Many of you think rebuild 996 engines from Porsche donīt blow, wrong
09-26-2007, 08:41 PM
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I'll throw some data around, just for personal amusement....
Personally 2 Boxsters (to date) '97 & '99 both needed new engines before 9,000 miles (Sold the '97 - '99 now has over 80,000 on engine #2)
Buddy with a 98 986 - new engine at 18,000
Buddy with an 01 986 - new engine at 21,000
Buddy with a 98 986, original engine, 140,000 miles, RMS leaks
Hence, When I bought my 996 I went for post facelift and therefore re-engineered block (MY03) - I'd had enough of dead early M96 blocks in my 'hood.
Personally 2 Boxsters (to date) '97 & '99 both needed new engines before 9,000 miles (Sold the '97 - '99 now has over 80,000 on engine #2)
Buddy with a 98 986 - new engine at 18,000
Buddy with an 01 986 - new engine at 21,000
Buddy with a 98 986, original engine, 140,000 miles, RMS leaks
Hence, When I bought my 996 I went for post facelift and therefore re-engineered block (MY03) - I'd had enough of dead early M96 blocks in my 'hood.
09-26-2007, 09:14 PM
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I'll throw some data around, just for personal amusement....
Personally 2 Boxsters (to date) '97 & '99 both needed new engines before 9,000 miles (Sold the '97 - '99 now has over 80,000 on engine #2)
Buddy with a 98 986 - new engine at 18,000
Buddy with an 01 986 - new engine at 21,000
Buddy with a 98 986, original engine, 140,000 miles, RMS leaks
Hence, When I bought my 996 I went for post facelift and therefore re-engineered block (MY03) - I'd had enough of dead early M96 blocks in my 'hood.
Personally 2 Boxsters (to date) '97 & '99 both needed new engines before 9,000 miles (Sold the '97 - '99 now has over 80,000 on engine #2)
Buddy with a 98 986 - new engine at 18,000
Buddy with an 01 986 - new engine at 21,000
Buddy with a 98 986, original engine, 140,000 miles, RMS leaks
Hence, When I bought my 996 I went for post facelift and therefore re-engineered block (MY03) - I'd had enough of dead early M96 blocks in my 'hood.
09-26-2007, 09:46 PM
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