Considering a pre-owned modern Porsche? Please do your due diligence—and this isn’t limited to simply sourcing a car you believe to be mechanically sound. As enumerated in the prior deep dive into the history and facts of LN Engineering’s multi-pronged remedy for the critical intermediate shaft bearing problems plaguing the M96 and M97 engine family, understanding the “what” and the “why” of mechanical failures is your best guard against a massive financial mistake.
And in the case of Porsche’s equally infamous bore scoring issue, the fix is always a full engine rebuild—the cost of which sometimes eclipses the purchase price of the vehicle itself. It’s also nearly endemic; compared to the IMS issue’s relative niche in the Porsche 911 and Cayman/Boxster models …
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Author: Elliott Griffith
