On the last installment, I left you hanging with the next visit – the machinist. I took my poorly crank case halves to Jonathan at Stanwood Engineering. I took the recommendation from Duncan at Westwood Liners, as he had his hillclimb Cayman 3.9 competition engine built there. Immediately, I felt like I was in good
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. My engine had previously been rebuilt by a reputable firm to solve the “common” bore scoring issue seen by a small proportion of 3.8 litre M97.01 engines. Fast forward a few years, and I start getting exhaust gases into the coolant expansion tank. Nothing really