Beiträge von Albert Motorsport

Dear Mr Inxxxxx

this engine is unfortunately no longer repairable because the block is

completely #mechanically #destroyed. The effort is so great that we

recommend #installing a new or used# engine from #Porsche or an

#accident #car etc.

If we can help you, then
we would like to do that.

Thank you for your request.

Jürgen Albert

Team #Albert #Motorsport

Dear all,

Can you weld water-cooled Porsche 911 - 996 - 997 - Boxster - Cayman cylinder heads to save money?

We get asked these and similar questions several times a year.

The background is: Cylinder heads in Porsche vehicles are often destroyed by cracking as a result of excessive heat input. This results in further engine damage. We notice this again and again in connection with engine repairs.

Due to the enormous cost of new cylinder heads, some of the aggrieved customers are looking to the open market for solutions, primarily to save money.

The result is often repair solutions by welding the heads, mostly using the laser welding process.

There is nothing wrong with that in principle, only the result is not a permanent solution. Therefore, I am making the following claim today, simply because that is our experience so far:

YES, you can weld cylinder heads!

NO, these repairs do not last, because the same defects of crack formation usually appear again after a relatively short time.

Why is that?

Cylinder heads of air and water-cooled Porsche engines are manufactured using the aluminum die-casting process. When casting an engine block or cylinder head, additives in the form of copper, silicon and magnesium are added to the casting in specified amounts as alloying additives.

Even if the weld metal, as the material used during welding is called, contains absolutely the same ingredients of the material to be welded, intermolecular stresses and Forces such that cracks and damage to the heads occur again, as in the present case.

Therefore we would like to advise our customers against welding their
cylinder heads and prefer to invest in new or good used cylinder heads.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Warm greetings

Jürgen Albert

master mechanic

Dear all,

During our engine revisions, damage to the vacuum lines of the servo brakes on Porsche 911 - 997 vehicles has been found several times.

The lines are made of bare aluminum and very often have severe pitting. This pitting, a form of corrosion, takes place just below the rubber-protected sheet metal brackets.

Due to the pitting, the vacuum to the servo brake is not built up or is only built up insufficiently, because air can flow in.

In addition, air is continuously sucked in by the engine outside of the air mass meter and so the measurement results for the injection are falsified.

For the reasons mentioned above, I think it is urgently necessary to have these vacuum air lines of the brake checked by a competent person in your Porsche center and replaced if necessary.

The latest generation of these 997 vacuum lines has solid surface protection!

To check the line must be removed because
the damage is just below the clamps and is
"NOT" visible from the outside.

I'm happy to answer any questions.

Warm greetings

Jürgen Albert

master mechanic

Addendum Due to multiple requests:

The costs for the line plus removal and installation,

(line, exhaust manifold, axle parts etc. and

all-round parts ) is around 500 euros.

Liebe Alle,

bei unseren Motorrevisionen wurden inzwischen mehrfach Schäden an den Unterdruckleitungen der Servobremse von Porsche 911 - 997 Fahrzeugen festgestellt.

Die Leitungen sind aus blankem Aluminium hergestellt und haben sehr oft starken Lochfraß. Dieser Lochfraß, eine Form von Korrosion, findet genau unterhalb der mit Gummis geschützten Blechhalterungen statt.

Durch den Lochfraß wird der Unterdruck zur Servobremse nicht, bzw. nur unzureichend aufgebaut, weil Luft einströmen kann.

Zusätzlich wird durchgängig Luft vom Motor ausserhalb des Luftmassenmesser angesaugt und so werden die Messergebnisse für die Einspritzung verfälscht.

Aus vorgenannten Gründen halte es für dringend erforderlich diese Unterdruck - Luftleitungen der Bremse von kompetenter Seite in Ihrem Porsche Zentrum überprüfen und bei Bedarf erneuern zu lassen. Die neueste Generation dieser 997 Unterdruckleitungen hat einen soliden Oberflächenschutz!

Zur Überprüfung müssen diese Leitungen ausgebaut werden, deshalb,
weil sich die Schäden genau unterhalb der Schellen befinden und von
aussen "NICHT" zu sehen sind.

Bei Rückfragen antworte ich gern.

Liebe Grüße

Jürgen Albert

Kfz.-Meister

Nachtrag Aufgrund mehrfacher Anfrage:
Die Kosten für die Leitung plus Aus- und Einbau,
( Leitung, Auspuff-Krümmer, Achsteile etc. und
rundum liegende Teile ) liegt bei ca. 500 Euro.

Liebe Alle,

was sind die Randbedingungen für den Erhalt einer Porsche Approved Garantie?

Zum Abschließen einer Porsche Approved Garantie darf das Fahrzeug noch keine

200.000km erreicht haben und nicht älter als 15 Jahre sein.

Im Vorfeld muss ein 111- Punkte-Check in Höhe von 373,07 € durchgeführt werden.

Zusätzlich entstehen weitere Kosten für die Porsche Approved Garantieversicherung.

Weiteren Details entnehmen Sie gerne
den beigefügten Informationsflyern.

Liebe Grüße

Jürgen Albert

Kfz.-Meister