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YOUR RESEARCHDoes this 996 sound OK?
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Cannot wait for the day I find a clean Coupe in dark teal metallic or forest green metallic with brown guts...
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If I go through with it, I will test drive in person, and ask for it not be driven overnight.
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Looking at buying this potentially. It's long distance. The seller sent me a couple of videos, including these of the engine idling. I'm looking for opinion as to whether this sounds normal or anything is off. This is a 996.2.
I will get a PPI as well, but figured ask the brain trust here first before proceeding.
Thank you everyone, for any input.
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Hard to say, those videos are not taken from the optimal spots. Check out this recent thread and go from there:
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...e-at-idle.html
Definitely like the color, what's the interior. Cannot wait for the day I find a clean Coupe in dark teal metallic or forest green metallic with brown guts...
I dig the color as well, not the silver or black you see all the time. I'll ask the seller for a better angle, I think I know what you mean. I'm paranoid about ticking sounds since I read too much online
Take 3 videos from underneath the engine. One under the clutch, one under bank 1 cylinders and another under bank 2 cylinders.
something like this:
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First let me say the bore scoring series is excellent. Tons of good information in there.
However, there is A LOT of misinformation around the inter webs and unfortunately in that series as well that will make you crazy. M9X ENGINES TICK. Plane and simple, its a fact. Whether its valve train noise, injectors, or chains there's some ticking coming from all M96 engines, yes even the ones rebuilt by flat six.
What a healthy M9X doesn't do is SLAP. Theres a distinct difference in the sounds. You do not want to hear a metal on metal slapping noise.
That engine block is super clean... much cleaner than engine compartment.How many miles on car what year?Have the owner send you a picture of the engine serial number.Curious to see if it has a Porsche reman engine in it......
What misinformation is in Jake Raby's series?
First of all we have to be careful to clearly define our terms... that is, between a "sound" and a "noise".
Sound = good
Noise = Bad
I agree the ticking noise can be confusingly similar to other sounds to the untrained ear. Piston slap associated with bore scoring is a rhythmic tapping sound in a localized area that has a characteristic tempo. Many mechanics would misdiagnose it as a noisy lifter. But if you learn and implement Jake Raby's instructions in Part 4 of the Bore Scoring series, you'll know how to properly vet the car that are suffering from the early onset of bore scoring.
Thanks B3! I think that is a pretty succinct description. Totally agree.
It�s been a few months since I watched the entire focus on bore scoring series, but I�m almost certain Jake says multiple times in that series that M9X�s don�t tick. That�s not true, these engines definitely make some ticking noises and it�s perfectly normal. Probably just semantics, but I think that idea that they shouldn�t tick has caused some confusion. I know it has with myself.
The engine sounds fine to me.
I don’t hear any piston slap.
Sounds good enough to spend the money on a PPI.
Get a quality invasive PPI and then buy with confidence.
Thank you for everyone's input.
Seller sent me one more. Anything funny around 0:13 to 0:25? I wish I had never heard about bore scoring, the paranoia is making it hard to commit to buying one of these, LOL Damn you internet!
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Hard part of getting videos is whether it is of a dead-cold start-up. PPI on my 996 missed worn paddle noise because car was delivered warm. Also, smoke on cold start-up? You can at least waive any deposits pending in-person pick-up, otherwise avoid cars bought on-line or long distance unless you have deep pockets. My $20,000 cents.
If I go through with it, I will test drive in person, and ask for it not be driven overnight. Then take for a PPI in person as well. I'm about about 3.5 hours away from the car, so close but not close enough to just pop over until I'm pretty sure.
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