place where you and I met.... Jonny was working on my BMW and you came in to film some Underground Racing Lambos. And now you're back with a Porsche. Been following your channel ever since we met.

@Nick-vp7lp Жыл бұрын

Looks like an awesome buy 😎 👌 The underside looks incredible.

@23tlujan23 Жыл бұрын

Love the collaboration! 😃👍

@wdmfan Жыл бұрын

Motul's 5w40 is pretty good. I've been using Motul's 10w40 lately & I'm really impressed by the results.

@Falskdk Жыл бұрын

To be honest, ive enjoyed the videos from the last 2 weeks more than the last 2 years..

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@markrichardson3566 Жыл бұрын

Service records up the value, great video ✌️💜🙂

@martinlaplante6228 Жыл бұрын

I show my wife this video and she want one exactly like this! Well time to sell the Touareg tdi and start hunting for one not rusted out in Northern Canada Enjoy your nice one JR!

@modvavet 4 ай бұрын

I know this is a year old but just for anyone who comes by, it's not really worth worrying too much about the IMS bearing on this vehicle. The years with the ones that were particularly problematic were mid-year 2000 through 2005. Those were the only years with the single-row bearing.

@glassvial Жыл бұрын

Haven't seen Car Ninja on your channel in a long time, always happy to see him collab with you or Hoovie. And yes guys, I know he has his own channel, lol

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@biggiefitz6275 Жыл бұрын

Yea man watch out with new Milwaukee 2767 impacts. Especially the 1/2" ending in B. No good. The ones ending in A are good. 👍👍

@richieduck67 Жыл бұрын

Great to see the Car Ninja back

@AndyZ325is Жыл бұрын

I've never been this early...missed first. Was watching the McCormick Deering video. I want to see that run. I hope your Dad brings that back to life.

@WatchJRGo Жыл бұрын

We'll get back to that thing at the end of the month 🚜

@JUST_ONE_ID10T Жыл бұрын

My airbag light comes on in the cold for a 2006 mountaineer premier with the option front and rear side curt-ton air bags. I take it for inspection in the summer when the light is off.

@maxmartz4665 Жыл бұрын

Great cars withe Toyota reliability and Porsche handling. Enjoy driving your Boxster. 200k and well maintained

@VictorMartinez-nk4rt Жыл бұрын

‘’Si güey’’- I love it!

@SteveBassen Жыл бұрын

That Boxster's solid! Weird about that M18 Surge having issues; I beat on mine like it owes me money and it's been bulletproof, so far.

@WatchJRGo Жыл бұрын

First time I've ever had a problem, need to send it in 🍻

@davidmorse5690 Жыл бұрын

Great episode! Ninja knows his stuff!

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@ClozerCult Жыл бұрын

Great info, Thank you!

@TheGamingTree Жыл бұрын

Feels like I haven't seen Ninja in forever. Always love to see him.

@thefalloutshelter7799 Жыл бұрын

I think the Ninja just put up a new video on his channel the other day

@pilotlang1 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! I'm looking for a commuter that is fun to drive and I am zeroing in on a Boxster!

@craig2100 Жыл бұрын

Sweet ride

@31dknight Жыл бұрын

another great video from JR. thanks

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@dragonnight9250 Жыл бұрын

JrGo KEEP IT UP NICE CONTENT EVERYDAY 🔥🔥

@stephenauty2402 Жыл бұрын

One thing you don't have to worry about is putting mileage on it. They're brilliant little cars.

@headedforthegrammys Жыл бұрын

This is what we need Thank you 🙏🏿

@blr44 Жыл бұрын

That is a nice clean car. I have a 2002 Boxster with a stalling problem. Think it's the crankshaft position sensor has gone bad. Not looking forward to swapping it out.

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@kevinjohnson7839 Жыл бұрын

Love it, thanks

@criskeenan9706 Жыл бұрын

Good content as always man. Planning on doing another stock radio or are you going aftermarket.

@WatchJRGo Жыл бұрын

Aftermarket, installing it tomorrow 🍻

@jacquesc3166 Жыл бұрын

@@WatchJRGo Any chance you're going era-correct on this? Like an old Eclipse CD5000 or Pioneer PRS from the mid/late 2000's? Jake doesn't understand head unit linkage to overall quality, me thinks. Go for quality decks, JR, and stick it to Jake.

