So what now?

[LuckyP]

Having spent a bunch of hard earned on the rest of the car, this happened to the 964 today at brands. All the engine lube all over the track, whoops.:







Peter at GT One set the car up and improved the handling no end, but looks the engine didn't wanna play ball.

Where would you suggest I take it for a repair/rebuild?

Cheers

Lucky

[Silver993tt]

LuckyP said:

Peter at GT One set the car up and improved the handling no end, but looks the engine didn't wanna play ball.

Where would you suggest I take it for a repair/rebuild?

Cheers

Lucky

GT One?

[kent993]

Agree with Silver - and you might want to change your name!

Hope the repair's not too expensive.

[LuckyP]

Silver993tt said:

LuckyP said:

Peter at GT One set the car up and improved the handling no end, but looks the engine didn't wanna play ball.

Where would you suggest I take it for a repair/rebuild?

Cheers

Lucky

GT One?

Now there's a thought

At the track one of the instructors told me about a guy called JJ in Bromley. Anyone heard of him?

Lucky (ironic, huh?)

[POORCARDEALER]

put a 993 engine in it

[7357]

Sorry to hear this bad news, hope it gets sorted soon..

[guards red]

That doesn't neccessarily look like the end of the world. It looks like someone has tried to cure an oil leak from the oil return tubes with some gasket sealet that has let go.

Replace the oil tubes, four of them at about £25 a pop and all should be well. The tubes used to be one piece which meant taking the engine apart to replace, now they are available as two pice affairs where one part slides into the other allowing fitment.

At least that's what it looks like to me. Replaceable at home if your handy with the spanners.

[Agent Orange]

Dont mean to be picky , never looked under 964 , but is that an oil return tube? Appears to be union with nut and cracked pieces of crank case ?

[LuckyP]

guards red said:

That doesn't neccessarily look like the end of the world. It looks like someone has tried to cure an oil leak from the oil return tubes with some gasket sealet that has let go.

Replace the oil tubes, four of them at about £25 a pop and all should be well. The tubes used to be one piece which meant taking the engine apart to replace, now they are available as two pice affairs where one part slides into the other allowing fitment.

At least that's what it looks like to me. Replaceable at home if your handy with the spanners.

I wish it were that simple. From what I can make out, the oil pipe that runs from the flexi hose under the RHS wheel arch, accross the and below the rear of the engine and then into the crankcase on the LHS - here lies the issue.

You can just make out in the pics where the CC casting has broken off where the pipe connector screws in.

Whoops

[guards red]

Yup see it now. Boy that looks hard to do, never seen anything like it. Take it welding it and re-tapping the thread with the heat exchanger off is not going to cut it?

[LuckyP]

Agent Orange said:

Dont mean to be picky , never looked under 964 , but is that an oil return tube? Appears to be union with nut and cracked pieces of crank case ?

Spot on.

I'm a bit miffed....and getting miffeder

[sleep envy]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Fastlane]

Sorry to hear about your problems. I'd say you'll need a replacement crankcase, which means the whole engine needs to be pulled apart. In which case you may as well do a full engine rebuild at probably £8-10k. As already mentioned, a secondhand engine may be a cheaper option, but you obviously have no idea what state that is in and it may let go too. For peace of mind, I'd go down the rebuild route and take the opportunity to upgrade the engine to your own spec.

Whatever you decide - good luck!

[Agent Orange]

Really sorry to see that , as i said no experience 964s but did u have an off and some how tug the pipe or summit ? Cant see how u repair it without splitting the crank cases , finding a replacement , cuduse the opportunity for winter refurb .
Sorry again, just cant see how that happened unless known fault on these ?

[jeremyc]

(Un)LuckyP.

However, you have seen this haven't you?

Clouds, silver linings an' all.

[ian964]

Sorry to see that - maybe the damage was originally done when your engine carrier broke last year, put some strain on that pipe union, which has finally given way?

I'd give Peter/Craig at GT One a call, see what they suggest.

[LuckyP]

ian964 said:

......maybe the damage was originally done when your engine carrier broke last year, put some strain on that pipe union, which has finally given way?......

I think that's exactly the cause. The engine carrier cgave way in the RHS and the weight was being supported on that pipe holding the RHR of the engine in place. That and the aircon filler nozzle

So this 993 engine. A straight swap?

[Agent Orange]

Makes a lot of sense ..................send it up to 9meister Colin s great and u d have something really special ..........although he s in Warrington, dont be put off he s real good guy to talk to, might have a solution tailor made for u ..........

[BLKROKT]

LuckyP said:

So this 993 engine. A straight swap?

That's my man - NOW YOU'RE TALKING!!!

[G T 3]

Pete GG33 is looking to flog his 993 engine, well looked after and I have followed it and it sounds fantastic.