WTB Boxster S w/bad motor or no motor

[Marc A]

I'm looking for a Boxster S with a bad motor for a conversion project.

Any leads would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Marc

[KB944]

Marc,
My 2001 Boxster S just blew a crank bearing at the track this week. Unfortunately, I'm in So Cal, so it's probably like $1k just to ship. (Anybody know a good shipping company?) But, in case you haven't found anything you like locally... I am considering selling her instead of finding a used engine if I could get something in the neighborhood of $4k to $7k for it. I'm trolling ads for used engines this week; maybe I'll post in the for sale section after that. 62k miles, bright & shiny paint minus a few smudges & scratches, mild patina on the interior, new brake pads but old rotors, plastic window creased but mostly clear, no canvas rips, trunks' carpets perfect.

[seningen]

Originally Posted by KB944

Marc,
My 2001 Boxster S just blew a crank bearing at the track this week. Unfortunately, I'm in So Cal, so it's probably like $1k just to ship. (Anybody know a good shipping company?) But, in case you haven't found anything you like locally... I am considering selling her instead of finding a used engine if I could get something in the neighborhood of $4k to $7k for it. I'm trolling ads for used engines this week; maybe I'll post in the for sale section after that. 62k miles, bright & shiny paint minus a few smudges & scratches, mild patina on the interior, new brake pads but old rotors, plastic window creased but mostly clear, no canvas rips, trunks' carpets perfect.

Any oil mods to your car

I track a Boxster S, so I'm always concerned to see an engine go

[KB944]

Originally Posted by seningen

Any oil mods to your car

You mean like a deep sump kit to help stave off oil starvation? Nope - all stock. I suppose I could have been looking for the oil light more often and might have seen something ahead of time, but even on the straights I was busy talking to my student.

My takeaway from this is that if you have an engine which you know (as I should have) has a potential oil starvation issue, you should really have an oil pressure gauge like the 996, and maybe even an audible alarm. My 914 has a bright green oil pressure warning light that's located where the color green has absolutely no business showing up, so it immediately catches my attention. The fact that a Boxster has a little red light at the bottom of the dash for something so important is as much a design flaw as the oil pickup issue. Anyway, I prefer to think of this as proof that I am simply better at driving fast around the track than Porsche's test drivers.

It is odd I was able to do this on street tires. Is it possible for an IMS bearing failure to cause an oil pressure drop, and make a "Clackity clackity clackity" sound very regularly? Seems more like a connecting rod bearing, to me and to the shop.

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by KB944

You mean like a deep sump kit to help stave off oil starvation? Nope - all stock. I suppose I could have been looking for the oil light more often and might have seen something ahead of time, but even on the straights I was busy talking to my student.

My takeaway from this is that if you have an engine which you know (as I should have) has a potential oil starvation issue, you should really have an oil pressure gauge like the 996, and maybe even an audible alarm. My 914 has a bright green oil pressure warning light that's located where the color green has absolutely no business showing up, so it immediately catches my attention. The fact that a Boxster has a little red light at the bottom of the dash for something so important is as much a design flaw as the oil pickup issue. Anyway, I prefer to think of this as proof that I am simply better at driving fast around the track than Porsche's test drivers.

It is odd I was able to do this on street tires. Is it possible for an IMS bearing failure to cause an oil pressure drop, and make a "Clackity clackity clackity" sound very regularly? Seems more like a connecting rod bearing, to me and to the shop.

Your oil got too hot, oil pressure dropped, a loss of film strength occurred. Then boom. I see this about 50 times per year.

Starvation can occur from things other than G forces, in fact, G forces are not the root of the issue.

to the OP, I have a 2005 Boxster with a broken engine that I don;t have time to resurrect. 61K miles, it only has a broken heart.

[seningen]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

Your oil got too hot, oil pressure dropped, a loss of film strength occurred. Then boom. I see this about 50 times per year.

This is why I put in a temp gauge and a oil pressure gauge.

I already have a small deep sump and oil baffle.

I'm convinced keeping the oil cool is a big part of the battle. I do run Amsoil racing oil now. Not cheap, but holds up well in our ChumpCar
which gets totally abused. 24 hour races in 105 degree temps. But I have to believe the external oil cooler is a big help too.

I'm trying to decide if I add an external oil cooler to the Boxster -- and if I do, how and where.

I think it might become my Xmas present to myself (mostly because I will have time to install it and there are no events at that time of the year).

Mike