2003 Boxster Engine failure at 36k miles

[MikenOH]

Sorry to hear about the mechanical problems--way too early.

What was the extent of the repairs besides the IMS/RMS? Did he do the clutch? Where the heads pulled? Overall rough cost of repairs?

While the boxster is a great car, the cost of a major repair is substantial to the point where the owner may need some pretty deep pockets to keep it on the road.

Best of luck with it.

[b-raddetail]

He pretty much rebuilt the heads and replaced a lot of stuff in the heads. All new lifters, one new cam, the body that holds the lifters, new oil pumps. He cleaned everything up put in all new seals and fluids and put it back together.

The clutch was also replaced.

It was quite an extensive parts list that added up pretty quick. The most expensive items were the camshaft and the lifter housing. The one I did not realize until after was the cost of the lifters. I looked at the price per unit and at $60 I moved onto the next thing. Later I realized that there was 24 of them for a total of $1440 when Pelican only charges $22 a piece or around $530 for all of them. Overall the parts were around $6500 and labor was just over $5000. I do not think I got a great deal but I dont think it was too bad either. They towed me back for only $500 instead of around $2500 to hire an other company. My grand total after paying the lovely taxes was hair over $13000

They are a great shop with all the latest gear, he is a Grand-AM GT3 cup car crew chief and mechanic. They did a bunch of little extras and did not cut any corners. The car is running great and I believe it was worth it.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by b-raddetail

He pretty much rebuilt the heads and replaced a lot of stuff in the heads. All new lifters, one new cam, the body that holds the lifters, new oil pumps. He cleaned everything up put in all new seals and fluids and put it back together.

The clutch was also replaced.

It was quite an extensive parts list that added up pretty quick. The most expensive items were the camshaft and the lifter housing. The one I did not realize until after was the cost of the lifters. I looked at the price per unit and at $60 I moved onto the next thing. Later I realized that there was 24 of them for a total of $1440 when Pelican only charges $22 a piece or around $530 for all of them. Overall the parts were around $6500 and labor was just over $5000. I do not think I got a great deal but I dont think it was too bad either. They towed me back for only $500 instead of around $2500 to hire an other company. My grand total after paying the lovely taxes was hair over $13000

They are a great shop with all the latest gear, he is a Grand-AM GT3 cup car crew chief and mechanic. They did a bunch of little extras and did not cut any corners. The car is running great and I believe it was worth it.

I think you are confusing 2002 lifters & 2003 design which are far more expensive.

Checkout the video in General discussions, "Has Porsche let us down thread", post #19.

[b-raddetail]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

I think you are confusing 2002 lifters & 2003 design which are far more expensive.

Checkout the video in General discussions, "Has Porsche let us down thread", post #19.

I did mix up the different lifters. Thank you for the clarification that makes me feel better about the repair cost.

That video was interesting! Some of the damage in the head was similar to mine such as the snapped drives on the oil pumps. The damage was contained only in the heads for me and no other failures elsewhere in the engine like the IMS shaft in the video.