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Originally Posted by Alfisti
The fear is bore scoring, the 996 and 997.1 are rife with it. The sleeper is the .2 base 3.6 engine which I don't think i have ever seen have this issue. It's a big enough issue that I paid for a bore scope with videos and photo when I bought my .2 with only 40K miles.
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It happens in the 3.6s too, but not as prevalent. Sadly, bore scoring happens in the DFI 987.2/997.2 3.4 and 3.8 cars too and it will only get worse over time as these cars age. I don't think it will be as prevalent as the .1 cars, but the failure rate is increasing per the US and European engine builders. It really sucks that Porsche is so utterly terrible with the reliability of their engine blocks. We do have to remember though that most of the cars that have issues have a decent amount of miles and are 15+ years old. Most cars aren't on the road after 10 years. A Porsche you can keep running for damn near ever if you're willing to spend the coin.