986 Build Codes

[Dazzevans]

Hi guys

I was told that someone on here could decipher the build codes for me on my prospective purchase car. Hopefully the photo of the service book has attached to this post!

Your help is much appreciated.

[pacificjuha]

Here you should see all of the options installed to your 986 Boxster:

https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/option-codes/968/

 

[Dazzevans]

Ah brilliant, thanks.

Another question, can you tell the difference between a 2.7 engine and a 3.2 engine by looking at it? As in are there any stand out differences you could spot in a photo? I have googled both and compared images to one of the rebuild that happened on my prospective purchase to confirm and I couldn't!!

 

[NicGun]

32 minutes ago, Dazzevans said:

Hi guys

I was told that someone on here could decipher the build codes for me on my prospective purchase car. Hopefully the photo of the service book has attached to this post!

Your help is much appreciated.

 

Morning,

previous reply showed link to 968 not 986 codes, have done them for you below (some nice options specced, original owner spent a lot):

C16        UK Car
XMK        Roll-over bar painted in exterior color
XRL        18" SportDesign wheels, front 7" ET55 with 205/50 tyres, rear 8.5" ET50 with 255/40
XSC        Porsche crest embossed in headrest
X46        Tiptronic selector lever with Porsche crest
X98        Handbrake lever with aluminium inlay
X99        Natural leather interior
197        Stronger battery
239        Internal production code related to tyres
249        Tiptronic transmission, 5-speed
265        Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror and rain sensor
266        Automatic anti-dazzle door mirrors
288        Headlamp washer
375        2-way electrical sports seat, left
376        2-way electrical sports seat, right
424        CD compartment
432        Tiptronic buttons for steering wheel
441        Radio preparation
446        Wheel caps with colored Porsche crest
476        PSM Porsche Stability Management
502        Produced at Valmet plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland
551        Wind deflector
567        Top-tinted windscreen
571        Activated charcoal filter
573        Automatic air conditioning
601        Litronic (xenon) headlamps
659        On-board computer
680        DSP Digital Sound Processing
689        Preparation for CD changer
698        CD-radio Becker Porsche CDR-32
981        Leather dashboard and door panels
983        Leather seats

[Dazzevans]

Thanks @NicGun and good morning. The car was previously owned by a doctor so I am expecting that the car was well looked after as they could afford it. The service stamps and receipts tend to agree with that.

[NicGun]

1 minute ago, Dazzevans said:

Thanks @NicGun and good morning. The car was previously owned by a doctor so I am expecting that the car was well looked after as they could afford it. The service stamps tend to agree with that.

Sounds promising, look in history / bills for suspension related work too, makes a big difference in how these cars drive.

[Dazzevans]

Front shocks and arms were changed recently, not sure about the rears. With the engine rebuild/IMS etc it looks like a good car (evidence of the rebuild in motion below). I have no idea if that is a 3.2 or not mind!!!

[½cwt]

The 8 digit engine number decode is as follows:

First digit - 6 = six cylinder

Second digit - type, 5 is for 2.5 and 2.7 and 7 is for 3.2 engines

Third digit is the year starting from V - '97, W - '98, X - '99, Y - '00, 1 - '01, 2 - '02 etc. 

Last 5 digits are the actual serial number.

So my engine number for a 2000 Boxster S starts 67Y.....

I believe replacement engines are numbered slightly differently with AT appearing in the code somewhere but this would need further confirmation.

[Dazzevans]

4 minutes ago, ½cwt said:

The 8 digit engine number decode is as follows:

First digit - 6 = six cylinder

Second digit - type, 5 is for 2.5 and 2.7 and 7 is for 3.2 engines

Third digit is the year starting from V - '97, W - '98, X - '99, Y - '00, 1 - '01, 2 - '02 etc. 

Last 5 digits are the actual serial number.

I believe replacement engines are numbered slightly differently with AT appearing in the code somewhere but this would need further confirmation.

I guess this is not the sort of thing I'll see on a walk round?

[½cwt]

1 minute ago, Dazzevans said:

I guess this is not the sort of thing I'll see on a walk round?

On a removed engine you as in your picture you should be able to see the number and it should be on the V5 which should also should be BOXSTER S under the model description.

On just a car the easiest tell-tale is the centre rad intake in the front bumper below the reg plate.  Inside, a 6 speed gear lever, the badge at the bottom of the centre console and the kick plates on the door sills should read Boxster S even if the boot, which would also be Boxster S, has been de-badged.  There are others like the original colour of the left and right rad intakes should be titanium silver not black and the windscreen surround should have a titanium trim, but these have been lost in either restyling or screen replacement more easily over time. 

I'm not sure people are trying to pass off 2.7s as 3.2s as there's no real gain verses the risk of fraud, by doing so, however if in doubt or someone won't offer the info, walk away.

[Dazzevans]

49 minutes ago, ½cwt said:

On a removed engine you as in your picture you should be able to see the number and it should be on the V5 which should also should be BOXSTER S under the model description.