@christopherhamilton5557 Жыл бұрын

The Car Ninja is awesome! 👍👍👍

@webnuts4u2 Жыл бұрын

I look forward to seeing this car in a few weeks at the Palooza. 987’s are fun cars.

@ivanoffw Жыл бұрын

Collaborations with the Car Ninja are always great, no matter the channel. Is it normal to have mesh above the instrument cluster? Does the cluster get warm, and need ventilation, or is that part of the defrost system?

@porsche804 Жыл бұрын

Check play in the droplinks, check the gearbox back mount are always torn. Check the coolant expansion tank, IMS doesn't fail on 987. Check the front plenum drains (take the covers around the battery and vacuum)

@terrylessmann2274 Жыл бұрын

The front motor mount wears out as it's rubber that tears.

@porsche804 Жыл бұрын

@@terrylessmann2274 sorry you are right, I meant to write engine mount

@Edyth_Hedd Жыл бұрын

Love this car. You should definitely hang on to it for a while.

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@carmaniacCDN Жыл бұрын

The radio could be just the fuse on the back of it, that's what happened to mine. Could've blown due to a battery fault or jump start, hence all the codes too.

@JB-mk4ry Жыл бұрын

Love that you're forced (blessed?) to collab with others currently. Maybe you could get the notary to do... Something.

@madsupervilian. Жыл бұрын

Love anything "Ninja" heed on!!!

@debbieomalley3451 Жыл бұрын

Back in 2012 my oldest son was invited and given security clearance to Nellis Air Force Base. One of the Thunderbird pilots saw my son's photos from Cars & Coffee visits on weekends and tracked him down over a months time. Asked him if he would come to Nellis and photograph the pilots with their jets ... and wait for it ... they all owned a Porsche!! They pulled their cars up next to their jets for the shoot. Photos were out of this world excellent. The also had a new Mustang prototype that they allowed him to take pictures of but he had to promise not to release the photos until they announced the prototype formally. I laughed hard when you said pilots all own a Porsche. True story!!!

@lovellmills7959 Жыл бұрын

Yay Car Ninja and Watch Jr Go 😊

@jamesmedina2062 Жыл бұрын

smooth as silk revving huh John

@shtopfl5247 Жыл бұрын

Honestly at this point I would probably just keep the car , its amazing how sorted it is , just goes to show stuff lasts if you care about it 😊

@GTiGLiTN Жыл бұрын

When you go to eureka springs, there’s a fairly new burrito joint on the east side of town that does breakfast burritos fun by a couple who moved there from Colorado. They’re the shit. Get one. You’re welcome lol

@ak2112 Жыл бұрын

looking forward to a full detail of this thing

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@caseybhargraves3696 Жыл бұрын

That’s a really nice car!!

@The_Referee Жыл бұрын

very clean and lucky

@tymeryder7264 Жыл бұрын

Great buy, fun car.

@michaelcreale2112 8 ай бұрын

The IMS is not a super expensive fix. I would get "The Solution", unsealed bearing kit by LN Engineering. I replaced mine many years ago and will NEVER have to worry about it again.

@finn.hermansen Жыл бұрын

John - You have a very fantastic friend in Jonny - He is the best mmechanic and personality - And You have really found the treasure in that Porsche 👌👍

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@marklance033 Жыл бұрын

There's no reason why Car Ninja shouldn't have 1mil or way more subs. Oh yeah, no one links his channel.

@thefalloutshelter7799 Жыл бұрын

Its the same with Ian Tyrrell (Tyrrell's Classic Workshop) far less subs then you would expect......but I think the Car Ninja has the same approach as Tyrrell and treats KZfaq as just a secondary thing, but the shop, quality of work and custom satisfaction is what really matters to those guys ......not subs and views.....its why you never hear either of them constantly brag about what a great mechanic they are and they just let their work do all the talking.......my thoughts anyways

@db6006 Жыл бұрын

Check out the Crios mod for the exhaust. Sounds much better for no cost.

@GainingDespair Жыл бұрын

I think it will work out for you! Folks love the smell of ester!

