It’s been a couple of weeks since I confirmed that the lovely malachite green 987 Boxster S I bought from auction has bore score. There are a number of options open to me and I’ve decided in the short term to buy a replacement 3.4 engine. These are not cheap because so many suffer from bore score, but I managed to pick one up for a decent price that should still leave me quids in.
In this video I plan to replace:
– Rear main seal
– IMS seal
– Water pump
– Thermostat
– Air oil separator
– Oil cooler
Then a big job I have to do is to fix the sheared manifold bolts. This is another common ailment on Porsche engines, the bolts do not want to come out and shear in the block, so I’ve bought a special tool from a company called Verboten Motorsport to get these out. I am not sponsored by them, I chose this one over the Stormski one based on asking people, but they look pretty much the same. The Verboten one was cheaper and is a UK based company so that also sold it for me.
The tools for removing the bolts can be purchased here:https://verboten-motorsport.com/porsche-exhaust-stud-repair-kits/
The rear main seal insertion tool I 3d printed is here:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4235718
None of these are sponsored links. If you’d like to sponsor the channel let me know!Once I’ve swapped engines my plan is to rebuild the old engine, and maybe do something special with it, but that’s for another video!
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Really enjoying this series. Never felt myself brave enough to tackle an engine swap but you're making it seem eminently doable.
thoroughly enjoyed this video! looking forward to the next. hopefully the beautiful green porsche will be running again
Suggestion for engine cleaning – I use baking soda in a tank / gun that uses compressed air to blast the engine casings… they come up really nice. There are lots of videos on YouTube and you can get a variety of sprayers, guns etc. I even found that using it in a barrel allowed me to re-use the baking soda a few times without it losing effectiveness.
Great video mate, it’s easy to see why these jobs can be a nightmare to do when the engine is in situ. Would have been interesting to see the condition of the IMS bearing as I fully believe it’s made to be a bigger issue than it is.
Mr Muscle kitchen cleaner is ideal for cleaning alloy wheels likewise the same brand oven clean does a good job on engine blocks
Do all Porsches suffer from bore score ?Or has it been rectified in newer models ? . Is it mostly boxsters ?
Paul, you are absolutely nuts if you don’t change the IMS bearing and seal with the engine out on the pallet!!!! NUTS
Un nettoyage à la vaporisation de neige carbonique et très efficace. Ou des cristaux de glace congelé.
The 987 Gen 2 Boxsters and Caymans have a different engine which should eliminate the IMS and RMS issues. They are from 2009 have have numerouse other tweeks .
That poor Golf Rallye
Brilliant! Fingers crossed it works OK when you get it in there! – I am sure it will =D
Hope this works out well for you and the bearing looked fine and good on getting the seal out so oil gets in. Nice tool for the RMS too.
Turps is great for cleaning oily mess.
Great video mate
It is what I would have done. Good choice.
Are you following a techical manual, to get all the torque settings?
The broken bolt tool is really cool. But why did they cut out the exhaust ports? If they'd just left them uncut you won't have to stuff paper in them to protect from shavings.
Nice , I am enjoying the channel It would be good to Know the price of parts , cos I'm nosey , thank you .
Great video Paul, looking forward to the next one! I've been researching the RMS and IMS seals, will be doing my clutch this coming winter. One thing on the IMS cover; I read that the 3 bolts go straight through the block and require thread sealant or they might leak oil. Just want to share this if it's not too late. If someone knows otherwise, please correct my comment. Thanks!