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986FortyEight · 12-09-2008, 06:15 PM

I bought mine, a 1998 986 (built December 97) from family right at 88k for $10K. The car had been serviced by the dealership from day one and maintained in garage and driven often. I had plenty to fix over the past 2 years: water pump, starter, cracking back window, rear left control arm, engine mount, left semi axle (warped from after the mount failed). I have a slight RMS leak, and I will need to replace the clutch soon. I also have a suspension rebuild on the sort list.

I must admit that with 125K on the odometer, I get nervous about potential engine failures. Reading the articles about and posts from Jake Raby and the M96 failures I expect a failure sooner rather than later. My current strategy is to get the suspension done next and probably the clutch soon thereafter. Even if the engine ends up failing, the rest of the car is in great condition and I intend on keeping it running and tracking it as often as I can. I just stopped using it as a daily driver and will focus it on time trials, AX and DEs.

If/When the engine fails, (hopefully a long time from now), it will be an opportunity for an upgraded engine from Raby...

Then again if I win the lottery I will switch to a GT3 RSR but we know how that goes! ;-)

Michael

12-09-2008, 06:15 PM	#6
986FortyEight Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 124	I bought mine, a 1998 986 (built December 97) from family right at 88k for $10K. The car had been serviced by the dealership from day one and maintained in garage and driven often. I had plenty to fix over the past 2 years: water pump, starter, cracking back window, rear left control arm, engine mount, left semi axle (warped from after the mount failed). I have a slight RMS leak, and I will need to replace the clutch soon. I also have a suspension rebuild on the sort list. I must admit that with 125K on the odometer, I get nervous about potential engine failures. Reading the articles about and posts from Jake Raby and the M96 failures I expect a failure sooner rather than later. My current strategy is to get the suspension done next and probably the clutch soon thereafter. Even if the engine ends up failing, the rest of the car is in great condition and I intend on keeping it running and tracking it as often as I can. I just stopped using it as a daily driver and will focus it on time trials, AX and DEs. If/When the engine fails, (hopefully a long time from now), it will be an opportunity for an upgraded engine from Raby... Then again if I win the lottery I will switch to a GT3 RSR but we know how that goes! ;-) Michael __________________ Michael http://imgur.com/aiZcIk8