HELP HELP AIR LEAK IN ENGINE???

Guest · Oct 30, 2006

HAVE HAD MY CAR C4 TIP AT JCT 600 TODAY BECAUSE FRIDAY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT IS BLOWING WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUSTS.THEY HAVE SAID(CHARGED £100 FOR THE PLEASURE)THAT THERE IS A AIR LEAK IN THE ENGINE ,10 HOURS OF LABOUR TAKING THE ENGINE OUT TO DIAGNOSE IT AND THEN SEE WHAT IT IS.I SAID RING PORSCHE WILL THEY DO IT FOR GOODWILL-HE SAY NO.

HELP HELP

PROKERSRULE BUT NOT DEALERS!!

EDMUND

NXI20 · Oct 30, 2006

From other things I've read*, you may have the infamous split cylinder-liner problem. I believe that Autofarm have a permanent fix for this, so you might wish to persue it further with them:

http://www.autofarm.co.uk/new.php3/silsleeve.html

{*} I could be completely wrong. If so, apologies.

Richard_Hamilton · Oct 30, 2006

It could be the external oil separator - they are prone to splitting.

Ian W · Oct 31, 2006

......Or if you're lucky, the oil return bellows. They are renowned for splitting, tip oil all over the nearside gearbox end of the engine and make the car run like a bag of nails! The part is only about a fiver but it is the most awkward b****** to fit. It can (just) be done without dropping the engine though.

Other air leaks I have encountered are a split oil filler pipe (just next to the flexible part of the tube and another complete b****** to remove and replace) spark plug tube seals and any one of the myriad vacuum pipes around the engine.

Could be a difficult one to diagnose.

Ian W

Guest · Nov 14, 2006

Engine packed in friday complete solid no water afetr temp light went on and off straase say needs new engine.I went into main dealer they had it 2 hours and said air leak never checked water ???Wanted 10 hours labour to find fault then week later completely packed in.Have I got any recourse

NXI20 · Nov 14, 2006

Probably only if you've got a Porsche warranty or the wrong diagnosis with an assurance that it was OK to drive in writing from JCT600.

Looks like it probably was a cracked liner after all. I suggest you talk to Autofarm if the engine hasn't completely destroyed itself. Their solution costs from £8400, but a new engine is £13K!

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OGiii · Nov 14, 2006

ORIGINAL: NXI20

Probably only if you've got a Porsche warranty or the wrong diagnosis with an assurance that it was OK to drive in writing from JCT600.

Looks like it probably was a cracked liner after all. I suggest you talk to Autofarm if the engine hasn't completely destroyed itself. Their solution costs from £8400, but a new engine is £13K!

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Hartech have a number of options available too, they have a load of info on their site about it - www.hartech.org