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AirFilter
Adirtyairfilternotonlyreducesengineperfor-
mance,butcanleadtoprematureenginewear.
Regularfilterreplacementispartoftheroutine
maintenanceservice.
t>Industyconditions,checkthefilterelement
morefrequentlyandreplaceifnecessary.
ParticleFilter
Thefreshairpassingthroughtheparticlefilter
intothepassengercompartmentisvirtuallyfree
ofdustandpollen.
t>Iftheoutsideairispollutedbyexhaustfumes,
pressthecirculating-airbutton.
Adirtyfiltercanbethecauseofreducedair
flow:
t>Havefilterreplacedbyyourauthorized
Porschedealer.
Regularfilterreplacementispartoftheroutine
maintenanceservice.
AutomaticTransmissionFluid
Thetorqueconverterandthetransmissionare
lubricatedwithAutomaticTransmissionFluid
(ATF).Thefinaldriverequirestransmissionoil.
See"Capacities".
Donottowthecarorruntheenginewithout
ATFinthetransmission.Theautomatictrans-
missionmaybedamagedbyevenatinyspeck
ofdirt,onlyacleanfunnelorspoutmustbe
usedwhenaddingATF.
TheATFandtransmissionoilhastobechecked
andchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMain-
tenanceSchedule.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheATFandtrans-
missionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,who
hastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessary
fillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,
haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckit
outimmediately.
ManualTransmissionOil
Thetransmissionoilhastobecheckedand
changedattheintervalslistedinyourMainten-
anceSchedule.See"Capacities".
Werecommendthatyouhavethetransmission
oilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohasthe
requiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfilling
equipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,
haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckit
outimmediately.
Maintenance,CarCare
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Wheelalignment,wheelbalancing
Alsoreferto"Four-Wheeldrive".
Asaprecaution,havewheelswithsummertires
balancedinthespring,andthosewithmudand
snowtiresbeforewinter.
Unbalancedwheelsmayaffectcarhandlingand
tirelife.
Onlythespecifiedweightsmaybeusedfor
wheelbalancing.
Self-adhesiveweightsmustnotcomeintocon-
tactwithcleaningagents,sincetheycoulddrop
off.
Awheelshouldalwaysbebalancedafteratire
repair.
Uneventreadwearindicateswheelimbalance.In
thisevent,thevehicleshouldbecheckedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
/!\.Warning!
If,duringajourney,unevenrunningorvi-
brationsoccurthatcouldbecausedby
damagetotiresorthecar,thespeedmust
bereducedimmediately,butwithoutbrak-
ingsharply.
Ifyoucontinueyourtripwithouthavingthe
causeofthefaultremedied,youmightlose
controlofyourvehiclewhichcouldcause
severepersonalinjury.
I>Stopthevehicleandcheckthetires.
202PracticalTips,EmergencyService
I>Ifnocauseforthefaultcanbefound,drive
carefullytothenearestauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
Removingandstoringtires
I>Afterchanging,adjusttirepressureand
torquewheelboltsdiagonallyto94ftlb
(130
Nm).
See"Changingwheels".
Tiresmustalwaysremainonthesameside
ofthevehicle.
Whenwheelsareremoved,thedirectionofrota-
tionandpositionofeachwheelshouldbe
marked.
Example
FR(frontright),FL,RRandRL.
Wheelsmustalwaysbefittedinaccordancewith
theirmarking.
Thepreceptionthattiredurabilityandperfor-
manceareimmunetotheeffectsofstorageand
ageisunfounded.
Chemicaladditives,whichmaketherubberelastic,
losetheireffectivenessinthecourseoftimeand
therubberbecomesbrittleandcracks.
Therefore,thetires,especiallythespare
tire,shouldbeinspectedfromtimetotime.
Note
Undernocircumstancesshouldtiresolderthan
6yearsbeusedonyourPorsche.
Theageofthetirecanbeobtainedfromthe
"DOT"codenumber.If,forexample,thelast
threenumbersread1202,thenthetirewaspro-
ducedinthe12thweekof2002.
Storetiresinacoolanddryplace.
Snowtires
Forabettergriponsnowandice,useradialM+S
tireswithstuds.
CheckwithyourlocalMotorVehicleBureaufor
possiblerestricTIons.
