Shortlived Boxster engines survey - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

sfkjeld · 08-10-2008, 09:47 AM

2000 S. Had major service done 500mi ago, early July. No issues. Driving across San Mateo Bridge, no overheating (I looked), no warning lights, just the muted sound of my engine blowing up. Diagnosed as sleeve slip on #4.

Porsche wants $11k for motor, est $2k for install, + clutch and maybe cats (oil soaked during engine meltdown).

Car is now on craigslist, being sold as a roller.

Don't dream of owning one of these cars out of warranty....

chitowndad · 08-10-2008, 10:13 AM

So I'm wondering how many of you guys that have had the engine failure tracked your cars. Is the wear and tear of tracking the car what pushes it to the limits of it's design, i.e., if we drive our cars normally with the occasional "get on it" experience will we survive w/o a catastrophic failure?

Just curious.

This topic is so depressing it makes me want to sell my Boxster and I've only got 10,000 miles on it so I'm really worried that the low mileage cars are more prone to this issue.

-Steve

turbo23dog · 08-10-2008, 11:13 AM

I guess much like everyone else... I've been following this thread.

After today's post of another engine failure, I felt compelled to review all the posts in this thread to date and provide a summary. In total, there are 6 reported engine failures, three of them 2.5L engines and three are 3.2L engines. Here's the details in the order in which they were posted:

Year Engine Miles Notes
1998 2.5L 65000 Slipped cylinder liner
2001 3.2L 78000 Slipped cylinder liner (noted track time)
2000 3.2L 26000 No exact cause given; oil in coolant
1999 2.5L 67000 Intermediate Shaft (IMS) failure
1997 2.5L 19000 Slipped cylinder sleeve
2000 3.2L 33000 Slipped cylinder sleeve

There's far too few data points here to draw any conclusions but I am suprised that the only car with IMS failure was a 1999 2.5L. Other than that, things seem total random without regard to miles or engine.

saaber · 08-18-2008, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbo23dog

I guess much like everyone else... I've been following this thread.

After today's post of another engine failure, I felt compelled to review all the posts in this thread to date and provide a summary. In total, there are 6 reported engine failures, three of them 2.5L engines and three are 3.2L engines. Here's the details in the order in which they were posted:

Year Engine Miles Notes
1998 2.5L 65000 Slipped cylinder liner
2001 3.2L 78000 Slipped cylinder liner (noted track time)
2000 3.2L 26000 No exact cause given; oil in coolant
1999 2.5L 67000 Intermediate Shaft (IMS) failure
1997 2.5L 19000 Slipped cylinder sleeve
2000 3.2L 33000 Slipped cylinder sleeve

There's far too few data points here to draw any conclusions but I am suprised that the only car with IMS failure was a 1999 2.5L. Other than that, things seem total random without regard to miles or engine.