Engine Failure Risk ??

[steve1968]

Now i know this subject has been covered so many times and i have read many threads but the more i read the more confused and bewildered i become on the subject .

Can anyone give a simple summary as to which engines in 987 Boxster/Caymans and early 997's present the least risk ?

I understand there will always be an element of risk in running cars such as these and have in the past owned 3.2 G50, 993 and Z3M coupe( i know i should have kept them all).

Looking to possibly upgrade my current 2.7 Boxster 987 to 3.2-3.4 Boxster or Cayman or possibly push the boat out to 3.6-3.8 997.


Any advice welcome .

[steve1968]

Thanks for the replies it would appear i probably was understanding things but replies have confirmed my thoughts and quite possibly put me off the 997.1 a little due to higher purchase price , higher risk and possibly higher repair cost if needed .

Are these issues similar for 996 C4S ??

Regarding the Boxster/Cayman models i may already have a low risk option and with 987.2 2.9 and 3.4 cars still around £20K the sensible option if i really can't resist would be a 2.7 Cayman ,,,, or back to the Z3M if i could find a good one .

As for claims of Gen 2 987 and 997 engines being more robust is this not just because they are newer and less failures showing due to not being so old or as many out there ?

[steve1968]

Thanks again for the advice .

If i did decide to take the risk what sort of money would i be looking at in the case of bore score remedy and future proofing , i appreciate all failures are different and have had a skim though the 55 page Hartech explanation .

I recall their site mentioning around 7k all in for Boxster/Cayman and 11k for 996/7 + VAT !!

But i assume there are others offering this service .

[steve1968]

This is what i find a little confusing ,the statement that failures are rare but your establishment alone is carrying out rebuilds on a daily basis , which i presume works out to around 200 units a year ?

One train of thought i am adapting is to risk the possible cost of engine failure against the lesser depreciation of a 15K ish Gen 1 Cayman S against the definate greater depreciation of a 20K Gen 2 . But then of course the cost of rebiuld could be 80% of the cars value based on comments above .

Car would never be used at anywhere near its performance potential and unlikely for track days etc .

Am I, and I suspect many others worrying to much ?

[steve1968]

Well after looking at 3 997 tiptronics , 2 cayman S and slk55 the heart has ruled the head and have put down deposit on 997 C2S manual pending bore scope results .

Already bitten all my nails !!

[steve1968]

Dan911 said:

steve1968 said:

Well after looking at 3 997 tiptronics , 2 cayman S and slk55 the heart has ruled the head and have put down deposit on 997 C2S manual pending bore scope results .

Already bitten all my nails !!

Well you posted this at 9.11 this morning, it could be a sign......

What's the spec on your (hopefully) new car?

Well that wasn't intentional but well spotted.

Car is 2005 C2S
Forest Green
Sat nav
Heated sports seats
Bose
Sunroof
Extended leather
Red seat belts
Chrono
Carrera S11?? 19"Wheels

Hope it checks out ok

Got to sell the Boxster now, will be sad to see it go .