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Been burned before on unknown used motor and not interested in going that route.
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(we had a Lemons race this weekend and the timing belt broke on the 944 we were running for those that dont know).
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Ok, you have to give us more details than this. What happened? AT least the 3.6's are several thousand dollars less than the 3.4's from Porsche. But that is not the only alternative.
Engine died on friday while stopped at a light. Turned it back on and whole car started shuddering and ticking/knocking sound internal. Shut it down and towed for inspection. no p/c damage apparent from plug hole boroscope inspection. Drained oil and tons of bearing shrapnel in oil. Very well maintained car with 89k on the clock. Awaiting report on cause. Sad day.
Patrick - it was Bob that blew up that $500 944 engine not me :-) Oh and it NEEDED to die. Ha. OH and FU. (we had a Lemons race this weekend and the timing belt broke on the 944 we were running for those that dont know).
No the 996 was a daily driver car, not a queen. Will keep posted on engine failure cause and resolution. Keeping fingers crossed and Hendricks is going to bat for me. This was not an abused car.
Well dealer tried to get some goodwill dollars for me but being the third owner and higher mileage they were unwilling to do anything. Costs are pretty high but a used motor is not something I am comfortable with so will have to go that route. Checking prices now with other sources. This stinks.
Any chance you caught it in time and is rebuildable? Sounds like if you shut it off right away and don't restart it, the damage can sometimes be fixed. (still not cheap)
Have they pulled the engine apart yet?
There is a ton of frass, some apparantly as big as an inch by quarter inch. They did not tear it fully apart yet as they did not want to go too far on my dime to determine definitive cause. It made a lot of noise before i shut it down... This really sucks and looks like i will be out of pocket about $17k.
What about a used engine and then upgrade the IMS, the chain tension guides, Variocam pads & chain, water pump and AOS. Possibly the tensioners. These are the parts most subject to wear.
At this rate the X51 is worth the extra $3k, no? If you're going to have to dig deep, then why not go for the extra reward.
I know, easy for me to say since it's not my money. But this is (hopefully) a one-time opportunity.
I hear you on the X51. Sure doesnt feel like an opportunity though. Ha..ha...ha... blech.
Other option is Raby, who is calling me tonight to review packages. Perhaps same kind of pricing for perhaps a much improved powerplant.
Sorry to hear about this. It happened to me in December at 42k. I got lucky and got it covered by CPO warranty. The cause of mine was the bolt in the IMS bearing shearing off. The reman engines supposedly are pretty good but there are no guarantees. I have had a lot of trouble finding out exactly what was changed in those to ensure that it doesn't happen again.
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