Porsche 911 Carrera 1997–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 1359 · NHTSA communication 10018051 · issued Oct 10, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2006
model years
20
vehicle entries
Official summary
Installing ptfe (polytetrafluoroethylene) crankshaft seals on replacement engines. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2000 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2004 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera
- 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
- 1997 Porsche Boxster
- 1998 Porsche Boxster
- 1999 Porsche Boxster
- 2000 Porsche Boxster
- 2001 Porsche Boxster
- 2002 Porsche Boxster
- 2003 Porsche Boxster
- 2004 Porsche Boxster
- 2005 Porsche Boxster
- 2006 Porsche Boxster
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.