[LoneWolfGal]

Although I've rebuilt a number of engines, JFP in PA divested me of any notion of rebuilding a 986 engine, a task that requires specialized equipment I don't have and don't want to purchase. Instead, I would find a nice low-mileage engine on eBay for $2500-$3000. It would be less expensive, far easier, and much faster to swap engines than rebuild one. I'm slow. It would take me the better part of a week to drop the old engine and probably another week to stick the new one in. Before I installed the new powerplant, I'd make sure the clutch was good and replace the IMS bearing if needed. But a rebuild would probably take me three months, even it I had all the tools and resources needed at my disposal. Moral: Every 986 owner should pick up a spare engine from eBay, just for the peace of mind it would provide.