How DESTROYED Is My New 997 Porsche 911 Turbo!?

Inspecting my new 997 Porsche 911 Turbo goes from bad, to worse, to downright confusing.. Is it completely blown up? Is it a smaller issue?
After buying the cheapest manual 997 turbo I could find, today, we get to find out exactly what I got for my money..
Be sure to tell me in the comments what you think is going on with the car and at the end of the video let me know which option you'd like to see me take to repair it!
Now that we've found all the bad, we can get on track and get this 911 turbo back to her former glory!
Have a Porsche 911 Turbo or a 997 story of your own? Be sure to share!
First video link - • I Bought The CHEAPEST ...
#PORSCHE #911TURBO #997

[@leesmith6750]

Hi from the UK. Please stick with the porsche engine rebuild. Going to be a great series.

[@OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel]

I would tear it down even if I didn't plan on reusing it just to learn from it . But then I've been taking stuff apart since I was about 5 years old .

[@hafizfirdaus1528]

Yes please stick to the Porsche engine. Don't be so American 😂

[@TAG247]

@@OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel who asked?

[@OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel]

@@TAG247 I wasn't aware that I needed your permission to leave a comment . It's not like I made a comment about how Alex is a douchebag now was it ? Are you somehow bothered by my initial comment ? Because if you are that's your problem not mine .

[@Jjjjjjj750]

@@OlderthanIlookyoungerthanIfeel I don’t think anybody was bothered. You just over shared information that nobody cared for or asked for.

[@stephenauty2402]

The factory engine is a gem, you really shouldn't put a V8 in it, you'll ruin the car and it's value. That engine is so strong.

[@AndieBlack13]

If this Porsche engine is such a "gem", why did it fail at only 57,000 miles?

[@stephenauty2402]

@@AndieBlack13 because it's a machine and it's made by man, nothing's perfect , it may have been badly maintained , it might have been run without coolant , who knows, definitely worth fixing though.

[@guydavies3035]

@@AndieBlack13 the Porsche flat 6 is a far, far better engine than any Septic V8l

[@AndieBlack13]

@@stephenauty2402 You expect me to believe a car someone buys for 100K+ , and they're not going to bee bothered with maintaining it? Considering how "pretty" it appears, I find that highly unlikely...it's just a fragile engine design...remember the class-action lawsuit against Porsche with that IMS debacle?

[@AndieBlack13]

@@guydavies3035 Tell that to the litigants of the class-action IMS case against Porsche.

[@andrewdemetriou162]

Please don't LS swap it, these manuals are soaring in price and would be a great shame to ruin it, either way i'm really enjoying your videos guys :)

[@0Turbox]

Agree. Who wants a Porsche without a Porsche engine.

[@ajmaintayieb8476]

My 997 turbo had the same issue, the oil cooler had a massive leak causing water in the coolant and oil to intermix. But good luck with yours!

[@Iamdaveable]

The Porsche motor experience was and still is one of my favorite experiences . So silky smooth , such a different sound (good or bad you know it’s a Porsche). Fingers crossed it’s nothing too serious and you can just do bolt ons and a re fresh

[@scraplifegarage]

That’s what I’m hoping! Thanks for watching!

[@dandodeo4204]

I'm new here,but please don't go with scenario 3!! Do not LS swap the Porsche!!. Aside from that I can't wait to see how this build comes along.

[@SonoCars]

Love this series. Hope you don’t LS swap it. Good luck!

[@scraplifegarage]

Time will tell! Thanks for watching!

[@zeemanjr]

@@scraplifegarage Exhaust manifold flange looks cracked @2:57

[@wisedevolver2741]

@@zeemanjr I noticed that too. Looks like the flange is cracked.

[@WayFastWhitey02]

As an "LS the world" kind of guy, I'd actually like to see you rebuild the factory Porsche engine. A nice streetable 800 AWHP would be a great daily driver!

[@elitecarhub2831]

there is a green Porsche with ls swap. kind of defeats the purpose of an exotic low weight to power ratio .

[@evanoneill619]

Agreed!

[@motorhead281]

an LS is actually lighter than the stock engine.

