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I have recently posted on the "I'm thinking of buying" tread, in response to a query regarding Boxster engines "˜blowing up'. As I would welcome any comment on this subject ASAP (see below for why) I have reposted hear to get a better "˜airing'.
Whilst engines blowing up are clearly not common, there does appear to be a few instances of this happening on the very early 2.5's, well catastrophic failures really rather blowing up.
As noted in my post, I know because I currently have one very sick example of an early 2.5 with a cylinder liner half an inch further into the cylinder than it should be, with the top of the piston ripped off and the fragments of which embedded into the cylinder head. All pretty terminal, with the re-build cost prohibitive, a replacement engine cost excessive, and a second hand engine probably the only realistic option.
I am lead to believe that this was a manufacturing fault, which was generally solved under warrantee as the problem typically showed up pretty quickly, and later engines were constructed differently to remove this potential liner slippage problem.
I accept that my problem is in a 6-year-old car with 72K miles (average?), but it has had a full Porsche service history, hence how many of you would consider this acceptable from a car manufacturer of such repute.
Having said all that, this is the first problem I have ever had with the car, and when running driving the car was always a pleasure "" who can't simile at that noise when that engine come "˜on-cam'. Assuming I sort my current one out, I would by another (an S this time) "" am I mad?
Three questions:
Does anyone know if the liner slippage is a "˜recognised' manufacturing fault, and can demonstrate it with anything in writing (magazine article, repair receipt, warrantee claim)?
Has any one ever had any assistance from Porsche with a car, out of warrantee with such a problem?
Anyone got a spare 2.5 engine?
Gary
Whilst engines blowing up are clearly not common, there does appear to be a few instances of this happening on the very early 2.5's, well catastrophic failures really rather blowing up.
As noted in my post, I know because I currently have one very sick example of an early 2.5 with a cylinder liner half an inch further into the cylinder than it should be, with the top of the piston ripped off and the fragments of which embedded into the cylinder head. All pretty terminal, with the re-build cost prohibitive, a replacement engine cost excessive, and a second hand engine probably the only realistic option.
I am lead to believe that this was a manufacturing fault, which was generally solved under warrantee as the problem typically showed up pretty quickly, and later engines were constructed differently to remove this potential liner slippage problem.
I accept that my problem is in a 6-year-old car with 72K miles (average?), but it has had a full Porsche service history, hence how many of you would consider this acceptable from a car manufacturer of such repute.
Having said all that, this is the first problem I have ever had with the car, and when running driving the car was always a pleasure "" who can't simile at that noise when that engine come "˜on-cam'. Assuming I sort my current one out, I would by another (an S this time) "" am I mad?
Three questions:
Does anyone know if the liner slippage is a "˜recognised' manufacturing fault, and can demonstrate it with anything in writing (magazine article, repair receipt, warrantee claim)?
Has any one ever had any assistance from Porsche with a car, out of warrantee with such a problem?
Anyone got a spare 2.5 engine?
Gary
