At 90,000 miles my motor went on my 2002 996. #5 cylinder has coolant and oil has coolant too. I'd write it off if I hadn't replaced the Tiptronic less than 1,000 miles ago with a rebuilt one from Vertex ($3,500 plus $2,000 install), new Michelins ($1,200), new paint ($6,000).

I'm trying to find someone in the San Francisco area. Any ideas?

Flat Six Innovations is booked until April 2012.

Roock sounds questionable.

Suncoast wants a $15,500 for a reman from Porsche, but $17,000 for the core so I pay $32,000 until they approve my core and return all or part of the $17,000.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

Um buy a good used engine? I sold one with 50ishk for $5500.

 

There is a place called L.A. Dismantler for Porsche that sells Porsche engines, I googled for their number - (818) POR-SCHE (767-7243)
(I have no affiliation)

 

Thanks!

 

There is also two dismantler's in Rancho Cordova near Sacramento that I have had good luck with (although no motor purchases). Near enough to go pick it up in person.

 

Try Auto Strasse in Costa Mesa. They do 996 engine rebuilds from all over the world. www.autostrassecorp.com

 

Try Parts Heaven in Hayward.

 

I'd second ladismantler. good service and they have been around a while, although I haven't purchased an engine either.

 

Can you give us some more details? this isn't IMS or RMS so what happened? any symptoms? what did it sound like? what do think lead to this?

 

If you go to renntech forums and do a search you'll quickly dismiss Rook as a candidate.