2002 996 Engine
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Sorry.
And oh.....it will be the left bank timing chain......that will bend your rods and pretty well chew things up.
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Chances are very good longer than you'll own the car.
Other services at schedued intervals or more frequent, though a few things have gone a bit longer than I would like: Overdue on new plugs. Overdue on tranny/diff fluid change. These will happen later March when I plan on leaving car with dealership service department for a few weeks for these services (while I'm traveling overseas). If I don't travel, I'll just drop car off for a couple of days.
Just take care of things, don't let engine overheat (cooling system integrity is critical on modern engines!) and drive it every day!
Sincerely,
Macster.
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i had a boxster for a bit, it had 180,000 kms on it (so like..130,000miles? maybe more?). It had clearly been driven hard and riced out with tacky stickon trim pieces by its previous owner but the motor was strong. Clutch not so much.
My 996 is at 50,000kms and climbing with some good hard track kms on her. I'm going to try to set the record for highest KM 996
My 996 is at 50,000kms and climbing with some good hard track kms on her. I'm going to try to set the record for highest KM 996
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I think I just threw up a bit in my mouth - care to delve deeper into your cars history to ease my worries
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I take good car of the cars....all get attention before neccesary.........this car is my wife's drive, never tracked.
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So typically, when these engines go out like this....are they repairable? or you have to repalce the whole thing?
What can I do to prevent this? maybe some maintenance checks? like what?
What can I do to prevent this? maybe some maintenance checks? like what?
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There is an upside to this.
A good 'rebuild' (that may be new) comes with many improved 997 components......and can go in your car for under $10K.
If the engine was GT1 based (Turbo, GT2, GT3, etc) the cost would at least double that.
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I think we all like to scare ourselves to death. These engines are made to last. There are some that don't though. You find that in any car. The more miles the more the risk, nothing lasts forever. My 1999 C2 is now up to 95,000. Am I worried the engine will blow, sure, but do I lose sleep about it, no. I do my service and drive the car like it was meant to be driven. In my book a Porsche with 39,000 miles is still new.