2005 997 Intermediate Shaft Failure - Aaargh
Bad news! 24K on the car and the intermediate shaft has blown. Car is now in the shop with the engine and transmission out, pending further discussions between the OPC and Porsche of NA on the next steps. I ran a search on this forum for intermediate shaft, and didn't find anything...on other forums, this appears to be a known issue for 996 engines and MY05 997's, while MY06 997's and newer apparently have a newer (or none?) intermediate shaft.
Hoping some of you can share any information or sources of information on this unfortunate issue. Luckily what I have seen on other forums suggests that Porsche has been for the most part willing to replace the entire engine in this situation since it's a known defect, but I'd like to arm myself with as much information as possible for what will likely be a protracted event in getting this fixed.
Thanks to all for any valuable information you can share...
Paul
Hoping some of you can share any information or sources of information on this unfortunate issue. Luckily what I have seen on other forums suggests that Porsche has been for the most part willing to replace the entire engine in this situation since it's a known defect, but I'd like to arm myself with as much information as possible for what will likely be a protracted event in getting this fixed.
Thanks to all for any valuable information you can share...
Paul