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

@@elitecarhub2831 LS is lighter actually bud

[@trading-university.]

Nice one. Having rebuilt these several times on my own cars, I would be checking the heat exchanger off the top of the block (as you mentioned) before getting into big money rebuilds. They can fail internally and give intermix, had this on a friends car, so it does happen. Easy to test, take it off and pressure test each side. One other thing, the peewee stock turbos dont have wastegates, they arent internally gated.. The Variable Turbine lark takes care of boost amount, but it does create a lot of heat so Garretts or Xona with wastegates are a good option if your building it

[@vwfanatic2390]

I was about to be really bummed, until time index 25:00. I really hope you don’t LS swap it. I really think some not so bright person dumped coolant onto the oil, and I hope you get to own & drive a 911 with a 911 engine in it. If you do end up LS swapping it, learn from Tyler Hoover’s mistake with Apollo911, put baffle’s and oil windage devices in it so you don’t starve the crank or cams of oil when you rip around corners. Good luck!

[@guss2099]

As a Porsche owner, I get seriously sad when I see the oil coming out mixed up like that. Some people really don’t deserve nice things. Please save this poor sod!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@richardquillen8468]

Looking good! These are rock-solid engines so I'm not surprised there's not anything catastrophically broken. My guess is with the bigger turbos, it lifted a head and trashed the gasket.

[@alrasheedmarwan]

Hello from Dubai. Hopefully option 1 works out for you. Good luck! I also have the same car (997.1TT 2007 in black). I’ve always believed that Porsches are really well engineered and there’s isn’t much that you need to change.

[@10969sinan]

I'll say option 1 🔥 Can't wait to see more from this project !

[@scraplifegarage]

Fingers crossed!

[@alangil40]

Given that the engine starts and runs smoothly with no knocking or piston slapping sounds and also given the fact there is no metal in the filter, I would guess its just a head gasket or oil cooler and/or blown turbo. Those Mezgers are strong, I think you should be able to repair relatively easily (hopefully)!

[@sen0ner577]

Please stick with the Porsche engine rebuild! Subscribed to the channel right after the first vid on this car, keen to see where it goes keep it up from Australia 🇦🇺

[@YT-handle-]

Absolutely love these videos!!! Really great work! And I don’t feel like I’m watching anime with 1000 filler episodes. This is just pure excitement and purpose from the first second to the last! Thank you so much for bringing us along your journey! May you and yours be blessed with the best!

[@scraplifegarage]

I appreciate it and thanks for watching! I try to keep it interesting, I’m sure some of the later videos in the series, say focusing on the interior, etc. won’t be as entertaining but I’ll try to put my spin on it!

[@snolvr100]

@@scraplifegarage Keep up the great work! Those of us who already own this legend 997tt love to see people like yourself bring them back from the dead while keeping it humorous and interesting!

[@LooseNut099]

Looking forward to this series; my vote is to stick with the Porsche engine. It’s a remarkable unit and I hope you will come to that conclusion as well. Good luck and thank you for the terrific content.

[@paulwebendorfer5627]

Just stumbled on your channel. Don't know much about cars, but find this totally fascinating. Looking forward to the next video!

[@chrismitchell559]

Based on prior experience... I'm going with head gasket or oil cooler. I also have a 955ctt and sucking a little oil in the turbo pipe isn't abnormal, doubt that carries over... but you never know.

[@StreetDrivenDaily]

Still worth fixing it. 997 turbo with manual trans is probably my next car ! I know quite a bit of tiptonic for sale. But 6spd is the way to go.

[@alhuegayle7550]

Love these 911 turbo episodes. Keep it coming. Great work thus far!!

[@craigminto8333]

Loving this series. One of the few videos I watch all the way through without getting bored. Definitely hope you go with option 1!!

[@scraplifegarage]

Glad you’re enjoying!

[@SuperGunnar56]

Just found your channel and man it's pure gold. Great content and love how methodical you are. Also appreciate your laymen explanations!

[@scraplifegarage]

You say laymen explanations. I say I’m not knowledgeable enough to explain it in a more sophisticated way!

