I finally did it.. I dropped my Porsche engine this weekend!
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I finally did it.. I dropped my Porsche engine this weekend!
No amount of preparation could have prepared me for this. I thought since my engine was so clean that I would be in the shop for 5-8 hours... nope. Truthfully, every bolt came out really nicely and we had little to no problems with hoses or wires. In the end, it still took me and two others about 11 hours to drain all of the fluids, drop the engine, and get it in the crate. That being said, two of us (both Porsche owners) have essentially no experience wrenching on cars. I work in tax.. I am not used to a garage environment, but I was determined to do this. We ran into a few snags...
Bentley book cautioned not to press the clutch after uninstalling the clutch slave cylinder. Well, the tow truck driver pushed that right in as he jumped in and as I told him not to.. of course. Anyone know what kind of issue this has created?
Lastly, I just wanted to give a shout out to FSI. They have been amazing to deal with and so quick to help. I think Jud has some clones down there in GA, because he is so quick to get back to me and I know he must be insanely busy. Absolute machines when it comes to work ethic.
Feel free to ask me anything about the drop! I learned so much and I would be glad to share!
Engine out... finally.
My poor roller. Has muscle car stance now lol.
- The damn infamous 3rd AC compressor bolt. We tried so many variations of extensions, as per forum threads, until we got this one out. Wobble extension saved the day.
- The clutch slave cylinder. It as an extremely tight area with little visibility, but took maybe half as much time as the AC bolt.
- Dropping the engine. There were a few things we forgot to disconnect (we meant to go back to them) that we left because we did not know how to deal with them. Took some time and research to get those done right before the drop. The drop itself was difficult because the engine kept snagging on the threads for the transmission mounts and engine mounts. Ended up taking out one engine mounts and using an assortment of jacks and wood to maneuver the transmission mount. We had already raised the car to much to come back down and it was nearly pulling the cart we used to catch the engine over. I was sweating bullets the whole time we lifted it.
- Putting the engine in a crate was scary, too. I did not trust the old straps and hoist we had, but it worked. Almost lost a finger adjusting the crate when the hoist dropped 2 inches.
- I guess we did not properly seal off the gas and it pissed everywhere when it was angled on the flat bed. My drive way was not happy..
Bentley book cautioned not to press the clutch after uninstalling the clutch slave cylinder. Well, the tow truck driver pushed that right in as he jumped in and as I told him not to.. of course. Anyone know what kind of issue this has created?
Lastly, I just wanted to give a shout out to FSI. They have been amazing to deal with and so quick to help. I think Jud has some clones down there in GA, because he is so quick to get back to me and I know he must be insanely busy. Absolute machines when it comes to work ethic.
Feel free to ask me anything about the drop! I learned so much and I would be glad to share!
Engine out... finally.
My poor roller. Has muscle car stance now lol.
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Gingerman (04-20-2020)
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By the pics it looks like u know what u r doing
pushing in the clutch can blow the seals out of the slave cyl. U may just want to replace it.
pushing in the clutch can blow the seals out of the slave cyl. U may just want to replace it.
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congratulations - that's a big accomplishment!
whats the plan for the rebuild?
whats the plan for the rebuild?
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Lastly, I just wanted to give a shout out to FSI. They have been amazing to deal with and so quick to help. I think Jud has some clones down there in GA, because he is so quick to get back to me and I know he must be insanely busy. Absolute machines when it comes to work ethic.
Jud is good help! He will respond any time even during off hours, weekends and while on vacation. I had to council him about taking time off for his own sanity...I don't think he listened!
The whole F6I outfit is like that.
I hope your experience is like mine...flawless.
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Thank you so much! I am sending it to Flat 6 Innovations for a stage 1 street performer build. My car had some mild symptoms of failure, so I figured I would take a year off driving it to gain the benefits of the rebuild.
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Not a bad day's work for a tax dude!
Jud is good help! He will respond any time even during off hours, weekends and while on vacation. I had to council him about taking time off for his own sanity...I don't think he listened!
The whole F6I outfit is like that.
I hope your experience is like mine...flawless.
Jud is good help! He will respond any time even during off hours, weekends and while on vacation. I had to council him about taking time off for his own sanity...I don't think he listened!
The whole F6I outfit is like that.
I hope your experience is like mine...flawless.
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Also, I meant to confirm if I only need to replace the clutch slave cylinder. Nothing else would have been damaged in this process? (Damn the flatbed guy!!)
#9
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Hell yeah I'm surprised this didn't charge you up enough to want to take the thing apart yourself, too!
When I bought a roller we asked the P.O. to kindly post a large note on the dashboard that said "DO NOT START!" because it was a kinda-sorta-runner, but more roller than runner. Bet you know what the tow truck driver did.
When I bought a roller we asked the P.O. to kindly post a large note on the dashboard that said "DO NOT START!" because it was a kinda-sorta-runner, but more roller than runner. Bet you know what the tow truck driver did.
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From what I read, FSI normally wants the powertrain intact and didn’t want engine only builds so they could verify and troubleshoot start-up and break-in.
Have the policies changed?
Have the policies changed?
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Hell yeah I'm surprised this didn't charge you up enough to want to take the thing apart yourself, too!
When I bought a roller we asked the P.O. to kindly post a large note on the dashboard that said "DO NOT START!" because it was a kinda-sorta-runner, but more roller than runner. Bet you know what the tow truck driver did.
When I bought a roller we asked the P.O. to kindly post a large note on the dashboard that said "DO NOT START!" because it was a kinda-sorta-runner, but more roller than runner. Bet you know what the tow truck driver did.
Regarding your roller, what the hell is wrong with people? You would think people would be more careful since it isn't theirs, but the sad truth is that it is the exact opposite. Just makes you realize how ignorant the average person is.