New Engine Pre Run In--- How is this so??

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Originally Posted by insatiable

Thanks Guys for these comments.
I had assumed the engine was new and not a rebuild or thereabouts. I did note that the new engine No. is some 160,000 newer than the original which would have been built about Dec 02 .
Guess I will er on the side of caution and keep the lead out of the right foot for a while.
As to the reson for the failure at 27000kms. I was told the "jack shaft " bearing failed and cracked the housing which is why I dumped about 8l. of oil onto the road! Which begs the question what is the jack shaft?
Cheers,
Glenn

Hi,

It's a little disturbing if your engine number is sequential. This is because Porsche has built only 160,000 Boxsters in total since '96.

If your engine # is sequential, it would suggest that they have produced some 40,000+ engines than they have actual cars, and that's just through '03. It would indicate an excess of about 130,000 engines in all.

I hope they weren't anticipating the need for these as it would indicate about a 25% failure rate. Wouldn't you love to know what they know, but we don't...and they're not telling...??

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99