Since I got back on the road last summer after fixing the intermix I had due to a cracked head I had put on about 3,500 miles. Took a few months to work out a few niggling problems and issues and I am still looking at the timing of the 1-3 cams, might be slightly off. But last weekend I took the first road trip since the fix. Went from the Chicago area to Athens, OH to see my daughter’s crew team compete in a regatta (they took 3rd place). About 450 miles each way. Car ran great, smooth and strong. No sign of oil in coolant or vice versa. Now almost 4,500 miles on the engine since the mix with a total of 55,000 miles.

So for those who might have had or will have an intermix, don’t give up the faith, it can be fixed. Sometimes I wonder just how many engines with a simple crack in the head were replaced rather than fixed, at a great expense to either Porsche (not so bad) or the owners. Yes, a total rebuild would have been better, running an engine with coolant in the oil can’t be good for it, but at a 10th the price I am a happy camper.

 

Good to hear that these engines are repairable/rebuildable. I haven't had any engine problems so far but you never know with these engines.
Did you take 33 through the hills?

 

Took 33 from Columbus to Athens, pretty nice drive. The Hocking Hills area is quite scenic.

 

That's gotta make you feel good. I hope you broke it in properly and cruised most of the way there above 5k.

 

This is great news. Since you did the job yourself, I wonder how easy it is to drop the engine on the 996. Did you have to drain all fluids, disconnect and reconnect all hoses (power steering, AC, etc.)? I get overwhelmed with the number of hoses/cables running in the engine area, which makes me think that it’s pretty difficult to drop the engine on these cars.

Thanks for sharing your experience with this project.