996 w/ craked heads

[cellison]

i'm looking at a 99 996 w/ 97k and a tip. the collant is mixing in with the oil and he suspects it has cracked heads. othewise the car is in nice shape. any thoughts on the cost to have a non dealer shop fix it and do any other "while you are in there" items (RMS?)

[MJH]

walk or better run away, neither he nor you have any idea what is causing the inter mix, more than likely there's a lot more wrong than the head, unless your getting it for $2,000 or less, a new engine will be some where between $12,000 to $18,000 maybe more.

[jwetering]

Yup - unless you're doing all the work yourself a new engine installed will cost you pretty much $20K. For a used engine maybe knock $5K off...if you can find a good one.

Good, running first year 996 can be had for $16K almost anywhere. You're upside down before you start.

Look around for the post where the Corvette V8 is installed in a 996 though. That may be your best bet. ( no scratch that, just buy a good, running 996).

[cellison]

thanks for the sound financial advise.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by cellison

thanks for the sound financial advise.

If you are passing on this car can you pass on contact info for those interested in fixing it?

[txhokie4life]

Do you know for sure the heads are cracked -- .i.e have they been pulled and verified.

My concern with the 99's are the cracked cylinder sleeves.

That's a whole different ballgame there.

Even said -- If you have had intermix -- you should strongly consider
replacing all wear surfaces -- which means cracking the crankcase
and replacing the bearings.

Mike

[eastbay]

go for a $5-6k used 996 motor or the Renegade LS1 conversion