Stop Sale?
03-09-2014, 07:02 PM
#1517
Race Director
BTW, who was the source of your announcement info? Do you think they are basing their prediction on something other than the e-mail we all received? Hope so....
Good luck with your dates.
03-09-2014, 07:21 PM
#1518
Drifting
Mike,
thanks, those build dates are what the system reported this afternoon
I believe his info is from corporate, he is a multi decade P man, he has a no BS rep
thanks, those build dates are what the system reported this afternoon
I believe his info is from corporate, he is a multi decade P man, he has a no BS rep
03-09-2014, 07:29 PM
#1520
Drifting
03-09-2014, 07:52 PM
#1521
Burning Brakes
Of course, if we hear the Engine has self destructed internally while running,
that theory goes out the window. I'm hoping that was not the case. Guess we'll know more this week.
03-09-2014, 07:59 PM
#1523
Drifting
Lets come up with some scenario as to what they will say next week: You can change the date and time if you like and then we will see who came close to Porsche after the announcement
Silverrules scenario:
Wed March 12, 3:38 PM
Dear Mr. Silverrulles
Since our last communication to you, our German engineers worked tirelessly around the clock and have concluded their findings and we are excited to inform you that except very limited number of cars that had defective engines and were returned to factory for repair all other GT'3 including yours are being released to their respective owners with positive outcome. Your vehicle was not impacted by this recall. The effected vehicles are being fixed as we write and it is Porsche highest priority to get these vehicles fixed and returned to their respective customer. Your dealer will call you to share the delivery schedule of your vehicle. Please expect a phone call from them within the next two days.
Thank you for your continued patience as we ensure that you can enjoy the high standards of performance and safety to which your GT3 was designed and engineered. We take your loyalty to Porsche very seriously and we appreciate it.
Silverrules scenario:
Wed March 12, 3:38 PM
Dear Mr. Silverrulles
Since our last communication to you, our German engineers worked tirelessly around the clock and have concluded their findings and we are excited to inform you that except very limited number of cars that had defective engines and were returned to factory for repair all other GT'3 including yours are being released to their respective owners with positive outcome. Your vehicle was not impacted by this recall. The effected vehicles are being fixed as we write and it is Porsche highest priority to get these vehicles fixed and returned to their respective customer. Your dealer will call you to share the delivery schedule of your vehicle. Please expect a phone call from them within the next two days.
Thank you for your continued patience as we ensure that you can enjoy the high standards of performance and safety to which your GT3 was designed and engineered. We take your loyalty to Porsche very seriously and we appreciate it.
03-09-2014, 08:02 PM
#1524
Rennlist Member
That's correct - but I assume those engines had recently been filled with oil following engine build. If the technician was in a hurry, he could have poured too fast, and excess oil could have overflowed at the funnel neck and puddled onto the engine and exhaust system. Sometimes the most complex problems have very simple solutions and the most obvious is often missed. We know the engine fires are oil fires, not gas, or the car would have burned up much faster - and it wouldn't take much oil to set the surrounding fiberglass and plastic parts burning.
Of course, if we hear the Engine has self destructed internally while running,
that theory goes out the window. I'm hoping that was not the case. Guess we'll know more this week.
Of course, if we hear the Engine has self destructed internally while running,
that theory goes out the window. I'm hoping that was not the case. Guess we'll know more this week.
03-09-2014, 08:21 PM
#1526
Drifting
That's correct - but I assume those engines had recently been filled with oil following engine build. If the technician was in a hurry, he could have poured too fast, and excess oil could have overflowed at the funnel neck and puddled onto the engine and exhaust system. Sometimes the most complex problems have very simple solutions and the most obvious is often missed. We know the engine fires are oil fires, not gas, or the car would have burned up much faster - and it wouldn't take much oil to set the surrounding fiberglass and plastic parts burning.
Of course, if we hear the Engine has self destructed internally while running,
that theory goes out the window. I'm hoping that was not the case. Guess we'll know more this week.
Of course, if we hear the Engine has self destructed internally while running,
that theory goes out the window. I'm hoping that was not the case. Guess we'll know more this week.
"we haven't been told much" was what was shared
We will all be informed come Wednesday
03-09-2014, 08:35 PM
#1528
Race Director
On the oil mis-fill theory; it doesn't explain the holed crankcases, unless that part of the story was a fabrication....
03-09-2014, 09:09 PM
#1529
Man, if I get my car Wednesday, I can go to the track Thursday. I'm going to make sure the GoPro and AIM are fully charged tonight. I am prepping myself for a 25% possibility.
03-09-2014, 09:14 PM
#1530
Rennlist Member
That's correct - but I assume those engines had recently been filled with oil following engine build. If the technician was in a hurry, he could have poured too fast, and excess oil could have overflowed at the funnel neck and puddled onto the engine and exhaust system. Sometimes the most complex problems have very simple solutions and the most obvious is often missed. We know the engine fires are oil fires, not gas, or the car would have burned up much faster - and it wouldn't take much oil to set the surrounding fiberglass and plastic parts burning.
Of course, if we hear the Engine has self destructed internally while running,
that theory goes out the window. I'm hoping that was not the case. Guess we'll know more this week.
Of course, if we hear the Engine has self destructed internally while running,
that theory goes out the window. I'm hoping that was not the case. Guess we'll know more this week.
Fluids aren't filled by from bottles by technicians, human error unlikely... Workers attached filling hoses for fluids and it's pumped via machine at predetermined flow rates and volumes... Highly unlikely this could be a plausible explanation