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YOUR RESEARCHRMS Part 2 on an 02 Coupe
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intermediate shaft housing was warped
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My problem was the intermediate shaft housing was warped.
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If it was the RMS they were going to check the crank.
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If it was the RMS they were going to check the crank.
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Just dropped the car off at the shop to have the second RMS installed. The dealer called and confirmed it was the RMS. He also told me that the seal installed in December was not the updated one.
The car is about to turn 30,000 and I asked them to take a good look a the clutch. I may be selling the car and it would be nice to give the new owner a new clutch. It just had the 30 k service done and a new set of cats so it should be in good shape.
I took mine in a couple of months ago for an RMS leak. They replaced the RMS and intermetiate shaft seals. It is still leaking, so I took it back in this week. If it was the RMS they were going to check the crank. If the crank is out of round, RMS will keep failing. For this case, they actually replace the engine. Because my car has a very strong engine, I have no desire to have it pulled and replaced. I realize that a new engine would be literally that, new from throttle body to exhaust manifold; but there is no guarentee it would be as strong. In addition it would certainly be weaker the months I would go through a new break in. Keep this in mind if yours fails again.
Fortuantely my problems was different. My problem was the intermediate shaft housing was warped. They replaced the shaft, housing and the seals.
I'm in the same boat with the strong engine. My car is quicker than a friends with a re-mapped engine. I'd hate to roll the dice on a new one.
On a replacement, I'll have to wait until I get my next spine mod completed. I'm supposed to be getting some trick light weight titanium pieces.
I'm confused. I had the RMS update (997 part #) and the car is not leaking (my first Porsche ever that does not) and all we did was chaneg the seal, not the engine.
Ed,
The RMS seal to leak is not unusual. The 997 now uses a 2-piece seal that retrofits the previous 006 and Boxster seals. If they put a new seal in an it does not solve the problem, i.e. continues to leak, they are supposed to check if the crank is out of round. If it is out of round, then you get a new engine. This check isn't ususally done until the second leak. Normally they also replace both the intermediate shaft and RMS seals at the same time when either is leaking.
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