Blown Engine

Originally Posted by Brucelee

I love the cars, I am not high on the company. I don't think they value customers very much unless you march to their tune.

Just an opinion and there is nothing like a box.

Your observation is spot on, after all Ferrari wouldn't sell you a car if he didn't like you. I agree it's a piece of the sports car heritage we could do without.

[Paul]

Dealers should provide a loaner car for warranty work that takes more than a day.

Dealers should complete work quickly.

Notice I did not say anything about Porsche, all dealers should do this.

That said, enjoy your car, most of the failures reported on this board have had absolutely nothing to do with the way the car was driven. Warm it up, stomp it!!!

BTW I just put another 2500 miles on my Boxster in less than a week (WI to Rennsport III and back) including many 7000 RPM shifts especially while on the Tail of the Dragon.

[smiledrs]

I know exactly what BruceLee is talking about. I had my Boxster engine fail at 22,500 miles couple of months ago. I took it into the local Porsche dealer here and they immediately started accusing me of running the engine too hard when I told them "I think my engine blew". I was at 35 mph in 2nd when it went. I went at it with the service manager about accusing me of with no ounce of proof. It took 3 days to get back to me with "yeah your going to need a new engine". No explanation of the cause and basically dancing around every question on why the engine blew. Needless to say, took it to a 2nd place and, come to find out it was the cable tensioner that caused the premature engine failure. I loved driving the Porsche when it was running, but after the treatment I got from Porsche local dealer and Porsche NA, I seriously doubt I would buy another Porsche. Leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth.

Those who say engine failures are far and few, take a look at Nov 2007 issue of Road and Track. They did a 10 yr look back at the boxster.

Here is an excerpt:
"Then, beginning in late 1998, with model year 1999 cars, there was the dreaded cylinder liner failure. If a Boxster owner was lucky, the engine would merely blow a head gasket and dump it's coolant. For other owners, the engine would self-destruct in a catastrophic failure. It's rumored that as many as 50 percent of the 1999 Boxsters had liner failure."

"Boxster engine swaps became common enough that Porsche mechanics began referring to the CEL on the instrument panel not as the "Check Engine Light" but as the "Change Engine Light".