Drive it until the 944 is ready... then evaluate your options. It doesn't seem worthwhile to put that much money into the truck unless you have some serious sentimental connection to it. I've seen new engines in old cars bring a lot of other problems to the surface, unless you rehab the whole driveline.

Porsches can be VERY reliable if you take care of them.
I had air-cooled 911s as DD for many years.

 

Run it til it dies. Putting in so much wrench time doesnt make much sense since at that high of mileage and the year of the car the wear and tear will just get worse and other things will go bad, break, need replacing, etc. 75K-100K miles less and id say go for it. even with a new engine it wont be worth it at this point. my friend tried that with his 87 Chevy Blazer about 10 years ago, and he ended up screwed once the new engine was in. everything else went wrong and it turned into more of a money pit then he could even imagine.

 

sounds like shes on her death bed, that is a lot of miles! i would kick that project car into gear to get it running. i dont see the point in buying a new car these days. i believe in a few years cars are going to undergo a serious change.

 

i kinda have the same problem with my tranny but my engine looks good Im at 200000 noww... good luck that...

 

90k for $4k, i'd say you got your money out of it. Unless your really passionate about it i'd say time to let it go. Good to know these things are good for 200k. Means i got another 65k left in mine.

 

My 2 cents worth... If you love the X and you like to wrench it seems, I say get the project car running, and you'll have a second project waiting.

 

Thanks guys. Sadly i get attached to all my vehicles. Kicking the 944 into high gear and getting that done in the next month. I do love wrenching just not when im forced to have it done at a certain time (its a learning process)

Called around I can get both the heads rebuilt for 250+ parts. Had them do some porsche stuff and they do really good work.



The beautiful part about the Xterra is that i dont need anything but liability insurance, The taxes a year on the vehicle are cheap. Ive replaced every part of the cooling system and Brakes have been completely redone; rebuilt caliper, Brembo blanks, EBC pads, + wheel bearings and seals. Lots of quality new parts on the car which is one of the reasons i dont want to get rid of it.

The devil i know is better than the one i dont.

 

The beautiful part about the Xterra is that i dont need anything but liability insurance, The taxes a year on the vehicle are cheap. Ive replaced every part of the cooling system and Brakes have been completely redone; rebuilt caliper, Brembo blanks, EBC pads, + wheel bearings and seals. Lots of quality new parts on the car which is one of the reasons i dont want to get rid of it.

Hmmm...Sounds like an "X" owner to me...lol :udaman: