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Originally Posted by Brucelee
Sadly, this engine alloy issue is not confined to Porsche. BMW has a MASSIVE problem with their V8 engines between 95-98. They VERY QUIETLY replaced a ton of these engines.
In my experience, the Porsche engine is very tough indeed, putting aside the issues we already discussed. Recommendation I make to all my customers:
Change the oil/filter every 7500 miles, not 15K like the manual recs.
Use 15-50 Mobil 1 in warmer climes.
DON'T hammer the car when it is cold. NO engine likes this.
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Very true about the BMW engines. the 3.0L and 4.0L V8s during this time period had huge issues. And not all were replaced like they should have been. And BMW and Porsche aren't the only car companies to have had problems like these.
That being said, the Porsche still has better reliability ratings than a lot of cars out there. You have to realize, though, that there is a correlation on these message boards. Message boards are frequented by 2 groups of people: enthusiasts and those who have problems. And those enthusiasts often have more problems because they drive their cars harder and tend to mod them. If all 160k Boxster owners (I think that's the #) were on this board, you would get a much different picture of the reliability. The people w/ no problems are usually the quiet ones.
Is it a Toyota Corolla? No. But then, I'm willing to pay a couple dollars more for maintenance because it's NOT a Corolla. Although I have 2 years of warranty to go, so right now, it makes no difference to me anyway! :-)