Porsche Boxster 986 Engine Drop / Removal

The Boxster engine is not one of the easiest to perform repairs on. The tight enclosure of the engine compartment makes it pretty difficult to reach in and access a lot of the fuel injection components. There are indeed a lot of things that can be done with the engine in the car (fuel injection work, etc.), but many major operations need better access. In these cases, the only thing to do is to remove the engine: a task that many conceive to be very difficult. The reality is that the removal of the Boxster engine is not a difficult job: if you have the right tools and a little bit of the right knowledge, which I hope to provide here. The car referenced in this project is my 2000 Boxster which I purchased with a broken engine. The engine was being dropped in preparation to install a brand new 996 3.4L Porsche factory engine in its place (see Pelican Technical Article: Boxster Engine Conversion Project). There were slight variations across the many years of Boxster production, but in general, the procedure for dropping the engine is almost the same for all the 911s. The following procedure checklist outlines what you need to do in order to drop the engine.. Read the Full Article: https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti... Shop 986 Boxster Parts & Accessories: https://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/... Applicable Models: 1997 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.5L H6 1998 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.5L H6 1999 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.5L H6 2000 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6 2001 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6 2002 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6 2003 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6 2004 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6 2000 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6 2001 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6 2002 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6 2003 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6 2004 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6 2004 Porsche Boxster S Special Edition Convertible 3.2L H6