cdodkin

it’s important to point out that it is the early 3.4- litre engines, made from 1998 to 2000, that are most susceptible to major failure. (99 onwards in the US)

The later 02 onwards 3.6-litre engine is pretty much problem-free.

Also, Porsche made many changes to the 3.4-litre unit over its production life, so the last of these smaller-capacity engines – made in 2001 – tend to be more reliable, but perhaps not as reliable as 02 onwards.

Dan V

Thanks for the reminder! It's been a month since I've check the pressure!

Tippy

Valve guides or cylinder porosity, it should be an embarassment to Porsche but I wont go there since I have 87k miles without issues. (knock on wood)

Tippy

Pressure? Just try and look for the blue smoke out of the tail pipe and start there.