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YOUR RESEARCHNeed to get confirmation of Engine change by Porsche
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stolen car way back
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Run like hell it's probably a stolen car way back when....
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Check serial numbers
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Get Porsche to check the serial numbers on the engine, if they don't match the car then the engine has been replaced< Wont tell you when or Why of coarse.
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Leading evidence: 'stolen car way back' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'stolen car way back' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Check serial numbers' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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Get Porsche to check the serial numbers on the engine, if they don't match the car then the engine has been replaced< Wont tell you when or Why of coarse.
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Suggestion · Original poster
I have abToyota and any repair center has access to the full invoices of all repairs done in their network...
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In adition the Porsche Centers cannot deliver a repair history to someone not ower at the time of the repair as it is forbidden by law (the CNIL).
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Replace < wont tell you
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Get Porsche to check the serial numbers on the engine, if they don't match the car then the engine has been replaced< Wont tell you when or Why of coarse.
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Get Porsche to check the serial numbers on the engine, if they don't match the car then the engine has been replaced< Wont tell you when or Why of coarse.
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Replace < wont tell you
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Get Porsche to check the serial numbers on the engine, if they don't match the car then the engine has been replaced< Wont tell you when or Why of coarse.
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Replace has not followed the car
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Suggestion · Original poster
I'm about to buy a 996 C4S 2003 model, in the history the owner show a change in engine done in Germany, but he/I are in France and the invoice (or any other paper) for such change has not followed the car...
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Replace with another one, assuming porsche
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If all you want to know is if the engine has been replaced with another one, assuming Porsche replaced it with one of their remanufactured ones, is to get a pic of the serial number off the engine.
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Hello all,
I'm about to buy a 996 C4S 2003 model, in the history the owner show a change in engine done in Germany, but he/I are in France and the invoice (or any other paper) for such change has not followed the car...
How can I ask Porsche to provide me such confirmation?
thanks for your help.
JC
Well in USA the dealerships remove records after a certain number of years. You can see that the car was there but all line items are removed of what was performed.
Get Porsche to check the serial numbers on the engine, if they don't match the car then the engine has been replaced< Wont tell you when or Why of coarse.
they will know. if the car came from Germany one of the previous owners had to get a "certificat de conformite" from Porsche France to get it registered in France. This paperwork requires engine serial #, VIN #, tire sizes, -.. to confirm that all match to a model approved by France
(I used to live in Nice and import cars from Italy & Germany)
Indeed
Porsche france just answers me as they dont have any record for the maintenance of the Porsche cars(!) ok
I have abToyota and any repair center has access to the full invoices of all repairs done in their network...
If all you want to know is if the engine has been replaced with another one, assuming Porsche replaced it with one of their remanufactured ones, is to get a pic of the serial number off the engine.
I'm not sure in Europe but in the US, all remanufactured engines from Porsche has a special letter in the engine serial number(forget what it is off the top of my head). You can find that info here if you do a search.
I would have them take a pic of the engine block serial number(underneath block on the left side) for starters.
Just got response from Porsche:
The "certificat of comformit� " has not the engine serial on it. In adition the Porsche Centers cannot deliver a repair history to someone not ower at the time of the repair as it is forbidden by law (the CNIL).
So only the past owner can claim and can forward to you/me...
If the engine had a Porsche rebuilt engine installed it will Have an "AT" in the serial number.
Like this: M96/03
AT
66565123
M96/03 = 3.6
AT = Factory Rebuild
665 = 6 cyl, normally aspirated, 2005
"AT", which is not the normal format, might stand for "Austausch", which means "rebuild" engine.
http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic...e-sn-decoding/
if no AT, then it is the ORIGINAL engine.
ALL replacement engines have the AT in the serial number.
The AT replacement engine is technically a rebuilt unit, but almost everything in it is new.
The serial number will be at the bottom of the engine block, just above the oil pan cover - see this picture from my engine:
Yes....of course...as I said..bottom of the engine block... bottom is well...at the bottom...so ask them to take a pic of the bottom of the engine block where the serial number is. show them this pic
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