[TurboKraft]

Up until this group of engines, I've had no problems with Victor Reinz products. They've been OE for Porsche as well as other European automobiles, and I've used and sold their gasket sets for nearly 20 years.

But now QC issues are cropping up, as we've seen in other major OEM brands: Mahle, Goetze, Bosch... Yes, even Bosch, once *the* gold standard, now chasing low cost manufacturing and resulting in reduced quality.

Live and learn, it's genuine Porsche or Wrightwood from now on. Even if it costs double, it's a helluva lot less than the $15k+ cost of 3 complete 911 Turbo engine disassembly & re-seal jobs.

Nocarrier -- yes, after sitting it will make good oil pressure for a few seconds and then drop. We had a similar thought that were were loosing oil supply to the pump when we had this on the other recent 930 engine. But the oil tank was clean and free obstruction, nothing blocking oil from draining into the "S" hose, which was also unobstructed. The tube below the oil cooler was clear, and shining a light through it you can see the pressure gears of the oil pump. So I can't really see any way to cavitate the oil pump, no. The oil circuit on these engines really isn't that complicated.