[@IStillSmileYT]

Well I don't know what to say but I feel like u are one of those people that doesn't care when it comes to the passions u follow and I believe this line of the word is one of ur passions and I am newly subscribed and already see your remarkable diligence with this car, I always dreamed of having a project car of my own like a old civic probably 2002 but eventually build it up with turbo and make it as good as I can relying on just my bare knowledge but I'm 18 still about to enter college not knowing anything about life but cant wait and tbh I cant wait to learn

[@jmorin2270]

Blown head gasket overheated the turbos? That's my guess before watching the video. Coolant definitely got into the oil. By the small amount of metal no chunks in the pan New turbo head gasket slap it back together new fluids be on the way.

[@YogisGarage]

Glad I found your channel. I'm restoring a 2002 996 C2 Cab on my channel. While I haven't dug into a turbo flat-6, I can tell you it doesn't look that bad. Thank you for not considering an LS for this project. Plan on breaking the bank on refreshing the engine though. I'm $15K into mine; top, bottom refresh, 3.6 to 4.0 bore up via LN Engineering. Still waiting for it so I'm repairing the rust for now. Good luck!

[@CitiZen1.0.1]

All in for this series, hope it pans out and is a beast in the end for you. Super interesting to follow something from rock bottom on up!

[@dubvalver]

love this series! hope you're able to keep it stock. cant wait to find out whets causing the problem.

[@ahh1180]

I’m in Australia and worked at Porsche for 17 years (retired now), would have loved to help you with the engine rebuild.

[@nunyabusiness6400]

Great videos! So glad I found your channel!

[@3.2Carrera]

I'm late to this channel as youtube just recommended to to me so I'm having to catch up. Those Mezger engines that ran into the water cooling era are just awesome. Just think that the core of that design goes back to 1963 with a 2.0L engine and by the end of the decade two of them were modified and joined to power the Porsche 917. Amazing. Then other breakthroughs like Nikasil that made displacement increases possible and soon thereafter turbocharging. Then later developed onto the Porsche 959 engine and into the 996 and 997 GT and Turbo engines. What a run of engineering development. For a DIY type of owner that engine is a gem and never to be seen again.

[@sprintermaximus]

All the stuff you said from your advice block seemed accurate. Head gaskets are rare. Curious to see where this goes. I did a motor swap on my C2 last fall, wasn't bad to swap. best of luck. I'm watching now.

[@tomtht3355]

Great channel. You don’t need mega horse in a 911. They’re all about the handling 👍🏻

[@vincekara9446]

Very nice car! Good luck with the project. Cheers from Australia

[@MrKenn93]

I've got a 997.2 C2S and watching this is like some sort of horror movie. Subbed and can't wait for part 3!

[@michaellangshaw7319]

Your t the my MN no hi

[@bladerunner013]

Greetings from Croatia. Great work and video. Nice to learn and hope you will not give up with rebuilding the engine. Keep the great work. Kind regards, Freddie

[@DreamMaker_970]

I’m excited about the future videos on this car. Hopefully we get to see the Porsche engine rebuild 💯

[@DBR3166]

Great show me and my brother looked at this car on ebay to buy but it looked like a big project like it is thanks for the great video can wait to see what happens next on the porsche good luck.

[@frankdepasquale8715]

I own a 2014 911 turbo S it’s an incredible car when those turbos kick in just hold on stay with that engine you will love it

[@tommiller2443]

Fantastic video man. Can't wait to see how this build goes. Would love to see a street-able twin turbo car.

[@scraplifegarage]

That’s what I’m aiming for!

[@johnswanson6994]

It’s become increasingly clear that the oil leak it not happening with the combustion chambers of this engine, but in one of the ancillary sub assemblies, like the turbos. This means the engine could be sound and readily repaired. With a bit of body work, this could work out to be a very good deal monetarily. Great series!

[@scraplifegarage]

I tend to agree, however, I don’t trust the bearings, so that means a case split and at that point, it’s a “while I’m in there” type deal that likely turns out to be just as expensive as if it were a cracked sleeve etc. 😅

[@afternoongarage]

16:01 I had the same issue on my air cooled turbo, both the intake side and exhaust side. There is a video coming next week on my channel about what I found as this kind of leak is rarely bad turbo seals. Looks like my problem is a scavenge pump issue backflowing into the turbo drain. Good video! I think you should rebuild what you got and make it stock again. Love the look of the '05- up 911. Thanks for sharing!

