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YOUR RESEARCH996 3.6 OPC service comments...RMS...condensor...

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Yes, you can put 265s on the 18" rear wheel (it's actually the recommended spec for winter tyres in the owners manual!)

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Replace seal,expect

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The RMS seal is another weak point in the 911 engines fitted to 3.4 and 3.6L normally aspirated engines...unfortunately on a tiptronic you have to remove engine assembly to replace the seal,expect to pay £600-£700 from independant.

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Replace with a/c regas,from independant.we have done 4

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The air conditioning condensor unit is quite a common problem and they are generally not covered under extended warranty.they cost about £300 to replace with A/C regas,from independant.we have done 4 today!

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Yes, you can put 265s on the 18" rear wheel (it's actually the recommended spec for winter tyres in the owners manual!)

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Replace seal,expect

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The RMS seal is another weak point in the 911 engines fitted to 3.4 and 3.6L normally aspirated engines...unfortunately on a tiptronic you have to remove engine assembly to replace the seal,expect to pay £600-£700 from independant.

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996 3.6 OPC service comments...RMS...condensor...

Replace with a/c regas,from independant.we have done 4

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The air conditioning condensor unit is quite a common problem and they are generally not covered under extended warranty.they cost about £300 to replace with A/C regas,from independant.we have done 4 today!

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi I've recently bought a 996 3.6 tip. It was ;ast serviced 5k miles ago (4 months). The dealer reported the following RMS leaking (no oil lost) Air con condensor leaking (air con works perfectly) Front control arms separating Would the air con still be working if the condensor has been leaking for so long? Anyone heard of front control arms separating? I am keen to get the warranty on the car but am likely to struggle with the RMS seal leaking- wonder if I could clean it off before the 111 check Also I am thinking of swapping the wheels to 18"- my old 3.4 used to have 265/35/18 whereas the later cars have 285/30/18- this seems excessivley large..would it be ok to stick with the 265s on 10" alloys

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Hello The air conditioning condensor unit is quite a common problem and they are generally not covered under extended warranty.they cost about £300 to replace with A/C regas,from independant.we have done 4 today! The RMS seal is another weak point in the 911 engines fitted to 3.4 and 3.6L normally aspirated engines...unfortunately on a tiptronic you have to remove engine assembly to replace the seal,expect to pay £600-£700 from independant. Hope this helps Mike

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> would it be ok to stick with the 265s on 10" alloys I take it you mean 18"! Yes, you can put 265s on the 18" rear wheel (it's actually the recommended spec for winter tyres in the owners manual!)

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Except that we're approaching summer now....! But 265's are good enough as GD says. I'd agree that 285's are a tad excessive if you're not in a GT3/C4S/TT etc. ~ Maxie

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Thanks - What I am unclear on is, if the condensor has been leaking for so long, would the AC still be fully operating. How would the OPC detect a leak?

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