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Intermidiate Diff problems on 996

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If the car you are purchasing doesn't currently have the warranty you or the seller will need to put the car thru the OPC 111 point check first.
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If the car you are purchasing doesn't currently have the warranty you or the seller will need to put the car thru the OPC 111 point check first.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hello all, Just looking at buying my first Porsche, and particularly like the 996's. A friend of mine's dad runs a Porsche garage up North and warned me about the Intermidiate Diff on the 996, connecting the gearbox/clutch to the engine. Don't know any more technical details. Apparently these can often go causing expensive problems and expensive repairs, and he's had to fix quite a lot on 996's. Is anyone else aware of this problem, or had it happen? Is it something to worry about, and is there any signs or symtoms? Tom

POST 2Original post

Hi and welcome, I think you mean the intermediate shaft, yes it is a well known and well discussed problem, 996's get a lot of unfair press on this issue but if you consider the number of failures versus the number of units produced then its a small percentage and in line with other versions of the 911. If you are worried about it, get a car thats less than 9 years old and get a porsche warranty for £800 and peace of mind. - Simon

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OPC Warranty is £895 - just renewed mine this week. If the car you are purchasing doesn't currently have the warranty you or the seller will need to put the car thru the OPC 111 point check first. Not sure but this may be about £200.

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