[@darekkruczynski]

Watching your Porsche series video makes buy want to get 911 Turbo. Keep it coming. Very detailed videos. I have learned a lot. Thanks

[@scraplifegarage]

Go for it! Yours can’t possibly be as bad as this one

[@nev997TT]

With the engine out, and if it hasn’t already been done, it’ll benefit you to pin the cams and replace the water coolant pipes with the metal Shark Werks pipes. Great project and can’t wait to see more!👍🏻

[@scraplifegarage]

100% will be doing all of that!

[@richardharoutunian9060]

Love to see options 1 or 2! Great video

[@s3an6]

Just subscribed. Looking forward to seeing this project and checking our your past videos.

[@jamesjacobs5338]

I REALLY like this program. I'm an old dude and I drive a 20 + year old Boxster. That runs great. I have great mechanics and they take care of everything onit. And except for a few problems, it's been virtually touble free. Here s the problem:me ! I know nothing about cars and engines. So I love this program because host is enthusiastic and clear and I'm learning a ton about his car and what he and his guys are th inking and learning. this program is terrifically fun.

[@scraplifegarage]

I’m glad you enjoyed! Welcome to the channel!

[@iipubstarii]

Great Vid Had to look up and learn a few things. Excited to see what happens next !

[@mattb4353]

Love to see you rebuild the motor rather than the LS swop.

[@prodrivebrasil]

Honestly, the 997 turbo is one of the most beautiful 911 ever made! I had a 997 4S and it was by far the best car I ever had in my life! I am very curious to see this car resurrected.

[@dmorton80]

Great video, curious to find out what's going on with the engine. Hopefully you stick to option 1.

[@andrzejt4415]

Love the video! Greetings from Redmond, WA!

[@ctvette1318]

Can’t wait to see how this turns out! Great video as always.

[@Muddymikey]

Just subbed. First video I watch, and I see a 997 Turbo, a C6 Z06, and a (Holden) GTO sitting there. Then you walk around your shop and I see Mustangs and a Viper engine sitting there. I said to myself, "This is my kind of place!" Oh and you guys look like your having fun, joking around, so it's fun to watch. Looking forward to seeing more.

[@scraplifegarage]

Glad you’re digging it!

[@SuperishMario]

I used to work at a part out joint and your eBay listings always helped me price my stuff right! haha glad I found your KZbin channel! Looking forward to seeing more on this car. Congrats!!!

[@scraplifegarage]

Come list for us so I can stop doing it!

[@SuperishMario]

@@scraplifegarage hahah! I’m in Cleveland OH but maybe if I was closer!! I just gotta grow my channel to keep up now 😁✊🏼

[@mgchevelle68]

love it. thank you. i want to see the details of the motor work, im getting ready to pull my motor too

[@scraplifegarage]

That’s going to be handled by aim so it won’t be filmed in AS great of detail but it’s one thing I need to have the pros do

[@thrumyeyesphoto]

Good luck with the 997! If you get off with just an oil-cooler, that's one hell of a buy.

[@FactoryFreshChannel]

Love the channel! Just saw your salvage company too, I’ve bought tons of stuff from LEE’s. Keep up the great work!!

[@scraplifegarage]

Thank you!

[@xXxALZhranixXx]

This series is so good to watch, I’ll go with the longest option just to see more 😂😂

[@scraplifegarage]

You the man! Appreciate you watching!

[@tylersaries1240]

I like the plan, I really hope you can keep the original motor. You can LS swap anything, but the Porsche Turbo has that allure because of the twin turbo motor. Can’t wait to see how this turns out!

[@scraplifegarage]

That’s the plan as of now!

[@carlosvittini8308]

Very cool. Excited for updates!

