Good point.
You should be able to bore score cylinders 6 and 5 within 30 minutes.
Give yourself another hour to do number 4.
But if 6 and then 5 is clear I would call that a win.
I bought a Seal Grey 997.1 S a couple of months back, it had had an engine rebuild done through Autowerke in Norwich and the heads were sent off to AMS to be relined last year, 4k miles ago. That was nearly £13k and while it was out the guy did brake lines, coolant lines and a couple of other bits, taking the total to closer to £16k.
The guy bought the car in late 2022, they saw the bore score during their PPI and the car was on a sale or return from a buyer who bought a Cayman GTS from them. The seller just said if it needs to be done then it needs to be done.
The guy I bought it off just didn't get on with it. He had a Mustang V8 and old V8 stag and said although he had always wanted one, it just wasn't what he liked to drive. Oh, and he had an extension project that was costing a fortune. Haha
I must admit, when I drove it home it was raining and felt a bit off, very light up front, very twitchy and I was just preying that it just needed a geo set up and new tyres.
It needed new front tyres, Bridgestone Sports on the rear and RE050 on the front that were 7 years old, so new fronts went on. New control arms up front too, and I took it for geo.
The geo was so out, toe out up front, no toe in on the rear, only 0.05 toe on on the rear, no wonder it felt so edgy.
Now absolutely sorted.
I did actually check bore 6 todayas it is using some oil, had to put in 1/2 a litre again today after only 1200 miles, but that did include some Autobahn and fast European shenanigans. It is all fine.
The seller did say that he never takes it past 5k rpm, just didn't feel the need. I wish he had. I'm of the mindset that a new engine needs to be revved properly to help oil consumption throughout its life. Something I will have to live with. I guess 1/2 a litre every 1200-1500 miles is not the end of the world. Just my last one used 1/2 a litre every 4k miles or more.
The one thing I will say is you forget how little friction there is on a new engine, it just feels like it wants to rev, I had to go through the paperwork to make sure there was not a lightweight flywheel, it feels that free revving. I know it doesn't have as no noise and the revs don't drop quite that quick when you dip the clutch. But I did have to see what clutch was fitted as it did have me thinking something was different.
My car (now) has 73000 miles on it, have done 2000 miles this month, it is pretty close to mint, interior is spotless too. Even after the tyres, fitting PCCM Plus, control arms, tyres and a couple of other little bits the car owes me......let's just say under more than £25k and less than £30k.
I could have bought a 997.2 PDK for the same money, I was offered one, but I really like the pre DFI engines and one with a rebuild in such mint condition was a no brainer. My wife however, really likes it, and wishes I had bought a PDK car, but I would want to swap. I thought about it briefly, but after the last couple of weeks I have fallen for it big time.
In summary, keep looking, they are great, but don't over pay, they are out there at good prices.
