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Phil 997 said:segart said:Crikey Phil that 997.2 4s sounds disastrous. Just out of interest what sort of mileage did those problems occur at. And is that a manual or PDK?
Rick
Hi Rick, It was a pain but in all honesty the coolant pipes also went on my gen1 at around the same miles circa 60k corrosion on the joints , the clutch and flywheel again may have been original so 60k isn't bad and if they weren't original I would have expected to have to do them at least twice over 60k miles. the gearbox went at 63k which is something you wouldn't expect as the Porsche manual gearbox is pretty solid but these things can happen at any time to any car. the engine well as I have said thats down to the previous owner using cheap nasty Chinese exhaust parts and TBH if I had known the cats were not cartographic like the rest of the exhaust I would have changed them when I brought the car ,as I avoid Chinese goods as much as I can due to many experiences of most Chinese goods used in all walks of life being substandard I have even changed toilets that were made in China for German or similar as even a toilet made in china won't flush very well . thats how they sell them so much cheaper .
So in summery Rick as much as its expensive and a pain, very little was down to premature failure from a Porsche component . :thumb:
segart said:It reminds me of one or two failures i have experienced on Ducatis and TVRs where the failure was the after market component.
Robert SausageTrousers said:I drive mine with peace of mind, it's on 56k having been rebuilt at JAZ Porsche at 48k due to bore scoring. I know according to most on here the fact that the rebuild wasn't done at Hartech renders it meaningless but I'm quite happy that the rebuild was done to a high standard at a quality and reputable specialist.
GMG said:...precisely the point that I have attempted to make numerous times and one that is apparently rather challenging to reconcile :dont know:
GMG said:...Thanks buddy and yes back in love with the car again...tbh just one drive in it is restorative...
Removed the original exhaust at the weekend in preparation for buying a Topgear one from another member on this forum...what a complete areshole of a job! Thank god for an angle grinder and reciprocating saw...ended up just cutting everything off...who's bright idea was it to install the two bolts on the mounting bracket so that you have to cut them off ffs!
Wheels being refurbished this week and just had front and rear pu s painted so car is being well treated despite it doing it's best to warrant an acrimonious divorce
mikeluke said:Phil
Did you conveniently 'forget' the Bentley off that list?
I thought that had cost you a few £££ this year too....
medmick said:Phil, were those Chinese parts put in by the Porsche indie that you bought the car from?