05 "S' 987 breakdown...so upset. maybe swap to 3.4L?

[hk987]

Dear all ... used to drive a 986 and recently bought a second hand 2005 boxster S 987. Couple days later theres some cranking/coughing noise from the engine and I took it to the Factory Service centre in Hong Kong.

The Manager said that its a "typical engine problem" experienced with many 987 and 997 and results in the engine to be replaced under warranty. I have yet to see the full report and diagnosis of the problem in plain english - however since the engine is to Air-freighted in from Germany on the factory's cost, I thoguht it would be silly to argue against a brand new engine swap. Even though this may really affect future resale value.

Anyway my question is... do 987's realy breakdown that easy?? Its only done 9000KMS on the clock. Im certainly upset as it seems like I bought a lemon (cars arent cheap around here unfortunately).

Secondly...any friends here experienced this problem? Im gona call up to see if they can swap the 07spec 3.4L instead of the 3.2, will they ever allow that?

Cheers...