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YOUR RESEARCH996 3.4 or 3.6
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Replace few motors
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Suggestion · Original poster
I was at my indy garage today and the owner mentioned that I should sell my 2000 996 3.4 and get a newer 3.6 instead as the 3.4 has been known to have internal problems like slipped sleeves .He has changed a few motors that just suddenly broke.He was not talking about the ims issue.
Leading evidence: 'Replace few motors' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace few motors' (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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Suggestion
Plus once everything is fixed you're now running the risk of someone playing bumper cars with you and your now (for example) $25k car that's still not paid off which also has another $2-5-10k in prevention thrown in it...
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Replace few motors
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Suggestion · Original poster
I was at my indy garage today and the owner mentioned that I should sell my 2000 996 3.4 and get a newer 3.6 instead as the 3.4 has been known to have internal problems like slipped sleeves .He has changed a few motors that just suddenly broke.He was not talking about the ims issue.
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Plus once everything is fixed you're now running the risk of someone playing bumper cars with you and your now (for example) $25k car that's still not paid off which also has another $2-5-10k in prevention thrown in it...
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Plus once everything is fixed you're now running the risk of someone playing bumper cars with you and your now (for example) $25k car that's still not paid off which also has another $2-5-10k in prevention thrown in it...
I was at my indy garage today and the owner mentioned that I should sell my 2000 996 3.4 and get a newer 3.6 instead as the 3.4 has been known to have internal problems like slipped sleeves .He has changed a few motors that just suddenly broke.He was not talking about the ims issue. I sometimes read that the motor itself is bullet proof once the ims has been upgraded. I wonder what percentage have had these issues and if it is a real worry. I have a higher mileage 996 with an upgraded ims that runs like new. I know there are no guaranties with anything mechanical but he did get me thinking.
I am not worried but just passed along his comment . He is an honest owner of a well established and respected garage but he has a tendency to be negative. Works on Porsche, Ferraris Audis, MB, Bmw. I know there is a failure rate other than IMS but I do wonder what that percentage is. I also know of two BMW owners with the V8 engine that had blown engines with little mileage so all cars have some sort of failure rate except......." Toyota".Just kidding.
That.
We can take care of the easy/affordable stuff but you never know what's going to just fail - or I guess some here do know and then you're paying more than the car is worth for them to fix those issues. Plus once everything is fixed you're now running the risk of someone playing bumper cars with you and your now (for example) $25k car that's still not paid off which also has another $2-5-10k in prevention thrown in it...
Personally from what I've read I like the 3.4 engine, but there are examples of all the models doing high miles and being fine.
Carping about the '99 specifically would contradict something that Jake once said about the '99's reliability (see my sigpic) - and #1 fanboy simply would not do such a thing.
