OT: 2003 Boxster S engine replacement Options

[scotty b]

Jake, since on one else has said it.............nice workbench (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[rfuerst911sc]

Nice smile Jake! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
For some reason I always imagine that it is 2am in GA and you are getting a sailor jerry tattoo on one arm while typing a reply to our posts with the other arm, snarling and spitting the whole time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Is your shop a potential source for "rebuilt" Boxters? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)

Great info in this thread. I'm looking forward to reading about the final resolution. There are lots of used Boxters in the SF Bay area here in CA, and one day one of them will be mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

To TCallas
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We only develop and build engines here…

I do end up with a lot of broken cars that people give up on when those "mythical" engine failures occur. I have an 02 Boxster S now with a cracked head. It came from a dealership in Texas (No joke and I just realized how ironic that is!) and its a solid car :-)

I'll sell it cheap, I have these things coming out my ears. Hell had to buy a Mini- Storage facility that was up for sale down the road just so we'd have a place to store them all.

Jake I've been thinking about getting a Boxster/S talk to me about this 2002 you have. You can PM me. I'm in Marietta I came to an open house you had a few years back. I purchased an EFI ECU from you if that jogs the memory. But anyway I'd be interested in this with an engine repaired by you of course.

[Jake Raby]

Jake, since on one else has said it.............nice workbench (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Built it myself.. Thanks :-)

On the 2002, send me an email to jake@jakeraby.com

I have the car at my storage facility and have only diagnosed it. We can build anything from that engine up to my 3.8:-)

Or I can just repair it..

To the OP, hopefully that head is cracked when it can be repaired and you have to understand that a cracked cylinder is also a possibility.

[jesiv]

Jake

I am praying for the head. If it is the cylinder I just burnt 2k and no Boxster without a new engine.

Thanks to everyone for their comments greatly appreciated. I knew I would get better information here than anywhere else!

Regards

James

[Jake Raby]

The odds are on your side.

[Jake Raby]

Jake

I am praying for the head. If it is the cylinder I just burnt 2k and no Boxster without a new engine.

Thanks to everyone for their comments greatly appreciated. I knew I would get better information here than anywhere else!

Regards

James

BTW- They can diagnose if this is a cylinder or the head with god accuracy BEFORE the engine comes out of the car. I would hope they'd do this before they just rip the engine out and apart.

It requires pulling spark plugs and the exhaust manifold on the side where the head is originating from.

[jesiv]

Jake

What are the odds the test shows cylinder cracked and it's the head. I guess what are the odds?

Regards

James

[Jake Raby]

Thats according to what test they do. I have no idea how they may try to determine this before tearing into it. I know what I'd do, because I know what I am looking for and where.

I guess they'll do whatever Porsche prescribes. That generally doesn't require brain engagement.

[ThePaintedMan]

I guess they'll do whatever Porsche prescribes. That generally doesn't require brain engagement.

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[Woody]

Thats according to what test they do. I have no idea how they may try to determine this before tearing into it. I know what I'd do, because I know what I am looking for and where.

I guess they'll do whatever Porsche prescribes. That generally doesn't require brain engagement.

Since the OP said coolant was leaking out the exhaust, a pressure test should give a pretty good idea of where the crack is coming from. Keep going with the God complex jake. It suits you.

[Jake Raby]

I figured that last comment would wake you up again :-)

[boxsterfan]

I guess they'll do whatever Porsche prescribes. That generally doesn't require brain engagement.

I've been following this thread and it has been a great read.

That being said, there are a ton of very sharp people working at Porsche and I think dissing them off like this is pretty poor character.

[Jake Raby]

I guess they'll do whatever Porsche prescribes. That generally doesn't require brain engagement.

I've been following this thread and it has been a great read.

That being said, there are a ton of very sharp people working at Porsche and I think dissing them off like this is pretty poor character.

Ask the owner of any failed M96 engine what their opinion is on the topic.

[0396]

I guess they'll do whatever Porsche prescribes. That generally doesn't require brain engagement.

I've been following this thread and it has been a great read.

That being said, there are a ton of very sharp people working at Porsche and I think dissing them off like this is pretty poor character.

Ask the owner of any failed M96 engine what their opinion is on the topic.

No you can add PCCB to this list . Just ask any PCCB owner what they think of Porsches claim on using them for the track and lasting 200k (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) . PCCB suck!

[HAM Inc]

Only God can build an engine that will handle serious track use and last 200K.

[ThePaintedMan]

Only God can build an engine that will handle serious track use and last 200K.

Probably true, but PCCB's are Porsche's ceramic brakes available as an option. A ton of people have apparently had problems with them and they're SUPER expensive to replace, and not under warranty.

[Woody]

These are just a few of the engines I have gone into recently.

Cayman R with under 1,000 miles. Car was one month old when this happened. Oil pump failure. My instructions from Porsche were to dissassemble the engine, find the point of failure, and determine if the engine should be rebuilt or replaced. This engine had cylinder scoring so it was replaced.




997 Gen 2 water pump pulley disintegrated from an outside influence. Car was driven till it stopped running. Cylinders were found out of round and scored. Notice the coolant displacement plugs are melted. Engine replaced.






Panamera V8, camshaft failure due to a locked up high pressure fuel pump. Engine dissassembled and cleaned of all debris, reassembled and returned to a happy customer.



Now of course, I must have sourced all of these pictures off the internet since king raby says he is the only one that goes into these engines and the dealer just boxes them up and sends them back to Germany. And of course I'm sure these were all improperly diagnosed as well since dealer technicians are a bunch of idiots without a clue. Just a bunch of misinformation from a fellow that can't help but self promote himself.

[boxsterfan]

I guess they'll do whatever Porsche prescribes. That generally doesn't require brain engagement.

I've been following this thread and it has been a great read.

That being said, there are a ton of very sharp people working at Porsche and I think dissing them off like this is pretty poor character.

Ask the owner of any failed M96 engine what their opinion is on the topic.

Or any owner of any engine from any manufacturer.

[Jake Raby]

Just a bunch of misinformation from a fellow that can't help but self promote himself.

Last time I checked, a man that doesn't promote himself doesn't deserve being promoted by others.

I have seen the same cylinder wear in the 9a1 engines, one at 14K and another at 4,165 miles.

They came apart because they weren't big enough :-)

[0396]

Only God can build an engine that will handle serious track use and last 200K.

Probably true, but PCCB's are Porsche's ceramic brakes available as an option. A ton of people have apparently had problems with them and they're SUPER expensive to replace, and not under warranty.

Probably true...it is true. Option? Yes on some cars and unfortunately, " standard" on others.- those are the ones that were bent over with Porsche Advertising of race condition capability and longevity. I have their brochures to back up my posting. .......don't believe every thing you read and hear.