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(I can't recall getting a chance to view the Boxster's RMS before it was replaced.)
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So while my car was recently in getting fixed, they told me the RMS was starting to leak. Since I was already spending thousands of dollars on repairs, I opted to wait for budgetary reasons. Now I have some slow leaking with a few oil drops on my garage floor. Should I have a sense of urgency to fix this, or just not worry about it ?
My opinion - if it is leaking bad enough that there a drips on the garage floor, then it is throwing oil all over the inside of the bell housing, coating the dual mass flywheel and clutch assembly, and will soon enough start causing clutch slippage and failure. In other words, it needs to be addressed sooner than later. What thousands of dollars on repairs? Did they have the engine transmission out? If so, it would have been wise to spend the $50 on a new seal. Hindsight is always 20/20....
Up to you. Generally the "rule" is if the leak is bad enough the oil (or fluid) hits the ground that is sufficient reason to address the leak.
Both my 2002 Boxster and my 2003 Turbo have had the RMS leak. In both cases there was no mess inside the bell housing and while there was some oil at the (Turbo's) RMS there was no real mess to speak of. (I can't recall getting a chance to view the Boxster's RMS before it was replaced.)
You can just wait. If the few drops turns into "too many" drops then you can have the leak addressed.
Be very particular about who does this job - for 2 reasons:
1. there are lots of potential pitfalls for the inexperienced or sloppy mechanic.For example the new RMS may need to be installed to a very slightly different depth to avoid a wear pattern on the c/s. Tricky judgement call. Flunk this an the new RMS will soon leak just as badly as the old one.
2.there are lots of 'while you are in there' issues that need an educated inspection before deciding to replace or not. e.g. AOS is much easier at this stage, DMF, ask for a list here ?
There is a rather wild new idea for an upgraded Rear Main Seal mentioned here:
http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic...rforming-seal/
specifically from this old,old link:
"The GT3 Motorsport seal (not a Porsche standard part) is the same bore size as the 996/997 seal but has two protective flanges at the rear. If fitted in reverse the inner flange forces itself to flip backwards and touch the outer flange which is already forced onto the crank with a spring. This prevents any oil from possibly leaking even if the bore is out of tolerance."
YEMV- I'll wait for JFP to try it first :-)
Part number may be??? 997-101-212-01
http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/..._pg1.htm#item0
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