Engine failure - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

jacabean · 08-11-2011, 07:22 PM

it's not going well , i must say. i told her she can have the evo .

Frodo · 08-11-2011, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jacabean

it's not going well , i must say. i told her she can have the evo .

And that didn't do it??? Wow...she be a tough one. Sounds like you got a battle on your hands. Give it your best shot. Stick to your guns. Can't be lettin' these women trample all over our innermost desires, automotively-speaking. Persevere. And...let us know how it works out.

DenverSteve · 08-11-2011, 07:38 PM

She probably realizes it's not generally "best" to have more vehicles than necessary. Too much sitting around for most of them. Too much insurance. Too much maintenance/tires.... Too much depreciation. Probably better to get what you need/want then when the situation changes, get something else.

Frodo · 08-11-2011, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverSteve

She probably realizes it's not generally "best" to have more vehicles than necessary. Too much sitting around for most of them. Too much insurance. Too much maintenance/tires.... Too much depreciation. Probably better to get what you need/want then when the situation changes, get something else.

So rational, so pragmatic...where's your sense of adventure??? Pay no attention to him jacabean !

Overdrive · 08-12-2011, 07:13 AM

Any updates from the original poster?

Perfectlap · 08-12-2011, 08:02 AM

The PCNA service manager asking if the car was serviced at a Porsche dealer seems ironic.

1-They were recommending oil change intervals that made the problem worse.
2-They were using oil (M1) that at some point changed for the worse.
3-They probably never inspected the oil filter for the cracked pepper size seal fragments.
4-They never advised their Boxster/996 owners that they should be putting a minimum number of miles on their cars per month to maintain proper IMS bearing lubrication.
5-They never informed the Boxster/996 owners that there was an issue whose cause had not been fully determined so they should take steps to address 1 - 4 above in accordance with the 'precautionary principle'.

What I'm saying is that you'd probably have been BETTER off with an indy Porsche specialist, or a well-informed and unconflicted specialist, leading up to the IMS failure.
Or stated another way, you were WORSE off going to the dealer for service.
Actually you may not have had the failure to begin with if you opted for the specialist over the dealer.

Overdrive · 08-12-2011, 09:46 AM

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4-They never advised their Boxster/996 owners that they should be putting a minimum number of miles on their cars per month to maintain proper IMS bearing lubrication.

Since you mentioned this it got me wondering if anyone has determined a minimum monthly/annual mileage for the car's well-being? I haven't seen anything on here or elsewhere with a figure. Got one?