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Andy Ericksen

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  1. On 6/3/2015 at 12:53 PM, Viper6 said:

    Great looking out gents, much appreciated!  Love this forum... I'll take some pics and try to create a DIY for any others who may fall into this same trap... 

     

    I apologize for resurrecting a dead thread, but I am facing a similar issue (except the squished line came with the car) and wondered if the OP was successful in replacing the line DIY and if a guide was created.

  2. 8 hours ago, DBJoe996 said:

    You actually might check out Porsche NA.  I have heard that they are offering short blocks for $7500.  You transfer all your existing engine stuff over to a brand new short block.  You will want to have the heads professionally rebuilt, and replace the major/minor stuff already mentioned.  If you are going to farm out the work, expect somewhere in the $15-18K range for a complete job.  I believe these guys are the best head rebuilders out there, and you should maybe find out from them about an entire engine rebuild https://www.hartech.org/

     

    No wait...that's not what I was thinking of.  I'll  go look it up on the head rebuilders...something H....

     

    Hoffman  www.hamheads.com

    Of course the ultimate builder is Flat 6.  About a year wait....

    Thanks for the tips.

  3. JFP, you have given me a lot of good advice.  I have one more question: Most of the used engines I'm seeing online come with a 30 day warranty.  What or how should I check/inspect to decide if the engine is 'good' before installing it?  In other words, is there anything I can do to be relatively sure the engine isn't going to fail right after putting money in a new IMSB, RMS, AOS, T-stat, etc?

  4. 4 hours ago, JFP in PA said:

    Rebuilding the M96/97 engine is not for the faint of heart or budget; specialty tools and knowledge are a necessity, and just returning it to factory spec can run you $15K in parts and machine shop time.  You can source a running engine usually for less than $5K.

     

    Thanks for the advice.  Can you suggest some reputable places that might have a good running M96/03?

  5. I bought the cheapest Porsche 996 on Craigslist (as a non-runner) and I think the IMS bearing has failed.  The car is a 2002 911 Carrera Coupe.  It has 101k miles on the odometer.  

    I pulled the filter, opened it up and found ferromagnetic flakes (see pics).  There are also ferromagnetic flakes in the filter housing and in the oil that I drained out of the filter housing.

    How likely is it that I can save this engine?  Am I better off buying a used engine?  If the engine can be saved I'd like to rebuild it myself.spacer.png

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