Congratulations on getting the Cayman back Joe , they are brilliant cars to drive . I agree with you that the bore scoring issue is a bigger issue than some would have you believe . Here is my story for those interested . I purchased a low mileage 987 .1 Cayman S around 4 months ago . The car had done 32,000 , full service history etc . After owning the car for a few weeks I noticed it was using oil , I started monitoring the oil consumption and realised it was using one litre of Mobil one every 700 miles . I looked into this on the forums / Porsche club etc , there was so much conflicting information and advice . Eventually I took the car back to the dealer as it had 3 months warranty . I was told by the dealer that there was nothing wrong with it , at this point I decided to take it into a independent Porsche specialist . To cut a long painful story short the Porsche specialist did a bore scope and found severe scoring on cylinders 4,5 and 6 . I did manage to get my money back from the dealer . I looked at another 2 low mileage 987.1 after this , a 40,000 mile example and a 45,000 mile example , I had them both inspected and both had bore scoring on 4,5 and 6 . I decided after this to go down the 987.2 route . Again I found a low mileage example and had the engine inspected . This time thankfully all clear . Keep up the great videos Joe .

Absolutely thrilled for you Joe. I know this must have put a massive hole in your pocket, but I gaurentee you will have many miles of trouble free happy motoring. The very best of luck pal 🇮🇪

Great to see you've got the car back and more importantly you are happy with it. Here's to you having many many miles of enjoyable drivig. Looking forward your next video.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s been amazing! I need to get out more and make some more videos! Plenty planned and content coming over the next few weeks!

Congrats Joe! Peace of mind at long last. Looking forward to the following videos! 👍

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don’t worry now, I just enjoy the car! Lots more content coming:)

I can tell your happy to have it back and I’m so pleased for you . Glad you got it fixed. The cayman lives .

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

It lives! More videos coming! Need to get organised!

Pleased for you. Thanks for the update and happy motoring.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

So pleased but now I’m poor

Great news Joe. Good to see you and the car back. Enjoy!

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s amazing to be driving it once again!

Glad you have it back. Dont use E10! I'd always advise people to pay the extra for a 987.2 or a 981, as you really dont want the hassle and expense of a rebuild, but I hope yours works out for you and you can enjoy the car now.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah in hindsight I’d have got a .2 despite them not looking quite as nice for some reason. Yeah il stick with E5 as it definitely does not like E10.

Happy for you that everything is running well. I binge watched all your videos in one evening and was beginning to wonder what had happened to you. I am looking at buying a Cayman as well, but the bore scoring and IMS issues worry me. Great video series, I look forward to many more, I am viewing from from Perth, Western Australia.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you! Yeah I disappeared for a while but back now for good. Was super busy and without my Porsche for a while. Thanks for supporting the channel!

Joe good to see you and the Cayman back. I bet you are over the moon to be back behind the wheel. Looking forward to more from you and your Porsche Cayman.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! So happy with it

Fantastic Joe! Glad you got your car back mate, time to enjoy. Have a superb Christmas and here's to putting some miles on your baby in better weather next year 🥂

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah can’t wait until spring! Road trips need to happen

It’s back! So chuffed for you and I’m happy it’s all sorted and running like it should. I’ll bet you had a huge grin driving it back from Leeds! With regards to fuel, I just use V power in my ISF.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah V power only from now on! It hates anything else!

Good to see you happy and the car back Joe 😀

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great too see it back and the happy look on yer face

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

So glad to have it back. Need to get organised with the video uploads! Neglected the channel during the cold dark nights

Hey Joe, Just subscribed,,, and Congrats on having your Porsche back,,, I just dropped of my Porsche to the shop for bore scoring too, massive expense coming! But after watching your videos I feel a little bit better knowing your very happy at the end enjoying your Porsche again. Good job on your videos, thanks for sharing.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Wow another one! it does seem so much more common now with more and more cars getting it. have you gone down the steel liner route?

@percyreyes7147

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeTalksCars Tech guy giving options, think nickies is best option. I’m here in California and a couple more Porsche owners brought theirs in for same bore scoring problem,,, crazy. What was your total repair cost there in the UK, of you don’t mind me asking,,, thanks again Joe and take care.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

@@percyreyes7147 nice! My new video is out in an hour where I cover the cost. It’s a lot of money 💰

1:07 I was sure that car was going to smash the front end as soon as you said "It's so great to finally have it back!"

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Haha you and me both 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Congratulations on getting your car back. Just very unlucky with the bore scoring when you brought it. If the car dealership you got it from had any ethical responsibility they should pay something towards your bill regardless if they knew or did not know, as you only had it for less than a year. When you buy privately you accept the risk but from a dealer you hope there is some comeback upto a year. Anyway good to see a smile on your face

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m gutted, I will contact the garage but il never get anywhere from it. The car most certainly had it when purchased but I can’t prove that.

