Porsche 996 Engine Teardown What Exactly Went Wrong With My M96 Engine

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Porsche 996 Engine Teardown What Exactly Went Wrong With My M96 Engine
Nathan's Porsche Workshop
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@stuart6143 2 жыл бұрын

Nathan I'm currently rebuilding my mezger engine 996 turbo, I had a timing chain failure on bank two my build cost currently stands at 15k GBP and counting. Great video, I'm very impressed with your knowledge and the fact you can narrate to camera whilst working I'm normally shouting and screaming at my engine.

@warrenlucier5796 2 жыл бұрын

The early 5 chain engines came with different cast in cylinder sleeves and a better piston coating, which was outlawed and then the bore score problem started. I think you will find the other items you suspect is where the problem lies. Take a good look for wear on all the chain guides, as the early engines had more of a problem with that.

@markdaugherty6378 2 жыл бұрын

I agree on the engine being pulled once you do it and realize how easy compared to other vehicles. Great video, enjoy your depth of knowledge on this engine, thanks for sharing.

@darrenjones9504 2 жыл бұрын

Great video with lots of detail Nathan 👍👍 Looking forward to the next one

@baitse7676 Жыл бұрын

You can also hammer a torx bit that's a little bigger than the stripped out hex head, and try to break it loose that way. The torx will bite into the rounded corners

@YogisGarage Жыл бұрын

Nathan, I'm reassembling my resleeved 996 engine on my channel. i'm following the Jake Raby series to put it back together. Nice work!

@brianOmaha 2 жыл бұрын

Good purchase and great content!

@johncoss5604 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe a 3 out of 10 for you. That’s why I watch you make it look easy.

@RickCT2000 2 жыл бұрын

Amazed by your knowledge. So impressive. How did you become so technically savvy on so many types of cars and engines? This car makes for a very interesting video series. Thank You.

@993mike 2 жыл бұрын

Man, unless it’s a Mezger (GT3 & turbo) engine, I think the 996 motors are crap. I would personally stay away from any 911 between ‘99 - ‘08. Porsche didn’t really get it together on the water cooled side until the ‘09 model year 997.2.

@9jfd1 2 жыл бұрын

Mean while I am doing 3000km oil changes and this M96 engine has caused no issues for me. Do not make general statement like that without asking about maintenance practices. Garage queening these cars is also not advisable. I have 310,000 km and it still rips like new. Too much bs on IMS issue.

@branetraveler Жыл бұрын

I have a 996.2 that has been extremely reliable. I follow the Porsche recommended maintenance interval to the letter. Most miles are highway miles though I do use the Porsche as my daily driver. The only non use replacement was the alternator which failed because a garage attendant didn’t jump the car correctly. Currently at 105,000 miles.

@dkjens0705 Ай бұрын

You can pick up a 996 6-speed manual coupe at auctions for down to US$3,000 with a blown engine. With sleeving you can add up to 400cc to the engine size so making a 3.8s to a 4.2 with steel sleaves and forged race pistons for an additional $5,000 during the rebuild and $2,000 in tuning. Add a free flowing exhaust and an $800 extra 2 liter deep sump and you have a close to 400HP fantastic and fun car for $20,000 to $25,000. But yes, the aluseal and iron coated piston skirts is pure shit causing many engines to only last 50,000 miles.

@MrKingola Жыл бұрын

I’d guess that the engine out was to address the variable timing system guides/solenoids. Just had that done and it sounds like exactly the parts that I had replaced were freshened up in that engine. Will keep watching, looks fascinating!

@MA-vr8gp 11 ай бұрын

Really appreciate your show….great job!!

@fmmrz5 2 жыл бұрын

You need to throw a bore scope from the oil pan to visualize the cylinders from under the pistons. That is where the bore scoring starts and may not be visible from the top of the pistons

@anteneupitra 7 ай бұрын

he dont need it...

@anteneupitra 7 ай бұрын

crap porschas

@blairmanstevo2013 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see you back with wrenches in hand.

@berndowermann1528 2 жыл бұрын

...very good Nathan...

@cayman9873 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like frequent oil changes on that engine. Looks like a ton of work just getting the engine out. I would do new air oil sepeeator and intercooler.

@andrewthompsonuk1 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I am thinking of going over my 997 in the same way. I was concerned when you removed the valve cover. Should you have locked the cams down at the far end? Or did you turn it to such an angle where 5 and 6 were closed?

