Any Porsche exec's listening?

[senna21]

I think Autofarm in the UK estimates that about 5-10% of the 996/Boxster engines wind up having a some form of major engine issue.

Good reading here.

http://www.autofarm.co.uk/pdf/Total911_July06.pdf
http://www.autofarm.co.uk/pdf/911PW_Apr06.pdf

I'd love to get a Boxster S and sell my MR2 Turbo but the engine failures just scare the h@ll out of me.

I'm sorry to hear about your poor misfortune 2001saxster but I doubt you'll get any kind of compensation.

Do you know if it was the oil to air separator that failed or was it the dreaded cylinder wall failure. I also know of a gentleman on Rennlist that bought a second hand Boxster at a dealer for his wife and the engine ate itself within two weeks. He bit the bullet and just bought a crate motor from Porsche. I think it was $10K out the door and had everything ready to go in. The only items I don't think it had was the flywheel and A/C compressor. His failure was caused by the oil pump gear digging into the housing and eventually a large chunk of metal caused it to size up.

Good luck.

[blinkwatt]

Porsche doesn't care about customers if the car is out of warranty period. Check Rennlist,MANY people have had their 996 3.4L engine go out.....Porsche has done nothing.

[renzop]

Chrysler mini-vans have notoriously faulty transmissions. They fail often and at low mileage. The problem existed for at least 10 model years. I have had 2 friends who between them have owned 4. All 4 had transmission problems after warranty was out but before 75K miles. Chrysler never lifted a finger.

[Lil bastard]

It's all well and good to point to failures in Chryslers, Chevys and Toyotas, but they're not Porsches, nor do they command Porsche Prices, nor are they as expensive to repair as Porsches.

Not just that, but how does a failure of another manufacturer forgive Porsche of theirs...???

[ky944s]

As much as I've loved my Porsches (earlier ones) this whole engine thing has me second guessing a Boxster of any sort. New is way too much for me and used comes with no safety net, except for my wallet .
I've been loyal to the brand for a while, but now I think I might jump ship on my next sports car (keeping my 86, 944).

[Jeph]

Originally Posted by ky944s

As much as I've loved my Porsches (earlier ones) this whole engine thing has me second guessing a Boxster of any sort. New is way too much for me and used comes with no safety net, except for my wallet .
I've been loyal to the brand for a while, but now I think I might jump ship on my next sports car (keeping my 86, 944).

Please don't let this example deter you... You'll miss out on a great car. When everything goes fine with the ownership of a Boxster, one doesn't post that "everything is going swell." These engine tragedy cries are often the loudest. I'm not debating the whole "Should Porsche do something" riff. I'm just mentioning to read a few posts of engine failures and decide the car is no good is premature. But it's your call of course.

Another thing; those that have these problems usually aren't on the message board for long... not because they have no use for it due to engine explosion, but because it's first (and last) thing they post about. These posts are like grenades.

[ky944s]

Originally Posted by Jeph

Please don't let this example deter you... You'll miss out on a great car. When everything goes fine with the ownership of a Boxster, one doesn't post that "everything is going swell." These engine tragedy cries are often the loudest. I'm not debating the whole "Should Porsche do something" riff. I'm just mentioning to read a few posts of engine failures and decide the car is no good is premature. But it's your call of course.

Another thing; those that have these problems usually aren't on the message board for long... not because they have no use for it due to engine explosion, but because it's first (and last) thing they post about. These posts are like grenades.

I've seen some with over 100,000 miles on them and this is a good thing. I havent writen a Boxster off yet. I drove a 2001 last Sunday and WOW the owner let me open it up once and that was enough for me (I tried to hide my grin).
I just wish there was a way to catch the problem before things go bad.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Jeph

Please don't let this example deter you... You'll miss out on a great car. When everything goes fine with the ownership of a Boxster, one doesn't post that "everything is going swell." These engine tragedy cries are often the loudest. I'm not debating the whole "Should Porsche do something" riff. I'm just mentioning to read a few posts of engine failures and decide the car is no good is premature. But it's your call of course.

Another thing; those that have these problems usually aren't on the message board for long... not because they have no use for it due to engine explosion, but because it's first (and last) thing they post about. These posts are like grenades.

I don't think we are overeacting on the engines. Having said that, it is a great car. Just not out of warranty.

[pbanders]

Originally Posted by ky944s

As much as I've loved my Porsches (earlier ones) this whole engine thing has me second guessing a Boxster of any sort. New is way too much for me and used comes with no safety net, except for my wallet .
I've been loyal to the brand for a while, but now I think I might jump ship on my next sports car (keeping my 86, 944).

I used to have a 944, I loved it, very easy to drive hard. The Turbo's are still really incredible track cars, especially for the money.

I don't think a Boxster motor is that much worse than a 944 motor in terms of issues. 944 repairs are what used to keep my buddy Rich Bontempi in business! Water pumps, oil leaks, cam belts, etc.

Boxster's are a really good deal, you can pick up a fairly new car for a good price, and then spend $2K of the money you saved (or less) on an aftermarket warranty to cover any engine problems.

I think all of us should print this thread, and mail it to Atlanta. That might get some attention when hundreds and maybe thousands start showing up in their mailroom.

Let me be the first one here to say that, "It's in the mail!"

[ky944s]

Originally Posted by pbanders

I don't think a Boxster motor is that much worse than a 944 motor in terms of issues. 944 repairs are what used to keep my buddy Rich Bontempi in business! Water pumps, oil leaks, cam belts, etc.

Boxster's are a really good deal, you can pick up a fairly new car for a good price, and then spend $2K of the money you saved (or less) on an aftermarket warranty to cover any engine problems.

That is all true, but I can do all the maint. on the 944, from front to rear. My current one is at 217,000miles. I can afford my warranty on this car (944), ME. I have a lift and the whole 9 yards (I am a mechanic). But when a Boxster engine go's (IMS etc) with no warning it becomes scrap from the looks of it. .

If there was a "fix" for this I would have no problem with that. If I can't prevent or fix it, it scares me.