05-06-2016, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Gelbster
"I am getting it towed to a Porsche specialist next week"
If you let us know the name of your "Porsche Specialist" , the guys here will let you know if he deserves the title.
The are lots of places that service & repair Porsches. Very few would qualify as both honest & competent M96 experts.M96 is the tech name for the engine your car has. It is significantly different from many other Porsche engines. And it is quirky -hence the need for an M96 specialist ,not just a Porsche specialist.
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https://www.yelp.com/biz/euro-spec-motoring-los-angeles?osq=porsche+repair
His name is Jeff and i have been going to him for a year or so.
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05-06-2016, 12:35 PM
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Location: Orange County, CA
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His name is Jeff and i have been going to him for a year or so.[/QUOTE]
Good luck, hopefully Jeff will find a failed AOS
Last edited by Gilles; 05-06-2016 at 12:42 PM.
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05-07-2016, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Gilles
His name is Jeff and i have been going to him for a year or so.
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Good luck, hopefully Jeff will find a failed AOS[/QUOTE]
GOOD NEWS!!!! and Thank you to all of you guys it was an AOS and it cost me 300 dollars!!!! This is the best forum ever and because of you all I made the right decision and not take the other mechanics word.
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05-07-2016, 09:17 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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Originally Posted by beefoodie
Good luck, hopefully Jeff will find a failed AOS
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GOOD NEWS!!!! and Thank you to all of you guys it was an AOS and it cost me 300 dollars!!!! This is the best forum ever and because of you all I made the right decision and not take the other mechanics word.[/QUOTE]
Man, no words. Really glad it was AOS and not worse. That's great!!
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05-07-2016, 11:01 AM
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Location: Orange County, CA
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Originally Posted by beefoodie
Good luck, hopefully Jeff will find a failed AOS
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GOOD NEWS!!!! and Thank you to all of you guys it was an AOS and it cost me 300 dollars!!!! This is the best forum ever and because of you all I made the right decision and not take the other mechanics word.[/QUOTE]
Great news!
You should be enjoying your car pretty soon, congratulations!
And you are right, this place rocks!!
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04-30-2016, 11:53 AM
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I'd spend some money on the flatbed to Tony as suggested above. You want someone who really understands the guts of the engine advising you. Tony does.
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04-30-2016, 03:29 PM
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I'd second what mikefocke said... flatbed it to Tony @ Callas Rennsport. If you are that close you'd be crazy to pass up his expertise...
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05-07-2016, 03:51 PM
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Congrats! You should tell the first shop that you got the repair done to your engine done for just $300, and it wasn't a blown engine. 
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05-08-2016, 04:02 AM
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Fantastic! Congrats!
I think an AOS failure would freak me out at first too because it has such catastrophic-like symptoms.
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05-08-2016, 04:33 AM
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Great news always happy to hear a story end this way!
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05-08-2016, 04:48 AM
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Great news, agreed this forum is a such a great resource for owners!
Makes me wonder though, how many misdiagnosed "IMS failures" might be out there from uninformed automotive professionals.
Jorge
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05-08-2016, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Jorge
Great news, agreed this forum is a such a great resource for owners!
Makes me wonder though, how many misdiagnosed "IMS failures" might be out there from uninformed automotive professionals.
Jorge
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I wonder as well. With all the emphasis on the IMS and not the other modes of failure there may be all kinds of misdiagnosed issues.
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05-08-2016, 05:27 AM
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Great news!!!
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05-08-2016, 06:26 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Venice Beach
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YES - to EVERY SINGLE person that posted and HELP me out! This was my first time in a forum EVER and i am so glad that I started searching for answers. AGAIN, Thank you ALL!!!!!
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05-12-2016, 12:03 AM
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Teddyonine
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Charleston WV
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Originally Posted by beefoodie
YES - to EVERY SINGLE person that posted and HELP me out! This was my first time in a forum EVER and i am so glad that I started searching for answers. AGAIN, Thank you ALL!!!!!
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Glad it turned out so well! ..... This was an interesting thread( with a much better ending than where it started.) so given the ultimate outcome that the issue was a bad AOS, is there a preventative measure that we can take to avoid a similar experience?
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05-12-2016, 01:55 PM
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Thank 911Monty, he was the one who suggested it
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05-12-2016, 01:59 PM
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Fantastic that it turned out so well!
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