Sharing the news, RMS

Guys, guess what, I've got the RMS! I've been a long time defender of Porsche products and will continue to do so. I just thought I'd share this information with you all. It's not a large leak and I think it may have been caused by the shop that did my clutch replacement about 14 months ago. I'm NOT going to bother with them as I'm sure it will fall on deaf ears. The car has been at the Porsche store getting repairs and informed me of the leak. They suggested a new clutch while in there. This sucks as I informed them about my recent clutch with less than 7k miles. I'm going to wait and let it leak I guess. It's not bad enough to bother me and I can't justify the cost for just a seal. I'm planning on purchasing a LFW and an additional clutch in the future. Do you think this is a decent plan or should I fix now with the LWF? Adding the LFW will make me feel better about spending so much money on a seal. Also, they quoted about $1400 for just the seal, does this seem right? On the lighter side, the car just got light weight RSGT's and I'm excited about getting to drive the car to experience the difference. I'm also adding a "magic" diverter, light weight battery, cf hood, and maybe LW seats. Upon adding the diverter, I'll get some dyno prints for the group. Also, the neighbor has a 4 pt weight system for his track car, we plan on measuring my cars weight. I'll post the results when this is done. I think the car is pretty light but we'll see............

I got my LWF for $400 the indy had one sitting on the shelf for over a year from a customer that decided not to go through with the LWF. The RMS and new clutch was repaired for $500. That included labor only I think the clutch kit, Seal, misc bolts was another $400.

Did you feel a difference in power or just rev response?

I don't know about power definatley Rev response. I only drove the car once before having the work done. 15 hours straight from Chicago to Denver. I found a softball size puddle in the morning. Flatbedded the car to the shop. I am used to my 01 C2 in So. Cal the power has a significant loss up here in Denver. So I can't really tell. It certainly does rev faster though that was noticed instantly. Eric

Dallasboats, do you think this can have anything to do with the frequency of driving the car, i.e. lubricating the seals? Anyone any thoughts on this? For what it's worth, Dallas, Bruce Anderson wrote in a report on the 996's that he knew of a 996 owner that around 80,000 miles developed a slight RMS leak "which cured itself." My vote is to drive your car every day for the next couple of weeks, make sure it is always warmed up fully, after that period hose down the bottom, and see if the leak persists. RMS must be a pretty good money maker for the dealer these days... Geert

I have had 4 RMS done on my car, the last being in Aug of 05, The new seal seams to be holding up much much much better, the 3 times befor the leak would be back in less then 1K of driving. When your in there you might as well do the clutch and LWF, the car does rev faster and i did pick up some top and bottom end, just be forwarned its hard, noisy and its on or off. Mine is a daily driver and it took a little bit of seat time to get used to it, but well worth it..for me anyways

Thanks for the input and that's pretty much my attitude. I drove the car about 7k last year. Not a daily driver but surely an every few day driver.

$500-$800 for a RMS seal replacement is the right price. Any good tech can be in and out of the job in 4 hours or less. Heck, I can do one in 5 hours. If you want to put in another clutch plate at this time, go ahead, but make sure the service does not charge you any more than the cost of the part. Also make sure they put in the latest GREEN seal, and have the correct tool to position it. The new seal gets pushed back in the case more than the old seals, and there is a special tool to do it with. I would advise against installing a LWF because of the drivability issues that it causes in regular stop and go driving. A LWF is great for a track car, but not a daily driver. If you have less than 50,000 miles on your car and are already on a second or third clutch, then your style of driving will have your going through clutches at an even more accelerated rate with a LWF.

Like he said. If you don't like the LWF you're up sh#t creek and it will cost $$ to go back to stock.

What? That's incredibly cheap. I thought a new clutch install was around $2,000!

Thanks again for the input. My car is a third driver and is already heavily modified. I'm into speed and don't think the noise will be an issue for me. Stalling maybe, but I'll get used to it. I guess one thing could be resale, if I decided to part with the car. The new owner most likely would not appreciate the reduced driveability..........................