I am very happy that you are back with the recording. Please, consider investing in some stabilizer if you are planning on capturing shots like that "selfie intro" as it's super shaky. Other than that, very cool! nice job! :)

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I noticed that but already filmed it. Was annoyingly shaky!

Chuffed to bits for you Joe 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad to have it back. Pleased to report a totally fault free 1000 miles! Need to get a video out asap

Hi Joe so pleased you have the Cayman back mate .I know you love the car and will spend anything on it but will be interested in the next vid to find out the total cost . I recently had the exhaust mod done on my 06 Boxster and are now very pleased with the sound .Best of luck with your ( new ) car mate .

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Next video to come is all things cost £££. Might shock a lot of people!

Great news you got your car back joe. I have 987 Boxster S, come spring, I’m happy for you to do a review on it? Pros and cons between a Cayman and a Boxster? Could make a fun video. Keep the content coming please.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

That would be so so good! Drop me an email joepenny2009@hotmail.co.uk will sort something out

Great to see her back, Joe. Looking forward to the new content. Carnewal exhaust for Christmas? 🤔😃

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I 100% want an exhaust but need to financially recover first

Excellent news that your Cayman is back on the road and the engine is now fully fixed ….. did the garage offer a guarantee on the repair work and if so how long for? …. Hope you keep it and enjoy the Cayman for many years to come!

Welcome back Joe !

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you:) back for good now. Had a long break. Videos coming thick and fast now.

@andrewf7822

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeTalksCars Excellent !

Happy for you that you've got your car repaired, now you can get out and wear those Michelin's out before they go off. I've been watching a few videos about bore scoring on the Cayman recently, with the most interesting from a car dealer who only sells Porsche's. He stated that the way they are warmed up from cold (if at all) and how they are driven until properly warm can contribute to bore scoring. Although I suppose you know all this already. One thing he did say, which I have also heard elsewhere is that the oil used by Porsche as standard is too light, with the oil that is recommended by his favourite engine repairer is Millers Nanotech at 5W/40 which works much better at looking after the cylinder walls. So, the question is, what brand and weight oil went into your engine after the rebuild?

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

It’s got 5w40 in it now and will continue to have that. Yeah I warm it while driving and not idling. I also rev it out and drive it properly when warm. I heard when they are not properly driven it can cause it.

Congrats ! My best advice: stay on that 5000 miles oil change regimen !!!!!! 👊

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure! Always did with my last car, got the sake of the cost of oil it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Good news. Tks

Good to see it back up and running! .......my Porsche specialist told me in no uncertain terms not to use E10!!!!

@aboyandhisdog

2 жыл бұрын

E10 is all we have available in the States so virtually all vehicles run on E10. These are modern vehicles and ethanol has no effect on their components, and the inside of the engine will be a bit cleaner.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Aaaah that probably is why she is grumbling. Il make sure I stick to 99 E5

@simonbottomley6484

2 жыл бұрын

@@aboyandhisdog Hi Tom, the brief explanation I had was that E10 is lower octane and is less efficient overall, therefore less mpg and therefore an increased air fuel mixture required vs an equivalent engine running on E5 . More fuel = greater risk of oil being washed off the bores......might be nonsense but hey

@aboyandhisdog

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonbottomley6484 I get it - there is a lot of information out there, but not all of it reliable. Ethanol has about 70% the energy of straight gas so figure that 10% of your gas is running at 70% energy which translates to a 3% decrease in mileage. A change I doubt most would ever notice. As to octane...totally unrelated to ethanol. The equivalent octane rating of, say, 93RON is exactly the same whether the fuel is E10, E5, or straight gas. I'm not a big fan of ethanol - I feel it is just a give-away to Big Ag, and is not worth the energy it takes to produce it, but it isn't quite the horror show for our engines that a lot of people think it is. That said, for a Porsche that is prone to the bore score issues, I do run a fuel additive like Lucas, or Sea Foam in every tank to help keep the fuel system clean and lubed!

Nice!🕺 Enjoy.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

🥳🥳🥳

Brilliant!

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

So good to have it back:)

@prof_tim

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeTalksCars …. and it must go faster now that there is less weight to carry, your wallet being a lot lighter and all :) Worth every penny though: I’d do the same (and may yet have to).

Glad to hear your happy . I have an E46 M3 not sure whether to part ex for a Cayman S. Andy advice would be good .

@inamhassan2694

2 жыл бұрын

Thats a really tough question to answer. My friend had an 04 plate e46 m3. And was an absolute amazing car. Iv been in lots of cars since. But nothing much really compared. I have a 981 cayman. A car i would strongly reccomend if you can budget for such a car. Its the closest thing i have driven to the e46 m3 in terms of 'raw driver experience'. And just fyi, my 2.7 cayman 981 has been spot on. In 4 years of ownership, barring one issue which was my fault really, and cost me £300 all in to sort its not put a foot wrong. Honestly if you could try test driving one im pretty sure tou will end up going for one. If you don't then its no biggie because that e46 m3 was an absolute machine!

