benfinlayson
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Evening all.
My friend has a 996 c4 2000MY with c. 50K on the clock. It is currently being inspected by a garage due to sounding like a bucket of spanner's (but still runs I believe - not that he is running it).
Garage has said they think it is a crankshaft issue and likely to be a replacement engine needed. Can anyone tell me what damage might result from such a failure and if the engine could actually be re-built if you had the time, money and inclination? What would you most likely need to replace?
Is a replacement crankshaft easy to come by second hand? Would it likely have thrown the timing out?
If it turns out its the IMS - same question, what damage is it likely to have done and what would need to be replaced worst case?
Any advice appreciated as it could end up in my garage being a project car (still greasing over the sale of mine a couple of years ago)! :eh!:
My friend has a 996 c4 2000MY with c. 50K on the clock. It is currently being inspected by a garage due to sounding like a bucket of spanner's (but still runs I believe - not that he is running it).
Garage has said they think it is a crankshaft issue and likely to be a replacement engine needed. Can anyone tell me what damage might result from such a failure and if the engine could actually be re-built if you had the time, money and inclination? What would you most likely need to replace?
Is a replacement crankshaft easy to come by second hand? Would it likely have thrown the timing out?
If it turns out its the IMS - same question, what damage is it likely to have done and what would need to be replaced worst case?
Any advice appreciated as it could end up in my garage being a project car (still greasing over the sale of mine a couple of years ago)! :eh!: