PORSCHE 997 TURBO MAJOR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE PART 1; POWERTRAIN ENGINE REMOVAL

[@billymania11]

This video clearly shows why maintenance and repair on the Porsche's is so expensive. The whole design is just insane. It's a credit to Porsche that they made the design work. With enough dedication and funding they made the 911 into an amazing machine.

[@beniscooked]

I'm confident that when a dealer needs to drop the motor, a veteran Porsche tech can probably do it blindfolded in an hour start to finish. Mainly because... they have to do it to fix so many things on the car 😅

[@darthnatas953]

Good Lord, that engine is huge. It looks like there is no way it could fit into that space!

[@NSXavier997]

I don't know how PORSCHE did it... lol. It's like they built an engine and then engineered a car around it. Good news is they must have designed it with removal in mind, as it is a pretty straight forward process to get it out of the car.

[@MarcoAntonio-po1cy]

That's how the pro do it !! Thanks for the video 👍

[@beniscooked]

This is on my list for my SY 997.1 TT. Just had a coolant leak that was thankfully just the reservoir, but at some point I'll take a week off and do all the coolant pipe fixes and Sharkwerks elbow swaps at a friend's shop. The dealer already did my code p0021 camshaft pin fix -- I believe that will be would have been $9K if it wasn't covered under warranty, and that was 10 years ago.

[@leod7824]

heck yea , thank you very much for putting this up

[@aaguirre123]

Thanks for the educational video.

[@tamS600]

Very nice video, I need to get this done. How much do you think it’s going to cost me to replace something like this?

[@NSXavier997]

Coolant pipes and cams after parts and labor will be in the neighborhood of $8-10k. It’s not by any means a cheap repair, but you can’t put a price on peace of mind. Glad you liked the video.

[@patrickstarr87]

Thanks for sharing!👍

[@allenrodriguez49]

I need a oil change on my gt2 RS ok we have to take off the back wheels the bumper the rotars the coils drop the transmission then the engine that will be 15k plus 115 for the synthetic race oil

[@moneymikeslickwill8749]

Thanks for videoing this

[@tomburns890]

Nice videos. Do you also need to remove the oem muffler on the 997.1 turbo to replace the waterpump or can it be done without removing the exhaust. Thx

[@NSXavier997]

Thanks! The exhaust will need to come off to replace the water pump. Simply not enough room.

[@tomburns890]

And do you know how long the timing chain plastic guide rails typically last on 997.1 turbo Mezger. Thx again.

[@tomburns890]

@@NSXavier997?4u. My 997.1 turbo has rough bouncy engine revs in neutral from like 1000 to 2000 rpm. I cleaned the MAF sensors & new plugs & coils & fuel filter 1500 miles ago. 36k miles Tiptronic. Do you recommend cleaning the throttle body I don’t think that would hurt? & is it’s electronic & need to push the gas peddle down to open & clean? 02 sensors, vacuum leak? I have no error codes & if drives smoothly under load and higher rpm engine revs. Any thoughts or ideas? Thx

[@NSXavier997]

@@tomburns890 you’re not supposed to clean hot film mass airflow sensors as the heating element is easily damaged. I would unplug the MAFS and see if it smooths out. If it does then you know it’s the MAF sensors that need replacement. You’ll set a check engine light but the car will still run.

[@tomburns890]

@@NSXavier997 good idea and I should try that but will the check engine light go away after reconnecting them? I don’t have the ECU tool to reset. And do u recommend cleaning the throttle body? I thought I read other people said they clean their MAFs when they clean their air filter & throttle body. Thanks again

[@swpdisciple]

Has the 997 been reliable overall? I have a 2009 rav4 V6 limited as my daily and a 2007 Acura TL Type S (manual) as my “nice” car. Im looking to upgrade with a budget of ~$50k (if I sell the Acura)…what would you suggest???

[@NSXavier997]

The 997 shown in this video is that of the 997.1 Turbo variety. You’ll find that this particular model along with all 997 “GT” cars are equipped with a Mezger engine. This engine is a watercooled variant of the engines found in earlier Aircooled model 911’s such as the 964 & 993. This engine is also the same engine that powered the lemans race winning GT1. Once you do a few key maintenance items on it, it is very robust and super reliable. On top of that it accepts additional power and torque very well. The other 997 911 Carrera models are not equipped with this same engine, and have a whole set of their own issues which are pretty catastrophic if they ever occur. If your budget is in the 50k range, I would look into the 996 Turbo model, as they have the same Mezger engine as I mentioned, but are in a lower tiered price point.

[@aaguirre123]

Where’s your shop located?

[@singlancheung5089]

Hey man, are you in Singapore ?