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987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

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YOUR RESEARCH987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

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rear main seal (rms) leak

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It turned out to be a rear main seal (RMS) leak that I have just replaced along with a new
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987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

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Replace along

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It turned out to be a rear main seal (RMS) leak that I have just replaced along with a new
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Leading evidence: 'rear main seal (rms) leak' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'rear main seal (rms) leak' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace along' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace along

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It turned out to be a rear main seal (RMS) leak that I have just replaced along with a new
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987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

Replace tire tech showed me an oil leak

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changed my tire tech showed me an oil leak under the car with fairly fresh oil from the looks of it.
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987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

Use by the starter

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Can't say on the first photo - the 2nd photo shows the flywheel gear that is used by the starter to spin the engine.
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Replace along

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It turned out to be a rear main seal (RMS) leak that I have just replaced along with a new
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987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

Replace tire tech showed me an oil leak

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Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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changed my tire tech showed me an oil leak under the car with fairly fresh oil from the looks of it.
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987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

Use by the starter

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Can't say on the first photo - the 2nd photo shows the flywheel gear that is used by the starter to spin the engine.
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987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

rear main seal (rms) leak

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Suspected cause: 0
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Reported cause
It turned out to be a rear main seal (RMS) leak that I have just replaced along with a new
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987 3.2 Oil Leak (HELP???)

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POST 1Original post

New comer here, please bear with me. I just bought my first porsche , (2005 S Manual) and while getting tires changed my tire tech showed me an oil leak under the car with fairly fresh oil from the looks of it. Is this something I need to worry about? Pictures attached. P.S. in the second picture, it looks as though you can see gears through the case... is this normal and what is this? Thanks, I'm still learning.

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Can't say on the first photo - the 2nd photo shows the flywheel gear that is used by the starter to spin the engine. Nothing wrong with that.

POST 3Original post

Congratulations on becoming a Porsche Boxster owner! Your oil leak looks similar to one I had in my 2005 BS. It turned out to be a rear main seal (RMS) leak that I have just replaced along with a new IMS bearing and flywheel/clutch/pressure plate. It doesn't look like much of a leak from your photo so I would just check how much oil is leaking over the next few weeks of driving and then decide when you want to fix it. Here's what my leak looked like (even though the oil had collected around the IMS flange, the leak was actually coming from the RMS): It was a small leak but by the time the oil reached the bottom of the bell housing it looked worse than what it really was. RobT

POST 4Original post

Well you wanted or meant to do the IMS anyway so here's your chance. Should be about $1500 labor plus $1849 for solution 106-08.20 IMS Solution Bearing Replacement Kit for Single Row IMS MY00-05 Boxster & 911 Models The patented IMS Solution is the only truly permanent solution to costly intermediate shaft bearing failures that eliminates ball and roller bearings. lnengineering.com

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