@westr70 2 жыл бұрын

A three? Okay, it would be 100 out of 10 in my book. Very impressive.

@cayman9873 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing this. A 996 is my dream car.. but they have gone from 16k to 20 k 18 months ago to 27 to 33 k now

@DonziGT230 10 ай бұрын

I'll sell you mine for the old price.

@NoName-ll5hf 2 жыл бұрын

You'll find a cracked head more than likely. It may take a while to find it. Hoses start to rapidly deteriorate after 3 months of exposure to intermix. Flush the system ASAP with hot water, mixed with Shout. The 996 MY 1999 is not prone to bore scoring.

@AdaandHaven 4 ай бұрын

I want a little Porsche shop. For nearly 30 years, since I was 5yo. I've gained alot of the knoledge, at least. I even have plenty of land but I don't even have a car port. Think I'll start a mobile Porsche shop out of my 955. Then I'll make the money to rebuild dad's and mine 996.

@captainkai9989 Жыл бұрын

awesome content

@ol48spring Жыл бұрын

Some you do from underneath and use a scope to check your work. I have skinny hands so that helps👍 my name is Nathan also so that helps too! Good job my dude

@jonathanowen6147 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a BMW guy but dang this is fascinating. Mmm…kinda interested when this one goes up for sale.

@lp2565 2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@JUNJUN-lw2vr 2 жыл бұрын

I recently had my 987 motor replaced. It was not cheap

@tonychan4526 2 жыл бұрын

This is as horrifying to watch as it is fascinating. Good work. You are a real masochist!

@johnbrevard5966 Жыл бұрын

I admire you, Is there a video of this being assembled and running,. I love also your family, "sister" has helped in past...lol, all my sister ever did was throw rocks at me

@DigitDesign 2 жыл бұрын

Wait until it goes back together and you break the banks apart. Mine was like a Swiss Watch.

@davidmendoza2378 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, did you ever pressure test the oil cooler? If so, how did you do it?

@IIAKOYMedia Жыл бұрын

I’m just here for the knowledge.

@rhiantaylor3446 2 жыл бұрын

Must admit, I was thinking (hoping) it might be the oil/water cooler but I wondered why you didn't test those two potential failure points you mentioned before stripping off the head(s)? I can see that you might want to inspect heads and bores while you had the engine out but not sure the $3k parts cost would be justified if you didn't have the fault to fix. Makes an interesting video of course - thanks.

@NathansPorscheWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Needed to do it all, so when i go to sell the car the next owner knows its all good

@EdA-bz3bu 2 жыл бұрын

These are good videos for the people that complain about why do mech charge so much for engine work.

@sdgsdgsdg54 2 жыл бұрын

does bore scoring occur on MA1 2.9 cayman engine?

@johnmorgan7262 2 жыл бұрын

So is dropping the engine a valid diagnostic procedure?

@lukehayvaz9194 6 ай бұрын

I would say that is a 7 out of 10.

@stampedetrail2003 Жыл бұрын

That AOS will cause a billion annoying problems, always better to replace it and that's a lot easier with the engine out.

@paulgibson490 Жыл бұрын

No sign of water ingress in your cylinders so must be ancillary parts failure just from what you have shown.

@garylarson6386 Жыл бұрын

only own a supercar under warranty unless money is no problem

@lp2565 2 жыл бұрын

Are the air-cooled 911s easier to work on?

@NathansPorscheWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Alot easier to work on

@cayman9873 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Yes..yes

@tomthompson7400 2 жыл бұрын

just harder to buy.

@cayman9873 2 жыл бұрын

Is this car when done something I could buy ??

@NathansPorscheWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

It will be for sale

@tech42long35 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha.. classic last video.. Nathans Drama channel..

@cayman9873 2 жыл бұрын

So it sucks the life out of my car buying fund

@TexasRiverRat31254 2 жыл бұрын

Put some of that fund into mods on your 987. You already have a better handling car than a 996 and with some bolt ons and a real dyno tune it will outrun a 996. Unless you're just wanting to join the 911 crowd.

@pulaskicondoassociation6799 Жыл бұрын

Just a heads up to anyone looking for a rebuild beware of nein lives rebuilds off eBay mine lasted 1700 miles has piston slap one yr exactly. Will not honor warranty and said they will go out of business in 6 months. Yet they still selling motors. Professional scumbags