I just did a PPI and ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Tuesday, 24 May, 2011, at 11:48:50 pm |
Re: I just did a PPI and ... Guenter in Ontario - Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, at 9:51:50 am |
The cream colored... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, at 10:06:00 am |
Re: The cream colored... Guenter in Ontario - Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, at 11:50:34 am |
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Pedro (Weston, FL)
... debris are shavings from the IMS timing chain guides.
My guess is that the IMS bearing is worn and the chains are doing a number on the plastic guides and on the IMS Sprockets (metal bits).
This car sat for 5 years and the owner (unknowingly) did the worst thing he could do for it's longevity: He started it every month.
By doing this, after one month of being idle, and the oil drained from every metal contact area, he basically ran it dry for 60 starts during those 5 years.
This is what did it in.
My recommendation for people who store their cars for extended periods of time is park it and don't start it until you're ready to drive it again.
And by good investment I'm talking about the purchaser springing for the extra cost of the oil/filter change.
Without this I would probably have made a recommendation for purchase, since there were no outside symptoms of engine problems.
Happy Porsche-ing,
Pedro
Re: The cream colored... Petee_C - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 8:24:32 am |
Re: The cream colored... I wasn't making it up... see link below. Petee_C - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 9:37:46 am |
Re: The cream colored... Guenter in Ontario - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 10:28:17 am |
Re: The cream colored... Petee_C - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 10:39:21 am |
Re: The cream colored... Guenter in Ontario - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 1:24:29 pm |
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Petee_C
the ppi car was driven 60+ 0mile trips in the past 5 yrs..... so i think it qualifies for short distance driving....
just a differential diagnosis (DDx)
BTW, I'm not a mechanic, nor do I play one on TV, just on the web.
P
No part numbers on those little pieces so what's the problem? *NM* Gary in SoFL - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 2:23:41 pm |
Actually, this particular car ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 2:53:17 pm |
what's your definition of "canadian cold" guenter? frogster - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 1:44:46 pm |
Re: what's your definition of "canadian cold" guenter? Guenter in Ontario - Thursday, 26 May, 2011, at 2:44:24 pm |
Re: I just did a PPI and ...SO PEDRO, WOULD YOU SUGGEST A PRE-OILER SYSTEM? SAY ACCUSUMP? *NM* Clif R - Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, at 4:33:45 pm |
The Accusump is ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, at 6:52:37 pm |
Re: Excuse my ignorance but what's a PPI? *NM* carlos in Montreal - Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, at 7:03:37 pm |
Pre Purchase Inspection mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, at 7:17:10 pm |
Re: Pre Purchase Inspection nicky_r - Monday, 6 June, 2011, at 10:12:53 pm |
Welcome and PPI stands for pre-purchase inspection. This is usually done by ... MarcW - Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, at 7:18:27 pm |