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good and reliable engine rebuilder (bay area)

Hey guys

Long time...too long I am planning finally to put some love in my 3rd child (the car, but i could call it also second wife, since i drive more time than the time that i spend with my wife :P).

I was planning to have an engine overhaul, and was wondering about good and reliable places around the bay area; so far I have heard of a couple of mechanics that works on 911 mainly, but I would like to hear your experiences and feedbacks.

The car runs fine, but the seals are old; the pressure gauge does not give me hints that there is a leak, but I find oil sometimes where i park (nothing big, few drops around the engine area, and not even that often); plus I do not know if the power that I get is the full power or the partial one...the car has more than 200K and I doubt that any work was done on the engine.

Some people told me to not fix it until it breaks; but I am not sure if this is really a good idea

Another thing that I would ask: is there a difference in "services" ? like there are different levels of overhaul of the engines? And which one would fit my case?

Thanks as usual!
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