Blown engine. This sucks!

[Swhitcomb]

Ok, so I've had the car back for a couple months now, and finally got word on what killed the engine. It jumped timing. Killed a rod bearing and bent some valves. What are the likely causes of such a failure?

[Porsche9]

Stretched timing chain is my guess.

So what are you going to do? Replace the motor? Get an different car?

[Swhitcomb]

U



A rebuilt engine was installed. Had it back a few months. Had the front windshield replaced, replaced both front speakers, replaced the subs, added rear speakers, and polished the yellow out of the headlights.

[woodsman]

nice to hear you're back on the road. Your car looks perfect-- the paint and roof are mint and the engine is too! Now you' know what you've got'. Are you hooked now that you've driven it for a few more months? What was the final cost?
As to what caused the timing jump I would suggest a broken or severely worn chain tensioner. There is 1 of the 4(?) that is known for this. I guess this is why experts including Porsche always encourage a cam deviation check when looking a car over. There is a Porsche generated spec for this.
Nice seeing your neighbour has a 'Thing'. Happy motoring- you deserve it!

[Swhitcomb]

Total cost was about 15k. A lot more then I wanted to spend but what's done is done. The paint photographs well. The top is damn near perfect. Need to polish the swirl marks out of the paint.

Funny you mention the Thing. It's actually my wife's. Doesn't fit in our driveway so the neighbor lets me park it there.

[Swhitcomb]

Oh, and yes, I LOVE driving it.