Last March, 6 Months into Porsche ownership, my car was diagnosed with bore scoring whilst in for a service with RPM Technik. There were none of the usual signs at the time, no smoking or sooty left tip, no ticking from the right hand side of the engine and oil consumption was much less than Porsche limits. I must admit I did doublt the diagnosis at first, communication wasn't great and I didn't get the chance to see the cylinder condition for myself.
To say I was gutted is an understatement, and has really taken the edge of owning the car over the last year, to the point I considered just getting a cheap fix and selling it on.
The symptoms started around the end of the summer, sooty let tip first, higher oil consumption and eventually the horrible ticking noise :frustrated:
I'd decided to keep the car and did a lot of research on who I could trust to fix the engine, what the options were etc. Hartech were the obvious choice but I spoke with other specialists to understand their solutions, what their recommendations might be and to get an idea of costs. I dismissed any solutions using iron liners, just doesn't sit well with me from an engineering perspective. I also communicated with a couple of forum members on here with the same problem to get their views and experiences. In the end I decided to go with Hartech, I think I was always going to go with them but needed to be 100% sure.
I dropped my car off in early March and enjoyed an extensive tour of the premises with Grant, great chap and spent a good hour and a half with him talking through the process.. for me this is one of the most important things, particularly when spending a big wad of cash!!
Hartech confirmed the bore scoring as diagnosed, heavy scoring on cylinder number 4 and there was now slight signs of scoring on cylinder 6 too. With the engine out and everything inspected Grant talked me through what needed to be done, what I should also consider doing and a few things that were worth doing whilst the engine was out, most of which I had expected.
I went for the full rebuild, all six Hartech liners, 6 pistons, new crank and big end bearings, new IMS, new cam chains & guides, tandem pump, A/O separator, top end de-coke and valves re-lapped.. plus a few other bits and pieces, coolant pipes, clutch slave cylinder, coolant tank etc, they have also fitted my new sports headers too
The car is all ready for me to pick up on Thursday and can't wait to get it back.. and a few presents waiting for her when she gets home
To say I was gutted is an understatement, and has really taken the edge of owning the car over the last year, to the point I considered just getting a cheap fix and selling it on.
The symptoms started around the end of the summer, sooty let tip first, higher oil consumption and eventually the horrible ticking noise :frustrated:
I'd decided to keep the car and did a lot of research on who I could trust to fix the engine, what the options were etc. Hartech were the obvious choice but I spoke with other specialists to understand their solutions, what their recommendations might be and to get an idea of costs. I dismissed any solutions using iron liners, just doesn't sit well with me from an engineering perspective. I also communicated with a couple of forum members on here with the same problem to get their views and experiences. In the end I decided to go with Hartech, I think I was always going to go with them but needed to be 100% sure.
I dropped my car off in early March and enjoyed an extensive tour of the premises with Grant, great chap and spent a good hour and a half with him talking through the process.. for me this is one of the most important things, particularly when spending a big wad of cash!!
Hartech confirmed the bore scoring as diagnosed, heavy scoring on cylinder number 4 and there was now slight signs of scoring on cylinder 6 too. With the engine out and everything inspected Grant talked me through what needed to be done, what I should also consider doing and a few things that were worth doing whilst the engine was out, most of which I had expected.
I went for the full rebuild, all six Hartech liners, 6 pistons, new crank and big end bearings, new IMS, new cam chains & guides, tandem pump, A/O separator, top end de-coke and valves re-lapped.. plus a few other bits and pieces, coolant pipes, clutch slave cylinder, coolant tank etc, they have also fitted my new sports headers too
The car is all ready for me to pick up on Thursday and can't wait to get it back.. and a few presents waiting for her when she gets home
