Diesel76

Monday afternoon, pulling out of a parking lot at my daughter's school, I'm lightly accelerating, RPMS about 3000, I hear a noise along with engine hesitation followed by the dreading marbles in a coffee can sound. Pull off at the first side street, turn off the car, look underneath and all the oil is pouring out of the engine.

Hasn't been diagnosed yet, but I've been hanging around here long enough to be pretty sure what it is. IMS.

So.... I have a couple questions for the people in the know. Anyone know what the going rate is for a re-manufactured engine from Porsche? Also, anyone have a guess what a 2004 C4S in otherwise excellent condition with a blown motor is worth?

My first choice is obviously to try to get it fixed and back on the road, but I fear worst case scenario is I may have to get rid of it. I'm just trying to go into this decision with the most information possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rectorbill

Sorry to hear about your issue!

How many miles do you have on the car?

LexVan

Sorry, Diesel, most all of your answers are in here:

https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...today-and.html

Diesel76

Thanks guys. The car has 29,000 miles on it.

Ahsai

Oh man, sorry to hear that! Cuda is going through this so hopefully you guys can share info and good luck resolving it the least painful way.

dporto

3,2,1...Heeeeeeeeeere's KK Sorry to hear it Diesel 76 - bummer

RickMiller

That stinks - we'll be following your thought process with great interest. Here's hoping that you can resolve this in a cost effective way.

R

Barn996

Tough luck Diesel 76. Others of late on Rennlist have purchased 'rebuilt' motors from a variety of sources other than from the 'Mother Country', for less $. Good luck with your diagnosis.

kalyan

That sucks, Diesel. Sorry to hear about your engine.

Diesel76

Thanks for the support. I'm just sick about this. I'm trying to do my research, gather info, and take things slow to avoid any knee-jerk reactions that I may regret later. I'll keep you all updated on the progress.

FRUNKenstein

I gotta ask - did you ever replace the IMS bearing? Very low miles, single row = highest risk
Certainly not blaming you, but it would appear that your car falls into the highest risk category. I see that you joined Rennlist in 2007 but only have 16 posts. I'm going to guess that the IMS bearing issue might be a recent discovery for you.
I am very sorry that you're having to deal with this and for the financial loss if it indeed is an IMS bearing failure. Please keep us updated on the diagnosis. Again, very sorry.

KrazyK

This is truly sad and I'm sorry it happened to you. Especially this time of year. There are various solutions although somewhat expensive. When you think it appropriate maybe some details for others here so that we may learn something. Use, oil type, interval, symptoms, etc. Im not being a smartass, I truly am sorry that you have experienced one of the worse things that can go wrong with an M96. No one here thinks an IMSB failure is a joking matter or something to make fun of. I also have replacement engine sources when you are ready.

niche

Sorry to hear it. Great cars, but not fun hearing about these failures.

Fracture

complete bummer,... I too am curious as to why you didn't have the bearing replaced?

KrazyK

I know this isn't like a death in the family but maybe a little too soon for the "how could you be so stupid" comments. Im sure the guy feels bad enough. How about a "hey, I know where some good used engines are" comment instead.