Intermediate Shaft Bolt

[ancster]

To replace the shaft and bolt they said it would cost $1200. If the engine needs replacing it would be $6000.

[Tool Pants]

This is a 2003 2.7 that I took in 2003.

The upper green line is where the nut is supposed to be. The lower green line is the broken off nut that fell down. That car was towed in because the engine had already been damaged. That engine was replaced.

[Tool Pants]

This is a good engine. The yellow arrow points to where the nut should be. Right in the middle of the intermediate shaft flange.

[blinkwatt]

Thanks for the pics Tool Pants,it's makes everything a lot easier to understand.

[ancster]

Thanks for the information. I will take a look at the engine when I'm back at the dealer.

Hopefully the shaft replacement with solve the problem.

[Tool Pants]

Ask a lot of questions and take pictures, for what little good that may do you.

There is nothing you did to cause this. The M96 motor is a great design on paper. This is a weak point. Ask your dealer when Porsche switched from a double to a single bearing, and what bearing is in your motor.

Ask them why this part failed.

Good luck.

[Cloudsurfer]

Very interesting. I know the 996 series cars still had the RMS issue, but is the IMS still an issue on the 3.4 and 3.6 motors?

Patrick

[insatiable]

Tool Pants scenario is exactly what happed to my '03 at 27000kms resulting in a '04 replacement engine.
Good luck with your ouutcome.
Glenn