View Poll Results: Have you had to replace your 996 Engine?
Yes
21
26.92%
No
57
73.08%
Voters: 78. You may not vote on this poll
Have you had to replace your 996 engine?
10-17-2008, 02:01 PM
#31
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As for older polls - I'm not suggesting that this is necessarily a worthwhile exercise, merely giving some opinions on the validity of the exercise.
So - the future question to the audience is - who wants to start estimating the bias? That's about all we can achieve at this point... I'd say there's 10 times the "yes/replaced" responses for every "no" vote. Hell - I dunno, I'm just killing time, but interested nevertheless...
Last edited by eDoug; 10-17-2008 at 02:34 PM.
10-17-2008, 02:06 PM
#32
Race Car
Redridge, I would use 15W-50 anyways because of the Vortech. That is what they recommended back about 10-12 years ago for the blower's transmission.
10-17-2008, 02:11 PM
#33
I didn't have to replace the engine, but my 2004 40th Anniversary blew the intermediate shaft. It likely would have been a replacement engine issue, but I was literally at the dealer's when it blew and only had to drive it a couple of blocks at low speed to get to the service bay. The car was at idle when it let go. If I had been on the road instead it surely would have been a replacement.
As I have suggested before go to another marque's site, like BMW or Corvette an do a search there for "engine replacement, failure, blown etc." . Nothing like the volume of such with Porsche. Also remember there are alot more BMWs and Corvettes on the road than Porsche.
As I have suggested before go to another marque's site, like BMW or Corvette an do a search there for "engine replacement, failure, blown etc." . Nothing like the volume of such with Porsche. Also remember there are alot more BMWs and Corvettes on the road than Porsche.
10-17-2008, 02:41 PM
#34
Three Wheelin'
As I have suggested before go to another marque's site, like BMW or Corvette an do a search there for "engine replacement, failure, blown etc." . Nothing like the volume of such with Porsche. Also remember there are alot more BMWs and Corvettes on the road than Porsche.
The problem with forums is that this is where people come to search for problems. Porsche drivers, being enthusiasts and generally considered to be more **** compared to the average driver, will more diligently hunt down a solution to a problem.
