factory rebuild engine

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Originally Posted by ChrisZang

So I am getting a "factory rebuild engine" (or whatever Porsche calls this) after the death of my original engine due to intermediate shaft failure @ 51k miles.
So this replacement engine is obviously not new as the 3.2L engine went out of production a couple of years ago. Does anyone know what I will be getting? Is the new engine "as good as new" or how would you classify the status of such a replacement engine?

To avoid the obvious questions why I don't do a 3.4 or 3.6 engine swap:
It's too expensive: my extended warranty pays for the new engine & core (and installation). If I swapped the engine for anything other than the original 3.2L, then I would have to pay for the core myself and would probably also void the (extended) warranty.

Thanks

I have a factory replaced 3.2L in my S after internal tolerances couldn't be reached after 4 attempts. It has been just about 30k since the replacement and not a single issue. I am sure the engines are simple rebuilt to exact new specifications from good cores, but I guess there could be a stockpile of unused 3.2L engines built from scratch. I did not get the impression that the engine I received was simply a cheap recertified engine with just certain pieces added as new. It seemed to be crystal clean and "as brand new" as you could get at the time, but YMMV.

I wish you the best.