[video] Smoking 996 -- fingers crossed for oil separator
02-22-2011, 06:38 PM
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Update from the always-wonderful Carrera Motors:
Definitely AOS failure, ~6 hours to replace, ~$840 total parts+labor. Dropped off the car at 10A, it's ready to pick up now.
I'll scan & post the invoice once I have it.
Suggestions for what I should do with the other $13k I didn't have to spend on a new motor?
Definitely AOS failure, ~6 hours to replace, ~$840 total parts+labor. Dropped off the car at 10A, it's ready to pick up now.
I'll scan & post the invoice once I have it.
Suggestions for what I should do with the other $13k I didn't have to spend on a new motor?
02-22-2011, 06:41 PM
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Auto Strasse in Costa Mesa, Ca. has rebuilt a majority of the so cal spec box motors along with 2 for my 996 race car and several other 996 cars I know of. It's relatively easy to ship a motor in the Cont. US.
1 year warranty IIRC.....
Ask for Robert the owner.... (949) 645-1928
1 year warranty IIRC.....
Ask for Robert the owner.... (949) 645-1928
02-22-2011, 07:02 PM
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My mechanic has mine at a rebuild shop he trusts in CA. He told me total rebuild if they can use your core is about 15K to 16K with all updates and a 1 year warranty. I did a bunch of research and found some prices around 21K for the same thing. Also I found a lot lower cost rebuilds with a much shorter warranty. I believe there is a ton of junk some unscrupulous people are trying to get rid of and will sell it to who ever will buy it. I think if you are like me and do not have a lot of experience you are better off letting this to a pro you trust to figure out for you. I am hoping to get mine back in a few weeks. Once I do I will do a full write up for the list.
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02-23-2011, 05:21 PM
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Confirmed the it is a cracked cylinder liner and not the the AOS.
I just spoke with Suncoast and they want $14,500 plus the core charge of $3,300 for a remanufactured engine from Porsche.
I'm having them check to see what the chances are of Porsche rejecting the core. Anyone have experience with this situation?
Depending on what my shop can find in a salvaged engine I may go this route.
I just spoke with Suncoast and they want $14,500 plus the core charge of $3,300 for a remanufactured engine from Porsche.
I'm having them check to see what the chances are of Porsche rejecting the core. Anyone have experience with this situation?
Depending on what my shop can find in a salvaged engine I may go this route.
02-27-2011, 03:36 PM
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Can someone explain us to these problem by basic english.
Please not hard language.
Firstly yes sometimes my car is making these type of white
smoke when i was startup. this smoke smell like insecticide. ( this
can kill the insects. )
I dont understand these long thread. What is it smokes source ?
My engine is broke down or something ?
What do you think please explain me
Please not hard language.
Firstly yes sometimes my car is making these type of white
smoke when i was startup. this smoke smell like insecticide. ( this
can kill the insects. )
I dont understand these long thread. What is it smokes source ?
My engine is broke down or something ?
What do you think please explain me
02-27-2011, 04:42 PM
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In case you haven't already I'd check out Flat 6 Innovations. For about the same you can send your engine in and get back a much improved reliable rebuild. Your local indy can R+R it for you.
02-27-2011, 05:13 PM
#40
Thanks for the advice and the welcome. Years of lurking, just a few hours of posting. Hopefully I'll be able to give back with a well-documented account of this event.
The AOS is also know as the "aerial occlusion system". The civilian models of the 996 must have a properly functioning AOS inhibitor -- otherwise they would be considered a mobile weapons system and barred from import.
Here's a shot of the standard military 911 (the base platform from which all our cars are derived), before it's detuned and inhibited down to the civilian model:
The AOS is also know as the "aerial occlusion system". The civilian models of the 996 must have a properly functioning AOS inhibitor -- otherwise they would be considered a mobile weapons system and barred from import.
Here's a shot of the standard military 911 (the base platform from which all our cars are derived), before it's detuned and inhibited down to the civilian model:
