New-to-me 2004S in Atlanta

[rfuerst911sc]

Hammerhead I'm sorry to hear of your problems but if you decide to move forward with Jake you won't regret the results except the hit to your wallet. His facility does top notch work I would dare say the best in the business. But I am biased as I have done several transactions with Jake. If you sell the car in it's current condition you will lose money. If you move forward with the repair you will lose money, however the reward of a great running engine is priceless IF you truly love the car. As Porsche enthusiests we spend stupid amounts of money on our cars that's just the way it is. Many have no problem spending 2k on an exhaust that nets 5 hp or 4k on wheels that just look nice. Good luck with whatever decision you make.

[Hammerhead2501]

UPDATE; Made the trek up to Cleveland last Monday to meet with Jake. He had my motor out of the car and laid out like a frog on display in biology class. Seems the filter actually did it's job in this case and saved the motor from extensive collateral damage. Diagnosis was a failed IMS bearing. In Jakes words " It appears that the IMS chain had worn to the point that gave it "stretch". This made the chain operate with a flutter that transmitted into the tensioner paddle, and the bearing was tasked to control this. This is not conclusive, but more than likely its the case. I first saw this in 2007, and I think this leads to lots of bearing failures. I have not found any other deficiencies, or issues within the engine. As the chain was fluttering, it was creating fine weardebris that was induced by the bearing, since it was adjacent to the drive chain. This debris probably induced the failure."

Since the oil fliter happened to operate as it should my rebuild or reconstruct has turned into a repair which is saving me a LOT of money. They are putting this motor back together with updated parts and employing the "IMS Solution" as described on their website, Flat6Innovations.com.

Even though this has been a painful experience I am extremely happy to have found Jake Raby and Flat 6!! I feel confident that when they are through with this Boxster it will give me the years of enjoyment I was looking for originally.

More to come...