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Engine rebuild 968

Engine rebuild 968

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Jordi Edo

engine 968

Finished 968 engine on its pallet, with the dual-mass flywheel and intake manifold fitted

Finished engine ready for delivery

Complete process of engine rebuild of 968 due to lack of oil pressure

Main reasons?

Lack of engine oil pressure due to pump failure

The 968's engine block opened up, bores and bearings exposed
The 968's cylinder head with the camshafts fitted, on the bench
The 968's cylinder head stripped, combustion chambers exposed
The four bores of the 968's block seen from the head face
The 968 block with the head studs in place, ready for assembly
The 968's four pistons with their rods, numbered and laid out on the bench
The 968's head face with the valves fitted and the chambers exposed
The 968 block on the stand with the pistons already fitted
The 968's four pistons in their bores, seen from above
The 968's crankshaft, new bearings and cylinder head laid out on the bench
The 968's cylinder head skimmed and cleaned, ready to fit
Flat engine with the camshafts and bores exposed on the stand
The 968's four connecting rods lined up on the bench beside the gauge
The finished 968 engine on the pallet, intake manifold fitted
A technician holding a flat engine's cylinder head in the workshop
Flat engine stripped on the stand, timing gear exposed
Cylinder heads and manifolds of a flat engine stripped on the stand
The rebuilt 968 engine with the Porsche manifold fitted, on the pallet
The finished 968 engine strapped to the pallet, flywheel visible
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