Blue dot

[Nick Triesch]

Hi. I did a search. But cannot find. My friends 08 Cayman that he bought new has a blue dot on the bottom of the motor. Does anyone know why? Thank you, Nick

[WPOZZZ]

Replacement motors are supposed to have blue paint on them.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by WPOZZZ

Replacement motors are supposed to have blue paint on them.

Not really, but all factory reman replacements have the letters "AT" in the engine number..........

[Nick Triesch]

My friend went to the dealer for service and a mechanic came over and said my friends 08 Cayman had a engine swap at the factory! (blue paint) So my friend bought a brand new 08 Cayman refurb for $64,000???????? Holy Cow!

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Nick Triesch

My friend went to the dealer for service and a mechanic came over and said my friends 08 Cayman had a engine swap at the factory! (blue paint) So my friend bought a brand new 08 Cayman refurb for $64,000???????? Holy Cow!

Blue paint dabs are used to mark engines that don't pass testing at the factory. They get recycled back to the engine assembly area. Here they are remanufactured & retested. These engines often become problematic!