996 Engine Reliability Article in "Excellence Magazine"
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Interesting article on page 165 of the October 2005 issue of Excellence Magazine that discusses the 996's engine reliability vs. an air cooled 911 engine. The article states that a 996 engine should be durable enough to last over 200k miles, and provides rare illustrations of a dissassembled 996 engine. Wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the article. Thanks.
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Very interesting article, I wonder when porsche will release parts to rebuild them yourself, although alot of the parts can be obtained through aftermarket custom racing outfits I would imagine.
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Well, it doesn't surprise me at all that these engines are good for 200k. The only problem I have heard of is the RMS thing, which is really kind of a superficial issue.
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You're right Doug. Time to open the wallet again for the Porsche Excellence subscription! I'll end up buying from the newstand every month anyways.
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The rms thing is as big a deal as you want to make it, to paraphrase killgrt. These are great engines, excellent hp/l, nearly indestructable and in my opinion BETTER than a na 993 engine.
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Since I am putting on almost 2k miles a month since I bought mine in June, I have a feeling that I will be a candidate for the next longevity article! A little scarey but worth it every mile.
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my 3.4 liter engine had top-end wear (valve train, etc.) at ~90k miles, but it still pulled hard and didn't burn a lot of oil. the engine will last 200k miles, but it will be down on power - significantly so. i haven't seen the article but my interest is piqued now...