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YOUR RESEARCHoil leak on my 996
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Each was repaired under warranty, but quite frankly I don't have much faith that the last repair will hold up either.
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I have only had the car a week and I have checked with porsche on the matter thay are commited to 75% of repairs If its the rear seal.Anything else will be revealuated by them but thay do feel that It is the rear seal.what do you think?
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I have only had the car a week and I have checked with porsche on the matter thay are commited to 75% of repairs If its the rear seal.Anything else will be revealuated by them but thay do feel that It is the rear seal.what do you think?
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Make sure the repair has at least a 1 yr warranty.
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Each was repaired under warranty, but quite frankly I don't have much faith that the last repair will hold up either.
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I have only had the car a week and I have checked with porsche on the matter thay are commited to 75% of repairs If its the rear seal.Anything else will be revealuated by them but thay do feel that It is the rear seal.what do you think?
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I just bought an 01 996 with 13300 miles just out of warrenty,and i noticed a small oil leak (about 15 to 20 drops) after i would drive it.I took it to my local dealer and thay belive its the rear main seal but wont know for sure until monday thay are going to pay for 75% of the cost becouse of how new the car still is.Is this common?could it be worse?If it turnes out to just be the seal that would be a blessing seeing as i just got the car and by the way it runs and drives awesome.pleasehelp
I have only had the car a week and I have checked with porsche on the matter thay are commited to 75% of repairs If its the rear seal.Anything else will be revealuated by them but thay do feel that It is the rear seal.what do you think?
I'd get an estimate and confirm RMS. When they jack the car up, they should be able to locate the leak. It could be intermediatory seal but that makes little difference in cost.
Make sure the repair has at least a 1 yr warranty. I think standard repairs have 2 yr warranty if you paid out of pocket. If you get a warranty and cost is $200-300, flip the bill and be happy you got a cheap insurance against future RMS.
Also make sure the dealer has a good reputation for getting things fixed right. You don't want to re-visit the same oil leak again due to sloppy repair.
The oil leak has got to be there before. If so, seller is responsible for disclosing it. You have the burden of proof to show that oil leak is pre-existing though. How come you didn't do a PPI?
Is PCNA or dealer paying 75%? Make sure you get the paying party to put warranty coverage on repair in writing.
Hope this gets cleared up soon and you get the ride you paid for. Good luck and welcome!
as long as they will provide a future warranty on the work, i would not worry. rms is annoying and is one of the few issues of 996. however, it's not that expensive even if you had to pay for it all in the future. $800-1000 is the avg cost. many rms have been fixed and never come back while a few on the board have had repeat issues that led to engine replacement under warranty when the leak just come back over and over. I'd make sure there isn't other leak besides RMS such as cam seal which would have been leaking at the side of the engine.
Here in NM there is a mandatory 15 day 500 mile warranty on any auto purchased from a dealer. The question is- Does MS have anything like that. If the state does, than legally, the dealer must fix the issue!
I agree that the leak was probably there before you purchased the car. I've had 3 leaking RMS on a '03 C4s. Each was repaired under warranty, but quite frankly I don't have much faith that the last repair will hold up either. I have 2 more years left on the warranty and will probably get rid of the car before the warranty expires. I suspect that is what the previous owner of your car did.
Good luck
A recall? Are you serious? A recall is designed for a defect that can affect the safety of the car. This is not a situation that warrants a recall nor does it affect a significant number of cars. This topic has been beat into the ground. If you are in warranty, it gets fixed. If you are out, then at most $800 and very oftern done gratis by your dealership. It's not as a big deal as you are making it.
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