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Old 08-16-2019, 07:32 AM   #1
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I would just return it. I'm assuming you bought the car from a dealer with some kind of return/warranty policy. IN the US, Boxsters are a dime a dozen.

Be careful, you can buy these cars for very cheap but if you don't do your own wrenching, they will become very expensive very quickly.

In the US, if you go to a Porsche dealer, any small fix, like a water pump, motor mount, etc is always $1000.00+
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Old 08-16-2019, 08:17 AM   #2
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While all the other replies are good advice, it's still very likely that the knocking you hear could be a very minor problem. I've had a heat shield on the exhaust come a little loose and it sounded like the engine was coming apart. Two quick spot welds and it was fixed. If tilting the car from towing it made the sound go away, maybe the oil level is too low or the wrong oil was used. I assume that you have no knowledge of the previous oil change.

While "IN the US, Boxsters are a dime a dozen.", I know that's not the case in Australia. My advice is to have it checked. If it is covered by a warranty from the seller consider if driving it further will be your liability or theirs. Some problems can become significantly more expensive quickly and some have no consequences.
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Old 08-16-2019, 01:58 PM   #3
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Probably not iMS. When the IMS fails, the engine quickly destroys itself.

Knocking could be minor or major like a main bearing. A through check by an experience mechanic is important.

I'd drive it a little as possible, if at all, until you know what's really going on.
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