rxinc

01 C2, in 2004 coolant level kept going down, w/ no leak noticed, dealer found out it was mixing w/ engine oil and said that I needed a new engine - all under warranty. They replaced it with a new, not rebuilt, one. I was going to get rid of the car, but then thought about it and decided to keep my "old" car with its brand new engine, and bought an extended wrrnty.

Ron PCar

Just had mine replaced at 14k miles, cracked head. Was under warranty. dealer was great. First noticed problem when it starting idling like a 69 camaro. had it towed in and 3 days later, had it back with a brand new engine, did not cost me a penny

GreggT

Well.......on a quick search (and a re-read of the last few pages of the last Bob thread)......I thought this most appropriate a place to add my 'statistic'........a 37K, well maintained 02 C4 cab popped a timing chain & proceded to chew it up. My wife's car, and my occaisional drop-top weekend ride. Obviously never tracked....over reved...or missed a service date......this car could still be concoured.

Left 1,2,3 cam shaft is not turning. She's toast. Eleven months out of warranty.

Never before but now I'm an advocate of extended warranties (for M96 engines & drivelines going off OEM warranty). I was going to flip it in the spring......timing is everything.

LVDell

Gregg....what's the verdict though? Talk to the dealer about it? And goodwill, etc?

2000wrx

wow, This puts huge doubts in buying a older 996. The RMS, and cracking cylinders are common enough to be well known, and have been seen in enough mags. This is more than a little scarey, I don't seem to run in the same economic circles as some here who can drop 10K on a fix.

Man, make me wish Porsche would hire some engineers from Japan.

GreggT

Dell........the verdict is not in sight yet.....and I can see that reaching it will be a bit of a project.
Selling dealer is not local. Car is not at the local dealership, and there is more.......but I'm working on it......& will check back in with updates.

LVDell

Either way, best of luck to you! Hope it all works out.

pl

i think they did.

Palting

Heh-heh . Don't get bent out of shape, 2000wrx. These incidents are few, but do get talked about a lot. I started this thread because I have had RMS replaced twice, and was wondering if it was out of the ordinary to expect a new engine under warranty if the RMS fails again. Eight months and 6,000 miles later, the new fix is still dry as a bone.

Ray S

Why don't you do us a favor and explain why you need this? What are you searching for?

This issue has been covered more than once on probably every automotive forum in existence. The results are far from scientific. Rather they turn into a collection of random gripes and encourage trolls.

I have two M96 motors and neither has failed. This proves nothing. They could fail tomorrow, or they could never fail.

Palting, you are a great contributor to this board and you certainly know how to use the search function. Tell us what you are looking for and I am sure that many will try to help you out.

No flame intended btw

blk on blk

My 2004 had the engine replaced at 4,500 miles. They found metal in the oil system. The car was broken in properly, never redlined, driven daily, and never tracked. PCNA replaced under warranty.

pl

this is an old thread. it's incorrect to judge "why you need this thread?" without knowing the context.

Ray S

Sorry, I didn't realize this was old.

However, when a perfectly good search function exist "why do you need this" is a legitimate question.

GreggT

Agree.........and my apologies for resurecting the thread.....my post was more informational and this thread seemed to be the place to leave it.

Hey....Pcar engines have failed through history.....the M96 was certainly not the 1st.
I would make the observation however, that for out-of-warranty cars, engine & drive line things that we used to tear down and fix.......often today have a different suggested 'remedy' (which is almost a non-issue to you if PCNA picks up the warranty tab for a rebuilt engine......not, if you just own the car, no warranty).......hence my suggestion of the Extended.

Again.........apologies for adding to this April thread

Palting

It is an old thread, Ray. Might help if you read it all the way through, though . Like, here's an old post on the thread:

And my response, here:
And the answer to your question actually was posted just before your question, here:
It's an old thread, and as I stated, no longer pertinent to me since the RMS fix is staying fixed. The car, as almost all 996's are, is bulletproof.