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2TrunkSteve · 11-05-2011, 04:17 PM

I would not let Motormeister pump my gas let alone touch my car. I've been watching a friend repair his Motormeister rebuild for the last year. Now that it's all torn down it is a complete Frankenstein with mismatched parts from wrong motors and poor workmanship. It's garbage now. Since they rebuilt (and I'm being polite by using that word) his old motor, he's stuck chasing down correct parts to have his motor properly redone.

Ghostrider 310 · 11-06-2011, 11:45 AM

Report: Much of the dis assembly to remove the engine is done, my only concern will be raising the rear of the car with the front on stands to get the engine out. Regarding the oil & filter, both look like they were just changed, no particles in filter of any kind. Do you have to pull the transmission to get the engine out?

Ghostrider 310 · 11-06-2011, 12:48 PM

OK So let me make sure I got this straight, I have to pull the transmission and full exhaust to get the engine out? WTF X10!! I'm wanting to do this less and less...Guess I'll be getting a 10mm triple sq and trying some of this tomorrow, no wonder the job is so much, just to get the engine out is a ball buster, then the cams need to be screwed with, oh joy...

Topless · 11-06-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

Report: Much of the dis assembly to remove the engine is done, my only concern will be raising the rear of the car with the front on stands to get the engine out. Regarding the oil & filter, both look like they were just changed, no particles in filter of any kind. Do you have to pull the transmission to get the engine out?

Just curious...
Why are you pulling the motor? Did you get a professional diagnosis that it is toast? Big chunks of metal in the oil filter? Zero compression? Connecting rods sticking out the side of the engine case? Scoped the cylinders and verified massive carnage? I haven't seen anything in your posts to indicate the motor needs to come out at all. It might be a simple repair for an experienced Porsche tech who knows these cars inside and out.

It would be a shame to remove the motor only to find a failed power steering line that lost fluid. I'm just sayin.......

Ghostrider 310 · 11-06-2011, 11:14 PM

Metal jingling sound in right head and subsequent loss of oil from same head, the only reason the car is not blown up is because the engine failed while parking. I am not the mechanic my dad was but I wrenched plenty long enough to know whatever is going on is internal to the head. Since the repairs are so expensive, the way I figure it is either it gets pulled and repaired or if it's not do-able then you will start to see parts show up on ebay, transmission, wheels, etc then I'll just junk it and start over. As for the "dealer" they can wrench on my next Porsche which will be extended warrantied out the yang, as for this 13 year old unit, they ain't wracking up 10K on me, It's not worth it for a car I can't even drive anymore! Ten gees would be a sweet down payment on a Boxster spyder and don't think Porsche doesn't realize that too, no game in it for them in just parts, an effective repair would be a huge victory in an otherwise grim year.

Ghostrider 310 · 11-07-2011, 12:47 AM

Today, I will remove the exhaust, I'll disconnect as much as I can, then it's coming off the jacks and going to my mechanic. I can't feel my right foot and my left leg is in bad pain, I'm scared of losing my health if I proceed. I will ask my mechanic to remove the rest and put the engine on a bench. Since the oil and filter are very clean, I'm confident that my prudence in shutting it down and flatbedding it is going to pay dividends, if not there will be a bevvy of awesome parts available for anyone who needs them, don't count me out yet though. I'll take a lot of pictures once Chopper gets the engine out. Yeah Chopper, I've known him since age ten, his father used to drop engine blocks in our gas pump lanes as a joke, actually it was funny..His kid is a good wrench and a graduate of some academy for automotive repair, we'll see what he's got in the tank soon.

Topless · 11-07-2011, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghostrider 310

Metal jingling sound in right head and subsequent loss of oil from same head, the only reason the car is not blown up is because the engine failed while parking. I am not the mechanic my dad was but I wrenched plenty long enough to know whatever is going on is internal to the head. Since the repairs are so expensive, the way I figure it is either it gets pulled and repaired or if it's not do-able then you will start to see parts show up on ebay, transmission, wheels, etc then I'll just junk it and start over. As for the "dealer" they can wrench on my next Porsche which will be extended warrantied out the yang, as for this 13 year old unit, they ain't wracking up 10K on me, It's not worth it for a car I can't even drive anymore! Ten gees would be a sweet down payment on a Boxster spyder and don't think Porsche doesn't realize that too, no game in it for them in just parts, an effective repair would be a huge victory in an otherwise grim year.

Hmmmm, maybe just a valve spring. It happens and it is a much simpler fix. Doesn't sound like IMS bearing.

Ghostrider 310 · 11-07-2011, 07:47 AM

It's not the IMS for sure, I have the exhaust down except the cats the rear sensors are in there too tight to move. The good news is, Wednesday my car gets towed three miles from here to a four post lift, in a fully functioning repair shop where it can stay all winter, that should give me insane options.