On just a car the easiest tell-tale is the centre rad intake in the front bumper below the reg plate.  Inside, a 6 speed gear lever, the badge at the bottom of the centre console and the kick plates on the door sills should read Boxster S even if the boot, which would also be Boxster S, has been de-badged.  There are others like the original colour of the left and right rad intakes should be titanium silver not black and the windscreen surround should have a titanium trim, but these have been lost in either restyling or screen replacement more easily over time. 

I'm not sure people are trying to pass off 2.7s as 3.2s as there's no real gain verses the risk of fraud, by doing so, however if in doubt or someone won't offer the info, walk away.

For clarification, I wasn't suggesting these guys are doing anything fraudulent. I was merely interested on the differences.

[wolverinemac]

did he send you pics of the whole car?

[½cwt]

31 minutes ago, Dazzevans said:

For clarification, I wasn't suggesting these guys are doing anything fraudulent. I was merely interested on the differences.

So the answer was how to tell a Boxster S 3.2 from a Boxster 2.7.  I merely said if you think anyone is hiding anything, walk away as there are other options out there.  It would cost more than the price difference between a 2.7 and a 3.2 to make a 2.7 look like a 3.2 so it is highly unlikely anyone would try.

 

In fact the engine code is on the factory codes label picture M9621- 672.... so it should be a 2002 model year Boxster S.

[T911UK]

I cant do build codes but can do options;

Vehicle Identification No.	WP0ZZZ98Z2U641907
Model	Boxster S 986
Date of production
Model year	2002
Sales type	986321
Engine Code	9621
Transmission Code	A8620
Axle drive	5A
Equipment
Roof color
Carpet color code
Exterior color / Paint Code	/
Seat combination no.
Number of Z-Orders

R Number

	008	986 S 3,2 litres displacement
	016	"Standard" package
	029
	061	Version for Great Britain
	071	EU country version
	130	Control and indications in English lettering
	197	Stronger battery
	198	Starter 1.7 kW
	211	Licence plate holder version 3
	219	Differential
	239
	249	Tiptronic transmission
	265	Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror with rain sensor
	266	Automatic anti-dazzle door mirror
	271	Door mirror -aspherical- driver's side, electrically adjustable and heatable
	273	Door mirrors, electrically adjustable and heatable
	274	Vanity mirror illuminated
	288	Headlamp washer
	375	Sports seat, backrest shell, left
	376	Sports seat, backrest shell, right
	424	CD storage unit
	432	Steering wheel with Tiptronic control
	436	3-spoke airbag steering wheel
	439	Electrical hood operation
	441	radiopreinstallation
	446	Concave wheel centers with full-colour Porsche Crest
	466	Rear foglamp, right
	476	Porsche Stability Management (PSM)
	492	Headlamps for left-hand traffic
	502
	534	Theft security system
	536	Alarm siren and tilt sensor
	539	Mechanical seat-height adjustment, left
	540	Mechanical seat-height adjustment, right
	551	Wind deflector
	562	Airbag, driver's side and front passenger's side
	563	Side airbag
	566	Front fog lights, white
	567	Windscreen tinted, upper part darker coloured
	571	Activated charcoal filter
	573	Air conditioner
	581	Center console, front
	601	Litronic headlights
	602	Center high-mounted stop lamp
	620	Electronic accelerator
	651	Electric window opener
	657	Power steering
	659	on-board computer
	661	Stricter emission-control concept
	680	-MY 01 digital sound package MY 02- sound system Bose analog
	689	Preperation of cd autochanger
	698	CD radio "Porsche CDR 32"
	981	Leather equipment without seat covers
	983	Seat covers, front, leather
	X46	Tiptronic selector lever in aluminium/leather
	X98	Handbrake lever in aluminium/leather
	X99	Natural leather
	XMK	Roll-over bar in exterior color
	XRL	18-inch SportDesign wheel
	XSC	Porsche Crest embossed in headrest

 

[Dazzevans]

Thanks @T911UK  

1 hour ago, ½cwt said:

So the answer was how to tell a Boxster S 3.2 from a Boxster 2.7.  I merely said if you think anyone is hiding anything, walk away as there are other options out there.  It would cost more than the price difference between a 2.7 and a 3.2 to make a 2.7 look like a 3.2 so it is highly unlikely anyone would try.

 

In fact the engine code is on the factory codes label picture M9621- 672.... so it should be a 2002 model year Boxster S.

@1/2cwt I think you misunderstood. I was talking about any physical engine differences, not the vehicle in general. 

[½cwt]

1 minute ago, Dazzevans said:

Thanks @T911UK  

@1/2cwt I think you misunderstood. I was talking about any physical engine differences, not the vehicle in general. 

So my first answer, the engine number.

[Dazzevans]

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[pacificjuha]

4 hours ago, pacificjuha said:

Here you should see all of the options installed to your 986 Boxster:

https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/option-codes/968/

 

🤥 Sorry, my post above has wrong car in question...

Here's the correct link for 2002 Boxster:

https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/option-codes/986-02/