Replacement engine from Porsche means what?

[bungle]

I'm not surprised to see some ads talking about replacement engines - forums are full of bore scoring /IMS /RMS etc etc. And I know forums are a place to moan/highlight problems, and you don't come on here saying "my car was fine today".

But anyway, my question, when Porsche "replace an engine", is it a new one, a re-con, or what? Or does it depend?

Example here http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013... , so what would they have put in a 5-yr old (at the time) Cayman S? A Gen 1 new engine (would they have a stock of Gen 1 in 2011). Or a Gen 2?

If a Gen 2, then this must be a pretty good buy? I know a lot would be put off by "replacement engine" on an ad, but for me it depends what they replaced it with, who did it, other history around the car etc.

OK, I could phone up about this car, but I guess it's a more generic question about what their policy is on replacing engines? (I appreciate it depends if the customer paid for it - if so, then I guess he could get whatever he was prepared to pay for! I just assumed that Porsche partly at least contributed).

[Magic919]

As they clearly state that Porsche fitted a brand new engine, I'd say it's likely that is what happened.

More recently OPCs have started to do rebuilds. Years ago they were all swapped for new engines. There is some talk of reconditioned engines, but I've no direct knowledge of that happening.

[NicD]

Since Porsche take back the defunct engine to determine the root cause, it would be a criminal waste of resources not to rebuild where possible. I imagine they do rebuild to new standards and issue them out.

[Gabby123]

My car was fine today, but...........................the weather wasn't so it stayed in under cover!

[temporarychicken]

Replacement engine from Porsche means what?

Normally a 9 grand bill!

[clubsportguy]

Having worked at a Porsche dealership all engines are fully reconditioned in house. Apart from one which are not suitable for reconditioning !! Far cheaper than a new engine. As for dealerships rebuilding units its too costly in man hours for the dealership and customer that is why Porsche fit exchange units.

[cpufreak]

it'll be the same (type of) engine as before.
they wouldn't fit a GenII engine to a Gen1.

[anonymous-user]

clubsportguy said:

Having worked at a Porsche dealership all engines are fully reconditioned in house. Apart from one which are not suitable for reconditioning !! Far cheaper than a new engine.


As for dealerships rebuilding units its too costly in man hours for the dealership and customer that is why Porsche fit exchange units.

Isn't this contradictory?

[ilduce]

clubsportguy said:

Having worked at a Porsche dealership all engines are fully reconditioned in house. Apart from one which are not suitable for reconditioning !! Far cheaper than a new engine. As for dealerships rebuilding units its too costly in man hours for the dealership and customer that is why Porsche fit exchange units.

Mine ate itself out of warranty. A new engine was 17-19k fitted. The OPC rebuilt it instead with all new bits except 1 piston for around a third of the price.

[ro55a]

I know one poor bugger that's has had two OPC supplied and fitted 996 engine replacements in place of the original unit. All went pop! The autofarm re-engineered solution seems the way forward from those in the "know"

[mikeyr]

temporarychicken said:

Replacement engine from Porsche means what?

Normally a 9 grand bill!

That's just for the engine - try an additional 8 grand for it to be fitted... I've got the receipt for the work done on my 996 back in 2006 totalling over 17k... And a subsequent one from Hartech for about 7k a rebuild in 2010.

Just add that this was work done before I owned the car

[illmonkey]

I've been to this dealer a few times and I won't go back soon. If it's of any help.