After a pair of Porsche 911 GT3s caught fire in Italy and Switzerland, the Stuttgart-based automaker grounded all 785 units that had been delivered and ceased sales of the sports car until the manufacturer could come up with a solution. Well, the fix is in.According to a company spokesman, the GT3’s high-output, 3.8-liter flat six suffers from defective connecting-rod fasteners. A failure leads to a separation from the crankshaft and cracks in the engine block. Once this occurs, oil can subsequently leak onto the exhaust system, and it’s this incident that led to the two documented fires. Porsche won’t tinker with the existing engines, but rather will replace each and every one of them.
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Once the new and strengthened con-rod fastener is approved, Porsche will hasten to build new engines for every GT3 out there. Our sources at the brand couldn’t provide a concrete time frame, but customers are hoping for a swift process. Dealers will get in touch with owners to discuss “individual solutions to bridge the gap” until they get a new engine for their car. Reported by Car and Driver 10 hours ago.