question : high mileage car engine rebuild
Racer
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From: Mass
That is ship the car to the company, get in line. Pull the engine and break it down and split the short block. Replace the IMS, new pistons and rods, all new bearings, tune and all other stuff I don't know. Then break the engine in and then reinstall and test everything. Finally ship the car back. It is totally awesome now.
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From: Bay Area on the Peninsula
Well, if you are one of the brave ones, you could always ... rebuild it yourself after sending LNE the case to Nikasil it. You won't have to wait 6 months and it won't cost $30K.
I know there are brave ones among us.
I know there are brave ones among us.
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2009 C2S 200K miles
My 2000 S Boxster blew two engines, the first was covered by Porsche warranty, the second killed the car. Back then, a new Porsche-installed engine ran about $25K. I had 197K miles on the chassis... Jake Raby back then would do it all in for about $23K. After looking around, I found my current C2S for $57K with 26K miles. I got $7K for Boxster as a roller.... so, for me, it was a no brainer... a nine-year newer car with 26K miles on the chassis.... and what was a way more expensive car when new. New, my Boxster was $62K (I purchased new) and my C2S was stickered at about $110K.
I now have 200K on my new-to-me C2S... would that Boxster lasted another 200K miles? So goes my analysis and action at the time. In short, I favor buying another car if the car with the blown engine has high mileage... what those thresholds are are up to you.
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Bruce in Philly (now Atlanta)
My 2000 S Boxster blew two engines, the first was covered by Porsche warranty, the second killed the car. Back then, a new Porsche-installed engine ran about $25K. I had 197K miles on the chassis... Jake Raby back then would do it all in for about $23K. After looking around, I found my current C2S for $57K with 26K miles. I got $7K for Boxster as a roller.... so, for me, it was a no brainer... a nine-year newer car with 26K miles on the chassis.... and what was a way more expensive car when new. New, my Boxster was $62K (I purchased new) and my C2S was stickered at about $110K.
I now have 200K on my new-to-me C2S... would that Boxster lasted another 200K miles? So goes my analysis and action at the time. In short, I favor buying another car if the car with the blown engine has high mileage... what those thresholds are are up to you.
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Bruce in Philly (now Atlanta)
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