[@EdgasketGarage]

If it was a carrera I’d say LS swap but a carrera it is not! Strange intermix issue. Interested to see result. Seems like too much intermix for a cracked head. Sad to see oil in the coolant. That certainly does a number on the rubber coolant lines. Congrats on the video. Looks like you’re blowing up! 🤟🏼 Ed from Philly

[@stewkeene]

Fun to watch. I would be tempted to do a bore scope with an iPhone camera and look for score marks on the cyls. Looks promising so far. Good Luck!

[@TechyRodsWire]

Great video!! Man I hope you rebuild the crap out of this motor!!! New turbos all performance parts!! A powerhouse sexy beast

[@scraplifegarage]

That’s what I’m hoping for too!

[@fast_eddie3441]

New sub from England. Keep up the great work and format!

[@scraplifegarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@Incountry]

Always partial to “Yoohoo “ when I was a kid, looks like the Porsche likes it to.!!!

[@radioactivechode]

Really interesting series, hope to see more soon

[@texas10519]

You gained a sub with the last episode of the Porsche and I have to say I do enjoy the longer videos. most car KZbinrs would have cut this into 3 videos and make us wait weeks but not you. I appreciate it

[@scraplifegarage]

That’s how I like to consume videos, so I make them the same way! I understand the other side of it, more videos, more ad revenue. But I’m less worried about that and more worried about putting out good videos at this time 🙂

[@breezyobeatz]

Costa Rica here! Stick with the Porsche engine 🔥

[@scraplifegarage]

I’ve tallied your vote!

[@robinsinko2900]

Love ya work Best wishes from Australia

[@KarbisSarafyan]

subbing for 911 turbo updates. Beautiful 911!

[@tylerkramer8625]

Lmao always dig the bloopers at the end 🤣 Definitely lookin forward to seeing what's next 🤘

[@scraplifegarage]

Thanks for watching dude! Hope the detailing biz is going well. I like to reward the people who stick around with me sounding like a moron

[@tylerkramer8625]

Thanks man, try to support the homies and so far so good just detailing one dirty vehicle at a time 🤣🙏 Have to come by one time and check out the shop

[@scraplifegarage]

@@tylerkramer8625 yeah man! I’ll get up with you sometime when I’m up that way

[@thomasperotti]

Great vid, love the series!!! I vote for scenario 1 - but in any case please stick with the Porsche engine, it's a legend in its own right and LS swapping it is a shame....

[@rickardobrooks5032]

UK viewer. When testing for material remember there are ferrous and non ferrous test. The magnetic test only test for ferrous metal. Cut a chunk out of the filter cartridge about 2 inches square and put it in the vice. Squeeze it out and the open the paper. Now inspect the medium. It much easier to see the contaminants and identify copper, aluminum and ferrous metal.

[@randominternetuser2888]

If your head gasket is bad your aos is definitely also gone. If it's a mezger engine (if it's 997.1) you can surely save it. They're very good robust powerplants. You should probably take the contaminated modules to an ultrasonic cleaner. Good luck

[@jackdaniel1781]

I love your Porsche vids, keep going. Greetings from Germany😁

[@scraplifegarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@jmhofmeyr]

Loved the teardown...would really enjoy see you saving this car and making it stock....they are proper powerful just as is.

[@scraplifegarage]

It won’t be stock, that’s for sure! My brain just isn’t wired that way, it won’t let me 😅

[@chadbauer5250]

My dream car as well. Awesome way to get a motor out . Looking forward to next video

[@grizzly3133]

Great video nice diasemby...wish I eas there to learn from u guys

[@BOOMSTICK-PRODUCTIONS]

Keep going, tuned in 🤠

[@m5387]

Just FYI when you crack the oil drain nut at 6:00 you're supposed to counter torque that spot with a 27mm wrench or you could cause damage in the future

[@scraplifegarage]

Thanks for letting me know for the future! This is what happens when corvette hillbillies work on German cars…

[@jm361]

@@scraplifegarage as a Hillbilly myself Id say just do an LS swap, yes they make kits and it bolts in!

[@brucebridges7562]

@@jm361 also a corvette hillbilly here (moved to KY 20 yrs ago & owned C6/C7) I can say that the TT is a completely diff experience. Both great cars but diff animals so I would say no the swap. @scraplifegarage I was very lucky to acquire a 997.1 TT MT in August so watching w/ great interest. Great vids!

