997 Gen 2 Turbo

[Beaky59]

An acquaintance is looking to purchase a 997 Gen2 PDK (needs an auto for personal reasons) and asked whether the new DFI engines in a Gen2 turbo engines are affected (bore scoring, etc) in the same way as the normally aspirated 997’s.



I said I'd post on PH's to see what the consensus is

[Carl_Docklands]

There are around 600 cars in the uk with these engines and from what I know you are more likely to have a costly fault with electrics or electronics than the mechanics in the engine.

The engine itself is good for around 620bhp (and the turbos more than that apparently) so, at 500bhp it's been dialled back quite a bit.

You need a warranty on these cars to protect you from transmission or electrical fault, not the engine IMO.

[Technomad]

Carl_Docklands said:

There are around 600 cars in the uk with these engines and from what I know you are more likely to have a costly fault with electrics or electronics than the mechanics in the engine.

The engine itself is good for around 620bhp (and the turbos more than that apparently) so, at 500bhp it's been dialled back quite a bit.

You need a warranty on these cars to protect you from transmission or electrical fault, not the engine IMO.

Good time to be buying - a lot of people seem to be trading in against 991 Turbos right now: this morning, OPC Glasgow had 3 Gen 2 Turbos, 1 Gen 2 Turbo S and a Gen 1 Turbo. All looked nice cars.

[Helicopter123]

DFi looks largely bomb proof as an engine based on current evidence.

[Beaky59]

Thanks for the input, will relay the message