930 at Silverstone Auction

[GT3 Ape]

Anyones on here ?

http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1988-porsche-911-turbo

 

[vic cohen]

Depends who did the rebuild .....................VITAL

if its a 5 speed even with the mileag lookks fair to me

Sorry dont know the car

 

[GT3 Ape]

Good point.

Is there any general guidance on when following parts need rebuild / replacement in terms of miles , and associated estimate of cost :-

A) engine
B) turbos
C) gearbox

Assuming there is a NO naming and shaming policy, is there a handful of recommended specialists for rebuilds ?

Thanks in advance

Dave.

 

[vic cohen]

gbox just like any other , maybe synchro rings at this mil;eage
Turbos depends entirely how the car been used ........................cool down after use or turned straight off , the latter kills them........no general rule

Suggest Achilles heel wud be head studs .............however what did the rebuild involve?? top end inc rings and valve guides /bottom end [ shoudld nt have need ] but then if it were that far, shells big end bolts [ like head studs now better materials ] crank, barrels and pistons should be fine ......................impossible to generalise ....i had a 3.0 ltr without intercooler make 213,000 miles with fierce non standard adjustable boost before it let go !

No secret lists , just some better than others .................when it comes to putting it all back together , injectors ,metering head etc all take some expertise to get right...................

 

[GT3 Ape]

ORIGINAL: vic cohen

gbox just like any other , maybe synchro rings at this mil;eage
Turbos depends entirely how the car been used ........................cool down after use or turned straight off , the latter kills them........no general rule

Suggest Achilles heel wud be head studs .............however what did the rebuild involve?? top end inc rings and valve guides /bottom end [ shoudld nt have need ] but then if it were that far, shells big end bolts [ like head studs now better materials ] crank, barrels and pistons should be fine ......................impossible to generalise ....i had a 3.0 ltr without intercooler make 213,000 miles with fierce non standard adjustable boost before it let go !

No secret lists , just some better than others .................when it comes to putting it all back together , injectors ,metering head etc all take some expertise to get right...................

Thanks

 

[p27549]

Be careful what you buy, ensure you get a person who knows what they are talking about to look at them as these cars are expensive.
Mine has been an endless bill. head stud sheared, led to engine out,valve guides, clutch etc. Heat exchangers corroded. i now have a fuel head playing up which is another 600 pounds. So the problems continue. My car has 86 k miles.
So far my nice car with full history and a ppi inspection has cost me an additional 7k pounds worth of work.

I am starting to hate it, but love it at the same time.

 

[SEE YA]

I know the car from when I was looking for a 930 years ago the owner pull a fast one on me. I had a PPI done came back with a few things etc. However as a act in good faith I let the seller have a copy of the PPI . He then said I wanted to keep the car now very strange, I found out afterwards he used my report to sell it to a dealer for a few ££££ more. That will never happen again to me that is for sure, I pay for a PPI it stays with me.