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YOUR RESEARCHUhhh Ohhh... oil on the garage floor... but also some good news!
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They also replaced the shift cables under warranty as apparently something was damaged.
Uhhh Ohhh... oil on the garage floor... but also some good news!
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So the service manager looks the car up to double check the warranty info and informs me that a previous owner bought the car w/CPO which transfers to me, and is good until April 2009!!!
Uhhh Ohhh... oil on the garage floor... but also some good news!
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Leading evidence: 'Replace shift cables' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'rms leak' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Check warranty info and informs me' (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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Uhhh Ohhh... oil on the garage floor... but also some good news!
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no additional oil stains) and it is probably an RMS leak.
Uhhh Ohhh... oil on the garage floor... but also some good news!
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So the service manager looks the car up to double check the warranty info and informs me that a previous owner bought the car w/CPO which transfers to me, and is good until April 2009!!!
Uhhh Ohhh... oil on the garage floor... but also some good news!
Clean of the car could be so profitable
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If only every cleaning of the car could be so profitable.
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So the service manager looks the car up to double check the warranty info and informs me that a previous owner bought the car w/CPO which transfers to me, and is good until April 2009!!!
Uhhh Ohhh... oil on the garage floor... but also some good news!
Clean x5 and found a bracelet
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Believe it or not, on the very same day I found out about the CPO warranty, I was cleaning our X5 and found a bracelet under the rear deck where the spare tire is.
Uhhh Ohhh... oil on the garage floor... but also some good news!
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My wife just pulled out of the garage in the 996, and as I was headed back into the house I noticed a spot of oil on the garage floor. Based on where the car always sits I would say it is a new leak (i.e. no additional oil stains) and it is probably an RMS leak.
So I call the dealer to book the car in quickly because my factory warranty expires at the end of April and I don't want to take any chances. So the service manager looks the car up to double check the warranty info and informs me that a previous owner bought the car w/CPO which transfers to me, and is good until April 2009!!!
So I guess I really got a great deal on my car when I bought it last June.
I will let you guys know how things go when they look at the car next week.
I wanted to give an update on the oil leak I discovered a few weeks back. The dealer confirmed my suspicions that the RMS was the cause of the leak. For the record they replaced it with part # 997-101-212-00. Fortunately all covered under warranty.
While they were in there I had them replace the clutch, as they stated it only had about 20% of its life left and there would be no labor charge since they were already doing the RMS. I didn't think the old clutch felt too bad until I experienced the new clutch. The clutch is now so light I had to learn to drive the car all over again. They also replaced the shift cables under warranty as apparently something was damaged. I never felt the shift action was too bad before, but once again it was a noticable improvement.
One last thing... even though I was only at 26K miles, I had them perform the 30K service. I didn't specify a particular oil, but they filled it up with Mobil1 0w-40. So apparently they don't feel there is any issue with the 0w-40, even in the summer heat of Atlanta.
damn, the rms was a blessing in disguise...lots of new stuff. It pays to go dealer, I guess they want you as a customer, the dealer sounds like a keeper!
finding money in the pocket of your jeans? It is more like going to the bank hoping that you have enough money to withdraw to go to the grocery store...only to find out an old uncle of yours passed away (that you did not know) and he left you $ 5,000 ....
Believe it or not, on the very same day I found out about the CPO warranty, I was cleaning our X5 and found a bracelet under the rear deck where the spare tire is. I guess it must have fallen out of the bag or coat pocket of the previous owner and slid down there. Anyway, I got to searching on the Internet and discovered it was a Chimento Ofidio 18K white gold bracelet worth... $2200!!! Needless to say, this was a day that will be long remembered. (BTW, my wife doesn't like the bracelet, so it will probably end up on eBay)
Things sound like they are going great for you! Congrats!
I'm surprised that 80% of the clutch was used up after only 26k...? They're usually good for 100k, right?
I got to thinking about this again, and remembered that my 996 had an old registration card from the previous owner in with the manual. So I checked the X5 manuals and sure enough I found an old registration card from the previous owner. Fortunately for them they still live at the same address and have a listed phone number. I gave the lady a call and she was able to describe the bracelet. It turns out it was a birthday present from her husband. Anyway, I am going to head off to the UPS store and send it to her. I would want someone to do the same if I were in her shoes.
you're a great guy..... btw, you need to clean out your x5 once a week..... this way, you can have a high end garage sale once a month pulling in about $100K
The key will be how the dealer does when you are paying the bill instead of work done under warranty. Warranty work is free money to them, the more they find, the more they make.
Great story though...
Hopefully getting tied into this thread will get my luck going back in the right direction!
A final update to this thread... after sending the lady her bracelet I received $150 in AMEX gift cards from her and her husband. If only every cleaning of the car could be so profitable.
roob: This story reinforces my faith in the calibre and quality of the Porsche crowd here. You went above and beyond in actively pursuing the identify of the previous owner, which is something you didn't have to do....and in doing so you brought a whole lot of happiness to the lady who lost it (and undoubtedly to her husband who gave it to her)....not to mention the sense of satisfaction you get for yourself.
My compliments.
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