# Porsche water-cooled?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/porsche-water-cooled/11073>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 24, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/porsche-water-cooled/11073 "2008-02-24T17:30:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/porsche-water-cooled/11073/1 "2008-02-24T17:30:26Z")

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Anybody remember when Porsche went to a water-cooled engine for their 911? Rocketman

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Russell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Bill\_Russell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bill_Russell)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/porsche-water-cooled/11073/2 "2008-02-24T17:39:06Z")

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see [http://www.idee.demon.nl/](http://www.idee.demon.nl/)

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/porsche-water-cooled/11073/3 "2008-02-24T19:17:51Z")

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1999 for the 911. Other models were earlier.

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/porsche-water-cooled/11073/4 "2008-02-24T20:19:27Z")

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Thanks guys . . . I’m looking again . . . got the fever. Rocketman

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**Author:** ![pj1071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@pj1071](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pj1071)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/porsche-water-cooled/11073/5 "2008-02-24T20:34:17Z")

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the carrera went watercooled in 1999. just remember if it looks like a boxster in the front, it’s watercooled. the body is called the 996.

personally i would avoid the first models with the 3.4 liter engine. the boxster and carrera have several potential engine problems. if a later 3.6 liter which is a completely different engine is out of the budget, i would look at the last aircooled model ‘993’ from '95 to '98. much better car.