I know 3 ppl personally who had their engines blown here in the UK. 2 had 996 Carreras and one had a 986 Boxster. All 3 of them were out of warranty and they had to pick up the Pounds10k+ bill themselves. I assume if their cars were still under warranty Porsche would have given them replacement engines - either way Porsche should have been more open about this issue with customers.