/!\.Warning!
Riskoflossofcontrolanddamagetothe
vehicleaswellasseverepersonalinjury.
Thestandardtiresprofileandrubbermix-
tureareoptimizedforwetanddrydriving
conditions,andmaynotprovefavorablefor
snowconditions.
I>ThereforeinstallM+Stiresbeforedrivingin
suchconditions.
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WheelBolts
/!\Warning!
Riskofwheelboltbreakageandwheelsep-
aration,resultinginseverepersonalinjury
ordeath.
[>
Followallinstructionsconcerningwheelbolts.
208PracticalTips,EmergencyService
[>Alwayscleanthewheelboltsbeforefitting.
[>ApplyathincoatofOptimolyTA(aluminium
paste)onthethreadandbetweenthebolt
headandmovablesphericalcapring(arrows).
Thebearingsurfaceofthesphericalcap
facingthewheelmustnotbegreased.
[>Replacedamagedwheelbolts.
OnlyusetheOriginalPorschewheelbolts
speciallydesignedforthisvehicletype.
Note
Onvehicleswith17mmspacerringsonthe
rearaxle,thewheelsaresecuredwithnuts.
Tighteningtorque
Tighteningtorqueofwheelboltsandwheelnuts:
130Nm.
WheelSecuringBolts
Thewrenchsocketforthewheelsecuringbolts
isinthetoolpocket.
Toloosenortightenthewheelboltwithanti-theft
protection,awrenchsocketwiththeappropriate
codingmustbeusedbetweenthewheelbolt
andthewheel-boltspanner.
[>Whenpositioningthewrenchsocket,ensure
thatitengagesfullyintheteethofthewheel
bolt.
Ifthewheelshavetoberemovedatthework-
shop,pleasedonotforgettohandoverthe
wrenchsocketforthewheelsecuringbolts
alongwiththecarkey.
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Jackingpointforfrontwheelchange
1.Slightlyloosenthewheelboltsofthewheel
tobechanged.
2.Setupjackonlyatthepointsprovided.
Thejackfootmustbeincontactoverits
wholearea.
Useasuitablesupportifnecessary.
3.Holdjackstillandwinditupuntilitshead
entersthejackingpointonthecar.
Onlyjackcarupuntilthewheeltobe
changediscompletelyofftheground.
210PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Jackingpointforrearwheelchange
4.Removetopwheelboltandscrewinassem-
blyaidfromthetoolkit.
Removetheremainingwheelbolts.
5.Changewheel.
6.Pleasenotechapter"Wheelbolts".
Insertfourwheelboltsandtightenbyhand.
Removeassemblyaid,screwinremaining
bolt.
Initiallytightenscrewsindiagonallyopposite
sequencesothatthewheeliscentered.
Referto"Spacerrings"and"Collapsiblespare
wheel"ifnecessary.
Screwinginassemblyaid
7.Lowercarandremovejack.
8.Tightenwheelboltsindiagonallyopposite
sequence.
Importantnote
Immediatelyafterchangingawheel,adjustthe
tirefillingpressure(refertoPage5)andusea
torquewrenchtochecktheprescribedtighte-
ningtorqueofthewheelbolts(130Nm).
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TechnicalData
Enginedata
Type
Numberofcylinders
Bore
Stroke
Cubiccapacity
Compressionratio
Net-horsepower,SAEJ
1349
atcrankshaftspeed
Nettorque,SAEJ
1349
atcrankshaftspeed
Alternator
Firingorder
Enginecontrol
244TechnicalData
M96/03M96/035
(high-powerversion)
Horizontallyopposedengine,liquidcooled
6
3.78in./96mm
3.26in./82.8mm
219.3cu.in./3596cm3
11.3:1
320hpj235kW
6800rpm
273ft.Ib./370Nm
4250rpm
1680Wj120
A
1-6-2-4-3-5
Stationaryhigh-voltagedistribution,sequentialinjection,
cylinder-selectiveknock-control,stereooxygensensorclosed-loopcontrol,diagnosticsystem,
4overheadcamshafts,PorscheVarioCamPlus,hydraulicvalveclearancecompensation
345hpj254kW
6800rpm
273ft.Ib./370
Nm
4800rpm