cfjan

Long story short.. a small leak was detected at the bottom of one of the cylinder banks. Probably no big deal but the dealer took it apart, ordered all the parts to put in a new gasket, as the car is still under CPO...

When they pull the cylinder bank out, or when they are putting it back in (?), they cracked one of the piston rings.

Was told that Porsche NA does not have it so it has to be ordered from Germany.. and they can't tell me when it will get in..

1. Really? Porsche NA does not have even one? Or the dealer is messing with me?

2. Anywhere else to get the part?

3. Was it a dumb move to let the dealer open up the engine? Can they usually do a decent job putting it back together and not affecting the long term reliability?

roberga

No parts in the US sounds normal. What type of warranty comes with the extra work? Should be 2 years. Will they replace the others as part of the deal?

cfjan

I don't think there's any new additional warranty.. the car is currently under CPO, that's why the dealer was fixing the small leak / wet spot under warranty.. but during re-assembly, one of the piston rings was cracked (they didn't tell me that they did it.. they just said one of the rings required replacement..)

I just spoke to the dealer again this afternoon and was told that it is being air freight from Germany.. they checked all the dealers in US and there's none.

I don't mind the extra wait. I just hope that the engine will be as new once it is put back together..

The service manager did comment on the condition of the pistons / cylinders and said that they look new..

enthusiast

Agree that it is not unusual for the parts not to be in US or Canada. It takes the Porsche AG system a couple days sometimes to confirm the part availability and location.

cfjan

Just seems crazy to me that the whole US does not have one single piston ring for the engine..

These engines must be bulletproof!

///Mous3

They are. But apparently just not idiot proof !

cfjan

LOL, trust me, I am regretting it to let them repair that wet spot / leak... oh well, hope it will be as good as new soon.. !

///Mous3

Porsche pays them for warranty repairs so it is in their best interest to repair as much as possible.

Macster

so engine teardown and ring replacement a very very rare event.

Most engines yanked from car under warranty go back to factory and replacement engine comes of course fully assembled ready to rock and roll.

Most dealers don't stock even more common items so finding no dealer not even PCNA stocks rings no biggie imho.

Sincerely,

Macster.

cfjan

Yeah.. if it is so rare, I hope they know how to put the thing back together... !!

Jetmech

duck tape?

cfjan

LOL, don't scare a first time GT3 owner here, man!!