@gregsmall8774

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

I would but that’s me being bias! I love Porsche and never been a fan of BMW, mind you an M3 would be nice 🧐

Great to see you back with the Cayman. I've just bought one myself 2 weeks ago and am now bricking myself as it's an '06. Of course I researched after I bought the car. 🙄 I'm an utter novice when it comes to owning a Porsche and am a bit worried I may be following in your footsteps. All the same, really enjoyed watching the trials and tribulations in your Cayman videos over the past week. Is it now time for the planned upgrades or does your wallet need time to recover from your rebuild? 😂

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

I need some time to financially recover but the next mod will be exhaust! Need to hear my new engine clearly :) good luck with your car!! It may be one of the lucky ones!

@inamhassan2694

2 жыл бұрын

Would an aftermarket warranty cover the cost of something like this? Maybe worth checking out. I have a warranty with warrantywise on my 981 cayman. Cost me £724 for the year.

@Slartibartfast69

2 жыл бұрын

@@inamhassan2694 Good suggestion, but warranty firms refuse to quote for a 15 year old Cayman.

@boredalchemist

2 жыл бұрын

whats your mileage if its high your prob lucky if its low then watch out

@Slartibartfast69

2 жыл бұрын

@@boredalchemist 86000 miles. Is that high or low?

Hi Joe. Great news getting the car back. Look forward to further updates. I emailed you a while ago about the piston but I don't think you came back to us. Is there one still available for my collection please? Thanks, Dean.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh I did, then forgot! I’m so forgetful. Il sort it tomorrow, il email you:)

@FLATSTICK250

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe, have looked into the exhaust as yet, as mine might need replacing soon? but know you have had a big expense with the engine rebuild

Joe, I'm curious if you have an opinion on why a rebuild takes so long? 3 months seems excessive...was there a backup at the machinist or something? You would think an engine builder could manage it in a month or so. Just curious as to where the delays were. Great channel!!!

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Nah it was 6 weeks start to finish. I was just slow in the updating 🤣

Just one question... How have you avoided paint chips on the front; it looks pristine. I am sporting a couple of large chips from stupidly ignoring my own advice and drove on the local by pass.. It carries traffic from the quarry..

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

It’s weird isn’t it?! It was like it when I bought it, tend to avoid going close to other cars, I hang well back l.

Hi Joe, good video. But honestly , don't put E10 in your car. Just think how much better the Cayman would drive with Shell V Power.🤔

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it hates E10. Just a shame the price of E5 has gone mad! Cost £100 to fill it last week!

My 987 never had any smoke. I did get obviously the like vapour it seemed on cold days, where obviously like when you exhale being as the exhaust air was warmer than the surrounding air.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah mine still has loads of vapour, normal for these I guess.

It was worth it. Beautiful auto and people in America clamoring for beautiful used Caymans.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Worth every single £££

I found with Porsches is they need to be driven. Mine doesn't smoke at all at 85k but used daily ATM. Also give them a good old trashing, clear them out.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve heard this too, I like to make sure I don’t do short runs now and drive it properly. This car loves to rev.

@damienwood1414

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeTalksCars just that mate. Millers oil with nano technology is where it's at too. Great videos brother.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

@@damienwood1414 thank you! It’s got that oil in now im 99% sure anyway.

Joe, you have just spent a ton of money on your rebuild, please take care of it with the right fuel. I suggest you avoid E10. There is some very good research on KZread regarding 99 Premium being much better in you Porsche. Whilst people often avoid it because of price, it’s less expensive than you think. Did you know fuel consumption with E10 is worse in all cars than E5 I.e. 99. In fact not all E5 contains that much ethanol. That’s the max amount in there. Some contain non at all. I have heard some Esso 99 has non. If you are a member/or join Porsche Club GB you can get a free if charge “agency” type fuel card and a 6 p per litre discount on Esso 99. (I am just a user of the agency card and I have no other association with it). The 99 is cleaner, with better fuel consumption and performance according to my research and experience. Be kind to your very expensive engine. Don’t use E10. Enjoy your Cayman.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah since this day I have not put any more in. Was surprised how different it feels! Shame as Porsche themselves say it’s fine, it clearly isn’t

Four minutes in he says something useful so fast forward to this, soooo much waffle beforehand

@JoeTalksCars

10 ай бұрын

Got to get the Adsense 👍

Anyone know where to get alcantara gearstick handbrake etc for 987.

@BenRussell26

2 жыл бұрын

Jw autotrim

@derekporter66

2 жыл бұрын

@@BenRussell26 Thsnkyou

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

I had a custom one from a local trimmers on my last car. It was lovely.

@derekporter66

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeTalksCars where?

Now to make sure it doesn't happen again don't run 0W oil !

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

100% not using that rubbish:)

E10 is fine for it.

@JoeTalksCars

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t seem to run as well on it. Could be my imagination but I avoid it now if I can.

Audio is horrible

@JoeTalksCars

Жыл бұрын

That video was an early one for me. Thankfully it’s improved:) thanks for the feedback tho 👍