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Originally Posted by Nick Triesch View Post
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!
Old 07-15-2014, 03:37 PM
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