johnireland

What issues might these engines have that would cause it to fail...excluding the obvious such as reving to 10000 rpm. I'm looking at a 2001 that had the engine replaced at a Porsche dealer to the cost of $27000+ in 2010. 65k miles on the dead engine, 40k so far on the new one.

Kevin

I don't think it's an issue.. A new dealer supplied crate engine with all the factory updates..

Any failure can happen..

Porosity in the cylinder heads.

Intermediate drive gear bolts backing out.

Broken timing chain

Ran out of oil/ran low on oil.. Due to a accident>> car hit a water main cover (I have seen this happen "many" times)

Coolant failure which cooks the engine.

Valvetrain issue.

rmc1148

I see that as a plus.

KC-CarGuy

I've heard these engines are bomb proof. Has to have been something extreme to have lost one.

FRUNKenstein

+1 And I would think highly unusual also.

John, if you are seriously thinking about getting a turbo, be sure to test drive both a manual and a tip since you will live with it in LA traffic.

Hope you are doing well and glad to see you sticking around. Rennlist is a more interesting place with you in it.

mcbit

This at around 50k miles resulted in a $13,400 rebuild on mine:

johnireland

My biggest concern is that the problem with the engine was the owner. Since he had the new engine for 40k miles that makes me wonder what condition it is in...unless he learned his lesson the first time when he layed out $27000.

Atrox

Honestly with the amount of quality turbos out there if you aren't sure about this one id move on. That's a big fix and an expensive one to take lightly. not having the history to explain the new motor would put me off. You've had several 911's but I believe the 996 and 997 turbos were Porsches swan song cars so I'd hate to see you get into one if you were nervous about it from the start. Plus no glove box in an 01 so you have one less place to put a cell phone.

mcbit

...and the chassis will twist like you wouldn't believe.

Freddie Two Bs

Pardon my ignorance but what does that show?

Atrox

Looks like scored cylinders. Breakdown of block and rebuild of Pistons. Yike$$$$

911mhawk

Buy It for what a 100k mile one is worth to you and you get 60k free miles.

Kevinmacd

Looks like a broken cylinder liner.

highlander

+1.

I had my Boxster S engine replaced under warranty due to the original's inability to keep oil behind the RMS (4 seal replacements attempted, the fifth came installed in the new engine!).

The replacement engine was a "rebuilt factory unit". It was noticeably smoother, felt more powerful and got measurably better gas mileage than the original. In fact, it was so smooth, I thought the engine died when I stopped at a red light after leaving the dealership. Turns out it just idled soooooo smoothly.

mcbit

A lump of something put a huge score in #6 cylinder. #6 piston and cylinder replaced, all rings replaced and all bearings replaced.