Looking to buy a good 2002 Boxster S engine

[Doug427]

My 2002 Boxster S has an intermix issue. There was oil in the water but no water in the oil. It drove and ran great even with the intermix until the other day. Suddenly out of nowhere, it barely ran and was laying down an incredibly thick smokescreen behind it. Likely the AOS went is what I'm thinking.

Anyway, it's time to bite the bullet and replace the engine. I was, previous to this event, thinking about pulling the heads off my engine and getting them repaired and then reinstalling them on my engine, since it ran so darned strong even with the intermix going on. However, it seems like there is now a small trace of water in the oil as well. I have no idea now what damage that may have done to the bottom end, so keeping this engine and repairing what seems to be a cracked head is no longer an option.

I've bought lots of parts from Woody in the past, and he was of course the first person I thought of to look for a replacement engine. He's very fair and honest and his pricing is great. However, in checking in with Woody, he told me that he not only has no S engines available but doesn't foresee any showing up at his place in the near future. I hesitate to deal with the eBay guys who seem to be understandably seeking top dollar for a decent engine. I guess I've been spoiled by Woody's extremely fair and affordable pricing. What I am looking for is a engine for a 2002 S model with under 100,000 miles on it. All the intake parts, etc from my engine are fine, so a long block would work as well as a complete engine.

If any of you have one for sale or have a line on where I could find one, please let me know either here, or by PM or by email. Thanks.