Holding onto your car................
#16
Three Wheelin'
FYI, there is an 'excellent' tech article in the 12/08 Excellence mag on the M96/M97 engine. Really good over view of the problems typically associated with these motors [every motor has its own set of problems and the conclusion is that this is a good engine on balance - I don't want to get anyone nervous ;-)]. That said, forewarned is forearmed, or something like that: Required reading for those who expect to be running the same 5+ years from now.
#17
Burning Brakes
The reality is that there are several thousand subscriptions to go through. The company is making every effort to handle my request and dozens of other requests.
BTW - haven't received my December issue yet but I was told they were shipped from Kentucky late last week so I should have it in my mailbox when I get home today.
#18
I just got my issue last night and read the article (my first delivery in my subscription). Very good information and being that I have a car that is suspect for these issues (99 996), I too am concerned about my motor's longevity especially since my car is a low mileage car (relatively- I just hit 36K).
I'm curious if adding the lower temp thermostat and the filter in combination with adding the GT3 3rd radiator will be good insurance for lowering internal temps to avoid the D chunk failure. Does this have any negative effect on the engine control software? More specifically will the computer think the engine is not up to temp and run it's warm up cycle? As for the intermediate shaft, without getting into the motor what else can be done? I would love to change the bearings for the upgraded pieces but to what cost? Does the motor have to come out to replace the IMS Bearings? If these items are relatively inexpensive and proven to eliminate the many of the potential causes of failures, I’d be willing to have them performed on my motor.
I'm curious if adding the lower temp thermostat and the filter in combination with adding the GT3 3rd radiator will be good insurance for lowering internal temps to avoid the D chunk failure. Does this have any negative effect on the engine control software? More specifically will the computer think the engine is not up to temp and run it's warm up cycle? As for the intermediate shaft, without getting into the motor what else can be done? I would love to change the bearings for the upgraded pieces but to what cost? Does the motor have to come out to replace the IMS Bearings? If these items are relatively inexpensive and proven to eliminate the many of the potential causes of failures, I’d be willing to have them performed on my motor.