997.2 GT3 RS engine failure...
05-15-2024, 08:49 PM
#61
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@Elliotw44 I do have a spare 3k mile .2 GT3 engine complete with harness if your in a bind but its not cheap.
- Understand the total damage and how much needs to be replaced on my car.
- Understand which part number failed on my car. The starting part number is 997.110.116.90. The latest part number is 997.110.116.95. That will help me understand if my failure is an intermediate revision or the final revision. Given that my car had the WC512 completed, I expect the part on my car to be in the range of 91-95.
- if it's the final revision, look for an alternative solution like @ilko
- if intermediate revision, go with the latest revision
- Pay the bill and get the car running again ASAP.
- I called Sharkwerks about an engine build. The waitlist is out to 2026, which is out of the question given that I don't want the car down for 1.5 years.
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05-15-2024, 09:09 PM
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@Elliotw44 I do have a spare 3k mile .2 GT3 engine complete with harness if your in a bind but its not cheap.
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05-15-2024, 10:05 PM
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Ha, I still have it. I have been actively looking for the perfect E30 M3 and talking myself out of it at the same time. I do have to eventually purge but until then I'll add...
PS, I did go with my son to pickup a full Alpinestars full suit based our conversation. Thanks!
PS, I did go with my son to pickup a full Alpinestars full suit based our conversation. Thanks!
I gotta say that I love @FLT6SPD he has been hoarding lots of stuff for a long time. Do you still have the full E30/M3 OEM repair manual?
05-16-2024, 12:57 AM
#64
- Understand the total damage and how much needs to be replaced on my car.
- Understand which part number failed on my car. The starting part number is 997.110.116.90. The latest part number is 997.110.116.95. That will help me understand if my failure is an intermediate revision or the final revision. Given that my car had the WC512 completed, I expect the part on my car to be in the range of 91-95.
- if it's the final revision, look for an alternative solution like @ilko
- if intermediate revision, go with the latest revision
- Pay the bill and get the car running again ASAP.
- I called Sharkwerks about an engine build. The waitlist is out to 2026, which is out of the question given that I don't want the car down for 1.5 years.
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05-16-2024, 07:24 AM
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Damn, sorry to hear Elliot. I'm sure you'll come back with a better, stronger engine. Best of luck mate!
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05-18-2024, 07:21 AM
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Sorry to hear. Was there any hint of an odd noise / rattle before the part failure?
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05-18-2024, 01:10 PM
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05-18-2024, 06:30 PM
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you are the one guy on this forum that actually drives his RS… which makes me think the rest of us just “say” it’s bullet proof cause we drive it 3k miles and park it.
I feel like your issues are really good ones to document well for us so we can be preventative… my take away is that I didn’t have much reason for the Dundon Plenum but now I do.
05-18-2024, 06:39 PM
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damn and you just got it back from the shop…
you are the one guy on this forum that actually drives his RS… which makes me think the rest of us just “say” it’s bullet proof cause we drive it 3k miles and park it.
I feel like your issues are really good ones to document well for us so we can be preventative… my take away is that I didn’t have much reason for the Dundon Plenum but now I do.
you are the one guy on this forum that actually drives his RS… which makes me think the rest of us just “say” it’s bullet proof cause we drive it 3k miles and park it.
I feel like your issues are really good ones to document well for us so we can be preventative… my take away is that I didn’t have much reason for the Dundon Plenum but now I do.
No, it happened very quickly. There were no lights on the dash either. The engine died and wouldn't fire again.
Last edited by Elliotw44; 05-18-2024 at 06:42 PM.
05-19-2024, 01:10 AM
#71
Elliot, that is such a bummer man, sorry to hear. Hope you're able to get it back on the road soon. A bit farther away but TPC or Autometrics might be worth a call too to see if they have any availability. Fingers crossed you can get it back and enjoying the PNW roads again soon.
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05-19-2024, 09:28 AM
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totally sucks man….silver lining is four+ liter engine
i think most of the bulletproof examples are driven regularly (have lots more than 3k miles) or maybe hope since mine gets driven and will hit 60k amy day now
i think most of the bulletproof examples are driven regularly (have lots more than 3k miles) or maybe hope since mine gets driven and will hit 60k amy day now
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05-20-2024, 09:11 PM
#73
Three Wheelin'
Hey Elliot, sorry to see this happened to you. We have met down at the shop and at the track, I have the 996TT race car. Chris Cervelli mentioned above did my engine when it let go out at the ridge. Highly recommend getting in touch with him if you can. He basically built me a 4.0 GT3 engine with turbos on it and communication, time frame and quality of work was phenomenal.
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05-22-2024, 10:00 PM
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That happened to me as well two years ago. The arm that holds the intake butterfly flap broke. A piece of it fell inside cylinder 5, causing catastrophic damage and necessitating a full engine rebuild, totaling over $35K. That was the updated intake that broke, it had been changed during the recall in 2013. Mind you, the newest version of the intake Porsche now sells is a different part number than the recall-updated version. So at some point they've decided that version wasn't good enough...
I fought Porsche long and hard for a year to cover the engine rebuild, since the recalled part failed. I even contacted NHTSA, etc., etc. In the end they did nothing. Really poor customer service.
I am not confident that the newest version of the intake tube is going to be robust over time. So I asked the shop that rebuilt the engine to create special screens on both sides of the intake tube, to catch shrapnel if the arm breaks again:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6_9o1niFfS/
I fought Porsche long and hard for a year to cover the engine rebuild, since the recalled part failed. I even contacted NHTSA, etc., etc. In the end they did nothing. Really poor customer service.
I am not confident that the newest version of the intake tube is going to be robust over time. So I asked the shop that rebuilt the engine to create special screens on both sides of the intake tube, to catch shrapnel if the arm breaks again:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6_9o1niFfS/
Elliot- sorry to hear of your issues,
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