Hi
I recently got a 07 911 turbo from an auction and as in any auction you don't know what you get. Well the car came with some extras but with some mechanical problems too. The car has a coolant leak somewhere at the top of the engine and the only way to find it and fix it will be to drop the engine and perform the repairs.
The car currently has a bit over 68k and I don't have any records of previous repairs or maintenance so as I will be drooping the engine to do the work I am wondering what else should I be doing as far as scheduled maintenance or any other suggestions.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated

Thanks

 

Congratulations. What you need most is information. In no particular order, Porsche dealer, or indie shop with a PIWIS, Carfax, and Durametric. In this case, the car's VIN is your new best friend. Whatever is stored in the ECU is gold. Interesting journey you're about to take. Enjoy it.

 

if engine is down change the plugs while your there.

 

Thanks guys for the suggestions. Well "bumperpip'' so far I do have a carfax but that doesn't tell me much, it specifies that the engine was drooped twice so far; once for a flywheel replacement and once for a seal replacement, the rest all is states is scheduled maintenance which I am guessing is oil change.
"gmoney" Well so far I was planing on doing a simple tune-up also; spark-plugs, wires, filters .... I cant think of anything else that would make sense doing at this time.

 

Well, not trying to be smart here, but buying an expensive car with no knowledge of it's previous history and knowing it has issues, why buy it?

The only reasons I can think of are, you got it for a fairly cheap price (care to share) and you have the skills to redo the entire car even the engine

 

Is it coolant or is it Pentosin?
I had a leak from the main Pentosin reservoir in the engine. The seals were leaking. Only way to fix is to replace the whole thing.

 

Carfax is worthless, just about anybody who can afford to buy these new and track them comes out of pocket to hide car fax reports and repair to hide damage. The Porsche dealer can see all warranty work from the VIN as previously mentioned. The ECU won't lie as well, unless of course it was swapped to keep a tune from another vehicle. The turbo is just a combustion engine. Keep in mind all the basic stuff and focus on consumable items in logical sequence, i.e. brakes, clutch, compression, suspension...remember these cars were designed to be driven hard. Not abused, but driven spiritedly if there is such a word. Most of the items on them OEM will stand up to significant torture and simply need small touch ups. I would look at replacing any rubber or poly fittings as well.

 

Well you are right I didn't know what I was getting into but Im still happy about it. The main reason for me getting this car was the price, I got the car in the mid $50k. I was in the market for a carrerea S but I couldn't say no to a Turbo for that price. I did have the auction do a inspection and they came back with all flying colors so I felt good about it but once I got it i noticed that some things where not as per inspection. I did have a two week grace period to return the car but after talking to the auction they agreed to cover some of the expenses for the repair so I decided to keep the car, you know after you go turbo you cant go back ....

 

I had it checked by two mechanics and one Porsche dealership and they all said they have to drop the engine to pinpoint it exactly where is but they know is somewhere next to the heat exchange unit ... hope I don't need a new unit but it is a possibility.

 

Thanks for your suggestions. I will have the mechanic do a throughout car inspection and also see if there is anything in the ECU. You are right about the poly's I had to change few so far in my boxtser.

 

If you are going to do it all yourself good for you. I just had a 40k service where they had to drop the motor and it ended up being around $1600 for the service. Might decide to have the dealer do it and save yourself lots of time.

 

If you want to find the old records on the car you can call the dealer who performed service and ask them to email you all their records. I did that with a couple of used Porsche's I have bought in the past. They just redact the name of the owners and this might give you some insight on the service history of the car along with what has already been replaced.

 

I am actually taking the car in to a local Porsche mechanic, I usually do a lot of work my self in my cars but drooping the engine is more that I can do. I had the car checked at the dealership and their quote was around 7k for the repair, the mechanic is close to 4k for everything so I'm going with this guy.

What did they do to your car for the 40k service? That's really cheap if thay had to drop the engine, sometimes they just lower it for some repairs without having to drop it fully?

 

$1600 for the service, engine cleaner, plugs, filter, oil, cabin filter, pump seals and it was $1526.00.