T10Chris

i got over 6 gal out.. refilled with water and ran for bit with just that distilled water then drained and filled again.. i think capacity is 7 gal? is a valid point though, not something you want to halfway do

911 Rod

6 of 7 gallons is pretty good.

Dealer wants 21 hours labour. 16 for re and re plus 5 hours for the pinning. Plus parts.

my04996tt

Pricing varies a lot... A local (Ct) Porsche speed shop told me cost for welding 996tt fittings would be 5k.

Berra

If I were you I'd just wait till you have to get the engine out for other work, or just keep on driving. IF it happens, deal with it then.

Spyerx

This is about right. Normal shop rates are 8 in 8 out plus the disassembly etc.

911mhawk

If you track the car and have no other reason to drop the motor, drain it and use Water Wetter.

I pinned mine for the cost of research and bolts while the engine was out for a transmission rebuild.

It's the while you're at in/in there stuff that can run up a hefty cost.

mdkelly1

$3K is about right. Good advice about doing it while the engine is out for other reasons.

Flewis763

I did mine......cost me like 6 bucks.

911 Rod

6 bucks? i think I dated her too!

I really should deal with the 2nd gear pop out so it would be nailing 2 birds.

z06801

I just drove my turbo from SLC UT to Encinitas CA. I thought I had addressed this problem 5 years ago having bought the Torque Solution kit and paying a local race shop to drop the motor and weld all the fittings, on my way to a meeting in Encinitas blew a fitting turns out almost none were actually welded! Super sucks thinking it was done and driving and tracking the car ever since. Complete bull****!!

911mhawk

I read a similar issue happened to someone with a gt3 recently in that forum. Would be an interesting conversation to have with the shop that "did" the work.
At least good for some to hear that they don't all pop at the track.
Best wishes on a speedy recovery.

peritus

Why would the dealer reduce the hourly rate for 996s? Is this common with other dealerships?

Spyerx

80. /hr is what Honda shops charger here in SoCal.

Maybe marketing strategy to keep shop full? That's a good rate I'd pay that in a heartbeat here is the work was quality

peritus

Spyerx, Danny's $80 is in reference to a Canadian dealer, so that'S $60 USD!

Fishey

So, that actually blows my mind as a technician that they would do such a thing. I can't even imagine if you blew a pipe on track thinking it was fixed and ended up with person injury the type of lawsuit that would stem from it.

As far as doing the pipes, its not hard to do that job but your going to want to replace a bunch of stuff at the same time (Clutch, Rubber Hoses, Plugs/Coils). I don't understand the argument of welding vs pinning if your that worried about it simply do both its not like it requires extensive parts cost to do one or the other. I however feel absolutely confident in just welding the pipes as are the other fabricators/engineers I have consulted.

-Your Pal
Fishey