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I have seen many engines replaced ( although some were welded/repaired) due to those exposed bolt heads on the early Sumps..The later 99 and up engines had the bolt heads protected/recessed...
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I have seen many engines replaced ( although some were welded/repaired) due to those exposed bolt heads on the early Sumps..The later 99 and up engines had the bolt heads protected/recessed...
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Bottom line is there is no broadly silver bullet, multiple small changes add up to a reasonable place.
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So you think perhaps replacing the Sump if and when I get the chance to a newer one?
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I have seen many engines replaced ( although some were welded/repaired) due to those exposed bolt heads on the early Sumps..The later 99 and up engines had the bolt heads protected/recessed...
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I have seen many engines replaced ( although some were welded/repaired) due to those exposed bolt heads on the early Sumps..The later 99 and up engines had the bolt heads protected/recessed...
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Might be a dumb question, but I can�t tell from first glance without having to raise the car. I backed up into this AirBnB driveway and heard a loud thud like sound. I�m pretty sure this is what I scraped
For this reason I would suggest that you "upgrade" that Sump..
The one you have is a very early 99 Sump with the bolt heads exposed...I have seen many engine cases with pieces broken off due to those bolt heads getting caught on a curb like what just happened to your engine carrier. If you had went any further it could have taken a piece of the Sump and case also..
The newer Sumps have the bolt heads recessed for this reason...something to think about...
Absolutely !! I have seen many engines replaced ( although some were welded/repaired) due to those exposed bolt heads on the early Sumps..The later 99 and up engines had the bolt heads protected/recessed...
I would grab one of the newer ones and on the next oil change swap it out...
gotcha. I�ll look into it. Hopefully it doesn�t cost much for labor and parts. Tho since I work at a Porsche dealership it should be cheaper to do. I�ll just need to be careful. I got about 3k miles left to do before my next oil change
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...stability.html
. <- long technical thread on oil behavior in a Porsche 996,
There are various theory's about improving oil flow in the 996 engine.
Bottom line is there is no broadly silver bullet, multiple small changes add up to a reasonable place.
This is a deep hole to crawl through I'd take a flashlight.
The plain standard oil sump plate proofs you better against case damage, from there on .. Good Luck.
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