Engine Life Expectancy Boxter vs 330i zhp

[mikefocke]

his engine just blew at 207k on the track. Understand the hundreds of days on the track it had already logged, the hundreds of AXs it had run and the excellent care it had received to that time. Hardly a typical car.

His car is now back on the road with a replacement engine.

Buying an 11 year old car with an uncertain history and then expecting it to last strikes me as the height of optimism. No engine design is perfect and our cars are getting old. There are steps that you can take in terms of preventative maintenance that can reduce the chances, and there are engines available at varying price points to replace yours if it fails. Are they fun cars...you bet. My 2 have been very very trouble free over a 6 year period. But realistically they could go bang tomorrow as could any of my other car's engines.

Change the oil frequently (4-5k miles), stay on top of preventative maintenance and drive it.

[sasha055]

What Happened to Pedro's car? it cann't be IMS.. he just upgraded the bearing..

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by sasha055

What Happened to Pedro's car? it cann't be IMS.. he just upgraded the bearing..

He told me that it snapped a connecting rod in half.. He called to see what I had engine wise, 2.5s are very hard for us to keep as "Certified Pre-Owned" engines these days..

The IMS bearing was not damaged in the scattering experience.. The failure that generally kills a track engine is a broken rod, I expected that to happen to him for well over two years..

[JTP]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

his engine just blew at 207k on the track.

Wow, I had no idea it blew. Still, with all the track days he has logged it's amazing that engine lasted as long as it did regardless of all the maintenance he has performed. It would be interesting to know what exactly failed.