Help with ticking noise - 997
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Hi,
I work at a Lexus main dealer and a 997 we've just taken in PX has a strange ticking noise in the engine.
We're not very experienced with Porsche and before our workshop spend hours trying to diagnose it I wonder whether this sounds like something that anyone has had before?
I'm sure it can't be anything serious as the car hasn't done many miles.
Thanks in advance.
I work at a Lexus main dealer and a 997 we've just taken in PX has a strange ticking noise in the engine.
We're not very experienced with Porsche and before our workshop spend hours trying to diagnose it I wonder whether this sounds like something that anyone has had before?
I'm sure it can't be anything serious as the car hasn't done many miles.
Thanks in advance.
Unlike the other contributors - you unfortunately are not familiar with the possibilities and that is not your fault. I guess the amusement is because it is more often the owner who gets caught - not the garage business - but I get no pleasure form anyone finding themselves stuck with this problem - whoever they are - it should never happen or be fully compensated for - but you are unlikely to get any joy from Porsche even though they may imply that allowing them to inspect and check the internals may result in a contribution.
I guess the original owner knew what he was doing and that you engine has a scored cylinder or two.
One way to check is to look at the nearside exhaust - if it is blacker than the offside - the fault is almost certainly a scored bore.
Despite this fault being the most common failure in these engines - the Main Agents often look incredulous about it and suggest a check on the engine that gets it stripped a bit and incurs costs before they announce it needs a new engine - at (I think) round about £13K.
The problem can be fixed and the engine rebuilt with a guarantee and modifications to improve the future reliability for less than half that amount - but if you have already taken it to a Main Agent - the investigative costs you may incur may make taking it away afterwards - less of an attractive proposition.
There is a lot of information on this on our web site www.hartech.org section 5 and if you want to discuss the options before you go anywhere else I suggest you call Grant on 01204 302809.
A camera put down the bores will confirm suspicions (usually cylinder 4, 5 or 6 (or more than one) but some marks are not scores but only shading - so you need to go somewhere independent that has experience of assessing this fault correctly.
We may also consider buying the car to repair and carry out all our inprovements - again you need to speak to Grant.
Good luck.
Baz
I guess the original owner knew what he was doing and that you engine has a scored cylinder or two.
One way to check is to look at the nearside exhaust - if it is blacker than the offside - the fault is almost certainly a scored bore.
Despite this fault being the most common failure in these engines - the Main Agents often look incredulous about it and suggest a check on the engine that gets it stripped a bit and incurs costs before they announce it needs a new engine - at (I think) round about £13K.
The problem can be fixed and the engine rebuilt with a guarantee and modifications to improve the future reliability for less than half that amount - but if you have already taken it to a Main Agent - the investigative costs you may incur may make taking it away afterwards - less of an attractive proposition.
There is a lot of information on this on our web site www.hartech.org section 5 and if you want to discuss the options before you go anywhere else I suggest you call Grant on 01204 302809.
A camera put down the bores will confirm suspicions (usually cylinder 4, 5 or 6 (or more than one) but some marks are not scores but only shading - so you need to go somewhere independent that has experience of assessing this fault correctly.
We may also consider buying the car to repair and carry out all our inprovements - again you need to speak to Grant.
Good luck.
Baz
Stupid thread...makes people like Hartech write long replies to advertise their services.
Its fair enough for those who have read the other two corresponding threads, but for those who haven't (I am assuming Hartech for example) it makes for absolutely pointless reading...cringe worthy really.
Its fair enough for those who have read the other two corresponding threads, but for those who haven't (I am assuming Hartech for example) it makes for absolutely pointless reading...cringe worthy really.
I read this before the other thread (it was higher up the list) and was just trying to help - cringe if you want to - I hope you never find yourself in the same position. The Lexus garage didn't know about this and to inform them of our cost saving solutions when they were knowingly caught out in their purchase is something they may have benefited from and I can see nothing wrong in that - unless your mission is to bankrupt ALL car dealers and dis-incentivise them from trading in Porsche's wich will not be in owners interests.
Baz
Baz
Baz
You have no need to defend yourself...you were just trying to help someone who you thought was in a situation...what I found to be silly was the original post which meant people like yourselves who weren't aware what they were getting at wrote a serious response which in the scheme of things is not relevant here! Carry on with the good work!!
You have no need to defend yourself...you were just trying to help someone who you thought was in a situation...what I found to be silly was the original post which meant people like yourselves who weren't aware what they were getting at wrote a serious response which in the scheme of things is not relevant here! Carry on with the good work!!
daveyb662 said:
Baz
You have no need to defend yourself...you were just trying to help someone who you thought was in a situation...what I found to be silly was the original post which meant people like yourselves who weren't aware what they were getting at wrote a serious response which in the scheme of things is not relevant here! Carry on with the good work!!
Exactly. I'm pretty sure we didn't need the first piss-taking thread, let alone a second.You have no need to defend yourself...you were just trying to help someone who you thought was in a situation...what I found to be silly was the original post which meant people like yourselves who weren't aware what they were getting at wrote a serious response which in the scheme of things is not relevant here! Carry on with the good work!!
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