TIP's and RMS

I went to a Porsche dealer today and drove a 2001 C4. I asked the dealer about the RMS problem and he said that it did not affect the TIP cars, only the manuals. Is this true? By the way, I loved the car, I have a Corvette now and it made my car seem like a hunk of crap.

B.S. I have a TIP and got RMS at 7k miles.

I just did a search, there seems to be some thought that TIP's don't get the RMS leak, but it seems to not be true. You are not the only one that reported RMS with a TIP.

Ditto as what Itzkirb said. Your dealeris a fool.

It has to do with the concentricity of the engine main seal in extreme cases. If it turns out to not be a faulty seal part, then over-concentricity of the rear crankshaft housing will make any sealing impossible independent of the type of tranny the block is bolted to. [.50 MM is the limit of tolerable measured concentricity]

I have a Tip and they have replaced the RMS. Your dealer needs to do some/any research before he gives you the "facts"

Haha. Ask him for kicks whether its ok to take your car to the track. Then ask him both of these questions again after you buy a car.

We have to remember that to salesmen a Porsche is nothing more than a commodity. Most of them, there are exceptions, will be selling another car brand within a year. So it shouldn't be surprising that most of them don't know what they are talking about and they will say whatever they think will help them close a deal. Anyone who has a technical question about a 996 should pose it on this forum. You are far more likely to get the right answer here than at a car Dealership.

I think a used car salesman is the same regardless of make. I looked at a C4 last week and he told me it was worth more than C2s, If he had been selling a C2 I'm sure they would have been worth more than C4s. Remember, whatever he has to sell is the best...!!!

I asked a sales guy last week when I picked up my car from service whether the Cayman was a wet-sump? He answered "its wet because it has a radiator" haha.

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yep, a salesman is not likely to discurage you from buying his product. When I was shopping for mine, the salesman acted as if I was the first person to mention RMS...

I guess I'm one of the lucky few who's local dealership actually has a knowledgeable and truly helpful staff at the dealership. I've been buggying one of the salesmen named John for years now and when I finally did buy my 996 it was through the local Lotus dealership instead. I took the car over to show John and he was completely happy for me and recommended other 3rd party shops that could handle some of minor stuff I wanted done. (redyeing the seats, ect) When I've taken the car to the dealership to inquire if a few minor things were something I could fix or they should tackle, the service manager told me I could handle it and gave me basic instructions on what to do and what I'd need. The parts department has been helpful also and so far I can't think of a single person at the dealership who hasn't been great and knew what they were doing. It wouldn't surprise me if the receptionist was a certified mechanic. Ok, maybe not that far but you get the idea. -Richard

Its easy to be happy with them if you never had a problem and never had to argue with them. "But the sales guy told me that I could take it to drive on the racetrack with PCA" "Sorry sir, tracking your car voids the warranty"

I have a C4 Tip, and one RMS leak so far!!!