And to think I was trying to be nice . . .
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carlos fromspain said:
I don't know were you got your info
I told you where I got my information from. If you didn't read any of it, understand any of it, or check any of the sources, that's your problem. I didn't make up anything I wrote.
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carlos fromspain said:
Who ever said it caused an engine failure?
At least let me know if English is your second languange. If I say, "The RMS by itself is not a big deal," and you answered that statement by saying "People have had to have their engines replaced," the implication is that it's CAUSAL (look it up, genius).
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carlos fromspain said:
pay attention: "If cranckshaft bore concentricity is out of spec you need a new engine", the reason is if you don't, you can go on fixing RMS leak till the cows come home and it wil still leak.
Yes, that's true, which I acknowledged. (You don't miss a trick, do you?) But if there is not a problem with the casing, and the RMS leaks, you need a new RMS--not an engine, and a replacement RMS isn't a big deal.
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carlos fromspain said:
Actually no one knows the cause of the frequent RMS leaks in only the particular engine of the 996 carrera and Bosxter's its based on, because Porsche does not reveral this info. The two most favoured threories are inadecuate support for the crankshaft or manufacturing defect in the case.
No, we do know. it's either an engine manufacturing defect, a bad seal, or an improperly installed seal, with the engine manufacturing defect being by far the least prevalent.
What we don't know is how truly frequent an RMS leak is.
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carlos fromspain said:
Engine replacement is covered under warranty when under warranty, when out of warranty it will probably depends on the country you live in
Then don't make universal statements.
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carlos fromspain said:
Well, guess what? that real trick is not such a trick and it happens. Sometimes some owners discovered they have an RMS leak because their clutch starts to slip badly
Um, didn't I already say this before you started your rant? ("Sodden clutch" ring a bell?) Why don't
you pay attention?
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carlos fromspain said:
And if under warranty you get a new tranny.
Name one person who got a replacement transaxle
solely because of a RMS leak. Not a new clutch, a new
transaxle.
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carlos fromspain said:
Glad to hear that.
How can that be, since you obviously enjoy trying to be some kind of Porsche Cassandra. (You can look that up too.) What's more, it shows, as with the vast, vast, vast majority of RMS leaks, the problem is solved by replacing the seal--not the engine, not the transmission.
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carlos fromspain said:
I did my research when I got an RMS out of warranty, and been around the boards long enough, since I see you reffered to the ppbb boxster board, ask "Jeff/Tool pants" who knows his way around a Boxster for example and get this info again. Or do a search at rennlist in 996's forum.
Why don't you have someone read my post to you and explain it? I said:
1. We don't know how many cars have had these leaks, and on the scale of M96s in service, we don't know if it is "frequent."
2. The most serious problem resulting from from an RMS leak is oil contaminating the clutch.
3. A small leak from an RMS by itself isn't a big problem.
Please note, I never said a bad engine wasn't a big problem.
Jeff's expertise notwithstanding, my mechanic's, others' mechanics', and Bruce Anderson's word is quite enough for me. And anyone who stays away from these cars for what is essentially a minor problem is missing out.
I'll repeat it slowly--an RMS leak, in and of itself (maybe someone could explain that to you, as well), is not a big deal.
You can go back to complaining without reason, I'm through.