@davidenorth Жыл бұрын

Hey Car Ninja! Love the Porsche.

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@poormansporsche744 Жыл бұрын

Having owned 3 of these I agree that IMS is not a worry at 200k miles. More likely to kill your engine at this point is your chain tensioners, variocam pads, water pump failure causing overheating and cracked cylinder heads, etc etc, pretty much anything else. Also a 2005 car could have the old “serviceable” IMS or the newer bearing that can’t be removed. You won’t know until transmission is off. If you’re doing clutch it’s not a bad idea to do anyway but not urgent.

@billthomas1354 Жыл бұрын

Correct! But yeah, at 200K I wouldn't worry

@gar24407 Жыл бұрын

I thought the IMS issue was on the gen 1, 1997 to 2004. Being a 2006 I think that was revised. Still has a bearing, but no failure prone like the gen 1.

@MrJbipes Жыл бұрын

It was revived as Johnny states. I have an '05 @115K miles, no worries

@DFWsCars Жыл бұрын

Yes- the 987s especially being 2nd year is likely fine.

@billthomas1354 Жыл бұрын

To add this, the 97-99 had a double row bearing, much more reliable then the single row 200-2004. 2005 could be either, 2006-08 had very reliable internal non-removable (without splitting the case) bearing

@mrl3ig65 Жыл бұрын

That “si wey” took me off guard 😂😂

@TroyFujimoto808 Жыл бұрын

Hey JR! 🤙🏽

@clifbradley Жыл бұрын

The Ninja is better than a Wizard but not a Warlock. Love Jonny's Channel. Apparently there are some insanely dumb well off upper. idle class there in Wichita that have no clue what they are doing. And they all can't be E-3's and O-2's. Some of them are dependants of E-5 and E-6's, Plus O-5 and O-6's. And so,e are WO2 and WO1 Mustangs.

@gtoger Жыл бұрын

Bang for the buck, it's hard to argue with a Boxster.

@michaelsheedy 7 ай бұрын

I put in a new ceramic IMS and clutch in my Boxster. It cost $3,200. Mostly labor.

@carlosarroyo2903 Жыл бұрын

2 things you must do before Eureka Springs. Remove the plate on the intake grill on the driver side and a catback exhaust. It changes the car completely for the better.

@WatchJRGo Жыл бұрын

The exhausts for these things are 💵💵💵

@carlosarroyo2903 Жыл бұрын

@@WatchJRGo the first exhaust I tried on my 987.1 years ago was the ebay Circuit Werks. Its made here in TX and it can be delivered quick to Kansas. It was way better than stock for about $400. Give that one a try. I just did a quick search and you can still buy it for that. Now I have a Fabspeed Valvetronic on my 987.2 and its like having a Capristo but it did set me back $4k.

@MarcoGarcia-ou1rq Жыл бұрын

@@WatchJRGo I have a circuit works catback on my 986 S. Super nice especially for the money. I have their mid cat delete pipe too. Wouldn’t hurt to try the CW catback

@RearEngineShop Жыл бұрын

Always wanted one of these. Not sure why. 🤷‍♂️

@paulsinnett85 Жыл бұрын

I want one, the tail lights are the only thing that let them down

@markwarren7959 Жыл бұрын

Had cash in hand to buy one of these in a non-emissions county in GA. They saw my license and saw that I lived in an emissions county and refused to sell it to me. I had my OBD-II reader on me and all needed was an O2 sensor replaced. I could have fixed that in my garage no sweat. To say I was disappointed is quite the understatement. I got a C5 in better condition six weeks later at a lower price. 😎😎

@mr.beansstuff1370 Жыл бұрын

Great find and nice that it has been taken care of. I picked up my '07 Cayman base about 6 years ago with 95k on it for $11,500. Been a great car and have taken it on numerous road trips. Installed a full Soul Performance exhaust and just did the clutch recently. Hope to get many more years of enjoyment out of it.

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@organiccold Жыл бұрын

Hey Ninja :). John Ross that Boxster is a cool car

@davidquinn9676 Жыл бұрын

I put aviation gas in my 911 once, happened to live close to a small airport. Ran clearly better with it. I am not a pilot but there does seem to be a connection.