Cos911 Posted 10August, 2017 Report Share Posted 10August, 2017 Hey guys I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me what a engine rebuild for 3.2 911 85 mod wold cost, car has done 209,000 Kim's still pulling like a train but seems to blow a bit of blue smoke every now and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 10August, 2017 Report Share Posted 10August, 2017 How long is a piece of string?It all depends on how far you go, and are you just dropping the car off to someone and they do everything or are you pulling out the engine yourself. Lots of variables to consider. If you want a ball park, I would say $10-15k, but others may have something more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cos911 Posted 10August, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 10August, 2017 Tnx for reply mfx yeh I know what you mean, I have been told a worse case scenario for a full rebuild factory standards no extra horse power etc, for them to do complete job including remove & replace approx 80hrs labour + parts $ 30-$35k what are your thoughts it seems bloody rich to me, but hey I'm not a Porsche mechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 10August, 2017 Report Share Posted 10August, 2017 Tnx for reply mfx yeh I know what you mean, I have been told a worse case scenario for a full rebuild factory standards no extra horse power etc, for them to do complete job including remove & replace approx 80hrs labour + parts $ 30-$35k what are your thoughts it seems bloody rich to me, but hey I'm not a Porsche mechanictop end $10k when I last asked - top and bottom $30k. Autohaus were quoting me $40k for a turbo engine...Might be worth shipping it to Adelaide - a couple on here would know of shops that would do it for less I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted 10August, 2017 Report Share Posted 10August, 2017 Hey guys I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me what a engine rebuild for 3.2 911 85 mod wold cost, car has done 209,000 Kim's still pulling like a train but seems to blow a bit of blue smoke every now and againThey all smoke sometimes on start up due to the oil tank being higher than the horizontal cylinders so that's not something to be worried about, it's just an interesting design quirk!A better assessment of engine condition would be to carefully measure it's oil consumption, do a leak down test or even a compression test.Most likely it will show it could use a top end rebuild involving the reconditioning the heads and a bit of a reseal while you're at it. I think the going rate for this type of freshen up is around $12k (I'm sure someone here can speak first hand) If it still runs strong and doesn't use much oil, I wouldn't be in any rush to do anything (Porsche say up to 1.5 litres per thousand is OK!)Also keep in mind that these things aren't daily drivers and generally only do a few thousand km a year so if it's in similar condition to most 200,000km 3.2's it will be still running just as well in 10 years time!As for a full rebuild, people quote prices from $25k to $30k due to the horrendous price of engine parts and the horrendous amount of labour that goes into stripping, cleaning, checking, setting and assembling.I suggest you get a second opinion or three before you do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 10August, 2017 Report Share Posted 10August, 2017 Might be worth shipping it to Adelaide - a couple on here would know of shops that would do it for less I am sure. Only 1 place to shop in Adelaide. Buik Motorwerks. Still, nothing Porsche is cheap. Perhaps you could start by getting it inspected by a local independent Porsche shop. Mine blows a bit of smoke on startup sometimes. By all accounts, it's normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepo Posted 10August, 2017 Report Share Posted 10August, 2017 Hey guys I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me what a engine rebuild for 3.2 911 85 mod wold cost, car has done 209,000 Kim's still pulling like a train but seems to blow a bit of blue smoke every now and againIf your car has been regularly maintained, 200,000 k's shouldn't be bothering it. Maybe you need to use it more often and blow that carbon out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 11August, 2017 Report Share Posted 11August, 2017 As for a full rebuild, people quote prices from $25k to $30k due to the horrendous price of engine parts and the horrendous amount of labour that goes into stripping, cleaning, checking, setting and assembling. It staggers me as to how expensive these engines are to rebuild. It is after all a fairly simple design.Persoanlly, and if you could to, I would be doing it in my garage (if indeed I did have a 911 but same for any other engine too!), save for any machining... but I understand few have the time, patience or skill for this approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted 11August, 2017 Report Share Posted 11August, 2017 You would think a flat six with single overhead cams would be simple but they have excelled themselves at breaking it up into many many parts with many many machined faces that must seal. Also how many cars have 8 main bearings LOL!I'm working on spending around $13,000 for parts and sub contracted specialist works like the head reconditioning and resizing the rods for example.Oh and you need a special engine cradle to mount it on your engine stand too! Yes, not cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 11August, 2017 Report Share Posted 11August, 2017 it's all about the incidental knowledge too - that you get from years of rebuilding these enginesthings like how to get case halves to seal, how not to machine them, what oil pump to use, what's the best engine case for each capacity, how big is too big for pistons etc etc. When doing a gearbox how it's possble to put the diff in upside down and end up with 4 reverse gears and 1 forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 11August, 2017 Report Share Posted 11August, 2017 Hmmm, I see your pointsMy 928 and water cooled 911s look easy in comparison.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 11August, 2017 Report Share Posted 11August, 2017 If you have the parts there are a few people on the Darkweb..aka real world network who will build for a reasonable hourly rates… I would how ever just be compression testing and driving till its broke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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