Scored cylinder failure for your 996, Y or N? tell us (yr, 996 Mk1 or MK2)
05-03-2016, 12:06 PM
#31
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
and you guys worry about IMSB's. pffffffff
Thanks woodman!!
I bought her with a blown engine originally me and a friend were going to break her to sell the parts and make a bit of cash but when the guy dropped her off I just thought no way!! So I dropped the engine and box and stripped the original engine down. ( it would not turn on the crank , bad sign!!)
The engine had popped a core plug in the cylinder head and water got into the oil system, when I got into the bottom part of the engine i found that a rod had seized on the crank so the crank was toast and the rod plus scoring on a couple of the cylinders etc.
On a good note I actually made £1800 from the good parts , the heads some of the Pistons , one guy even bought a case half off me even though I told him they were a matched pair!!
I then bought a running engine from a local porsche breaker but decided to strip this down and totally go through it with new parts, it's been really enjoyable although a bit tight in my single garage!!!!
With a bit of time and patients I'm sure anyone can do it , you just need to be careful and not rush into anything before doing your research.
Check out 986fix on YouTube , it shows a guy fully rebuilding a boxster s engine, I actually used this to help me when I got stuck , it didn't give all the answers but was a help!!
I bought her with a blown engine originally me and a friend were going to break her to sell the parts and make a bit of cash but when the guy dropped her off I just thought no way!! So I dropped the engine and box and stripped the original engine down. ( it would not turn on the crank , bad sign!!)
The engine had popped a core plug in the cylinder head and water got into the oil system, when I got into the bottom part of the engine i found that a rod had seized on the crank so the crank was toast and the rod plus scoring on a couple of the cylinders etc.
On a good note I actually made £1800 from the good parts , the heads some of the Pistons , one guy even bought a case half off me even though I told him they were a matched pair!!
I then bought a running engine from a local porsche breaker but decided to strip this down and totally go through it with new parts, it's been really enjoyable although a bit tight in my single garage!!!!
With a bit of time and patients I'm sure anyone can do it , you just need to be careful and not rush into anything before doing your research.
Check out 986fix on YouTube , it shows a guy fully rebuilding a boxster s engine, I actually used this to help me when I got stuck , it didn't give all the answers but was a help!!
Last edited by AWDGuy; 05-05-2016 at 09:24 AM.
05-03-2016, 04:30 PM
#32
Former Vendor
Also look at the Hartech theory. They believe that in the later 996 997 motors thr favtory used a head gasket that would fit either bank (to save money of course) but to do so the gasket had to have all the coolant cut outs the same size. Previous gasket had cut outs that had much bigger openings for 6 and 5 cylinders since they Were the furthest from wster pump and would overheat.
So the new gasket caused 6 to overheat and score.
So the new gasket caused 6 to overheat and score.
09-19-2016, 08:36 AM
#34
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
say someone was going to write to Porsche about their 1st Porsche owning experience and their disappointment with the frequency of scored cylinders, where would once send such a letter?
09-19-2016, 08:40 AM
#35
Former Vendor
Spending the same time to do something constructive would be the wiser choice, though.
09-19-2016, 12:52 PM
#37
09-19-2016, 02:37 PM
#38
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
lol, you never know.
I wrote to canon once for an issue I felt was a quality control thing.
They must of thought the same as they sent the newest camera and a carrying bag as replacement.
All I buy now is Canon products when it comes to my camera needs.
I wrote to canon once for an issue I felt was a quality control thing.
They must of thought the same as they sent the newest camera and a carrying bag as replacement.
All I buy now is Canon products when it comes to my camera needs.
09-19-2016, 02:41 PM
#39
I would suggest not expecting a 991 to show up in your driveway though
09-19-2016, 03:29 PM
#41
Former Vendor
Arguing with a German about technical things is equal to banging you're head on a Titanium I beam..
09-19-2016, 04:29 PM
#42
Drifting
"Arguing with a German about technical things is equal to banging you're head on a Titanium I beam..
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Jake Raby"
Oh to be a fly on the wall when such conversations occur :-). I hope he doesn't mention Winston Churchill to said I beam!