[@robbeazley4694]

Great material thanks from Brighton UK

[@scraplifegarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@andreminosian3926]

Seriously the production on these vids is great!

[@scraplifegarage]

I appreciate that! I’m very picky when it comes to video/photo quality and trying to do the best with what we have! Believe it or not, I film on iPhones, have a gimbal, mics and a couple tripods!

[@kingy23king17]

Hey dude, loved the video. I have a 997.1 Turbo also so it's good to learn abit more about it and see all the bits ya just dont get a look at.

[@scraplifegarage]

Thanks for watching! Can’t wait to get it on the road

[@kingy23king17]

@@scraplifegarage yeah im keen to see the next episode.

[@VanishingPoint96]

Honestly from the leakdown test, the engine is probably in good shape. Anything under 10% is considered gravy, 4% is great. Given that info, I hope option 1 materializes. As much as I like LS swaps, I feel like it would be a shame with this car. Also, subbed, this is the first video I watched (along with the previous Porsche video) and I like your content. Hope you blow up man, you deserve way more than 17.4k subs

[@maxmazariego9076]

Porsche Engine! You are going to love it! Great news so far. Looking forward to your final decision. Cheers

[@mitchellmounts9044]

As unlikely as it would be. My V10 TDI has a very similar oil cooler set up. Mine failed internally and was getting the same kind of issue you guys are having. Worth checking out. Even more likely is the gasket between the oil and coolant passage has failed. Thats probably where your mixing is coming from.

[@vincentowen85]

Subscribed - please hurry up with this I’m excited.

[@scraplifegarage]

1. Glad you’re excited! 2. I WANT to hurry up, but trust me, there is going to be delays. In a perfect world this engine is done in 2 weeks. But there will be delays. I won’t post videos with filler just to get them up, so bear with me if there’s 3-4 weeks between some early episodes 😉

[@tomburns890]

?u4. Love your videos Trying to diagnose jerky engine revs in neutral ‘07 turbo Tiptronic 36K miles new plugs & fuel filter no error codes. Tried to clean MAFs & going to try & clean TB next & recalibrate key on off thing. Someone said disconnect the MAFs & see if that solves it but that will throw an error code from disconnecting the MAFs will it go away on its own after reconnecting them ? or is the ECU tool needed to clear code as I don’t have that plug in tool? Thank you

[@michaelmurdola7545]

love the videos, Cant wait to see what happens!!!

[@Geraldinslo]

Scenario 1 hopefully, good luck, fresh paint, dream car.

[@KLNYC]

Love 997.. cant wait to see the new turbo installed.

[@rileys8741]

Ditch the K&N filters. There’s tests and a general consensus that they’re worse than the stock filters. But I don’t have a turbo so what do I know haha. Great channel, excited to see what you do

[@scraplifegarage]

Already bought an oem air box for it 😉

[@freddylewis4237]

@@scraplifegarage put in torque solutions or d088 intake tube as well going from stock box to turbos. Especially with larger turbos its a huge improvement on spool overall power

[@DEHDON13]

No LS motor please. Keep her a Porsche 997 turbo please. Refresh engine and keep her close to stock. Save the 997's generation.🙏 That's the best model in my book.🙏

[@tloc1043]

It should be repairable. Keep as original as possible, bring it to Europe and show it off. Mine's 16 years old and still brings a smile to my face. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the story.

[@Engineerboy100]

You should support the neck of the large oil drain plug with a 27mm wrench. You run the risk of cracking the oil tank otherwise.

[@scraplifegarage]

Noted! Quite a few people told me i screwed that up

[@SAKTHITech]

I'd prefer to watch a series on the first option! Rebuilding the factory engine is the way to go

[@wusthof641]

I'm not a porsche guy just due to monetarily not realistic in my world(would love that car). Can't wait to see what you do depending how hurt the engine is.

[@christianpratt]

Great video. The engine is why you bought the car - a fabled Metzger. Let’s hope option one is the answer, because that engine is legendary and you need to experience it.