I have a 1997 960 that has a rough idle at start up, accompanied with backfiring when given gas in neutral. if left at an idle, it will begin "bouncing" the rpm's up and down slightly after a few minutes. it drives fine, but lacks power upon heavy exceleration until the engine "catche...

Thanks for the advice...I have roughly 150,000 miles on the engine. I am planning on purchasing a full gasket set and essentially do a full rebuild on the top end without replacing the valves or springs (unless I find it necessecary once I get it torn down). I'm not in an extream hurry to get it don...

The other day I was on my way to a job interview (always at the inconvenient times) when my 1997 960 started pouring a white smoke/steam mixture out from under the hood at a stop light. I immediately pulled into the nearist parking lot and popped the hood only to find that as I suspected, the passen...