They've been keeping this a bit quiet
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Just popped into the Porcshe forum - apparently they are having a few problems too.
vesuvius996 said:
If cars are warrantied by Porsche then new engine is not an issue cost wise - if the car is older and out of warranty then as you correctly state eventually a new engine will be a reaonable proportion of the car's value, although even if they drop to £20k, and a replacement engine secondhand is £4k ish then that's only 20% - so not write off required.
I must confess that before I looked into 996s in detail I was not aware of supposed engine poroblems. I guess it means that Porsche do well out of me to the tune of £15 a week for the warranty - ah well - but to be honest everyone I SPEAK to (not billy bul5hitters on 993 dominated websites) has had bulletproof engines on their 996s, save where a car has been tracked or serviced badly by so called "911 specialists....."
Yep they have 
I had a small moment of madness and was looking at maybe getting a 911. Loved the look of the 993 but not sure I could live with the interior, 996's seemed good value too but then started hearing about the problems a lot of them have. Quick google for "Porsche RMS" (Rear Main Seal) will show that it is not an insignificant thing. All the advice just says make sure you have an official Porsche warranty, well approved used warranty now here with TVR's also so levels the playing field somewhat. Also appears that there is not really a firm fix either so just because it has been done does not mean it will not happen again soon.
As you say, it is kept quite low key, certainly not a topic I was aware of until I did a bit of lurking on the Porker forums. Certainly I am sure it's a problem that a lot of "lifestyle" porsche buyers are not aware of, they just believe the bulletproof reports.
I had a small moment of madness and was looking at maybe getting a 911. Loved the look of the 993 but not sure I could live with the interior, 996's seemed good value too but then started hearing about the problems a lot of them have. Quick google for "Porsche RMS" (Rear Main Seal) will show that it is not an insignificant thing. All the advice just says make sure you have an official Porsche warranty, well approved used warranty now here with TVR's also so levels the playing field somewhat. Also appears that there is not really a firm fix either so just because it has been done does not mean it will not happen again soon.
As you say, it is kept quite low key, certainly not a topic I was aware of until I did a bit of lurking on the Porker forums. Certainly I am sure it's a problem that a lot of "lifestyle" porsche buyers are not aware of, they just believe the bulletproof reports.
It does make interesting reading, this is something which I just read on the Porsche Club of America site.....
http://treffen.pca.org/tech/tech_qa_question.asp?id=
But as you say, the only reason it is kept quiet is probably because they are very efficient and fixing them for customer. But if you were out of warranty I would imagine that this kind of work on a new(ish) 911 would not be cheap.
http://treffen.pca.org/tech/tech_qa_question.asp?id=
But as you say, the only reason it is kept quiet is probably because they are very efficient and fixing them for customer. But if you were out of warranty I would imagine that this kind of work on a new(ish) 911 would not be cheap.
If the article is referring to the RMS issue then yes the 997 is affected. The RMS issue affects the 996,997,986 and 987. The only exception is the Turbo or cars badged GT? I am not sure what the situation is with the Cayman.
If you have a trawl through the PCGB forum there are pictures of the engines lined up behind a dealership waiting to be be returned to Porsche. These have allegedly blown up (whatever that means).
If you have a trawl through the PCGB forum there are pictures of the engines lined up behind a dealership waiting to be be returned to Porsche. These have allegedly blown up (whatever that means).
Do TVR's have engine problems then? 
tobeee said:
Can someone show me what the 993, 996 and 997 are. I've always just referred to them as 911's.
They are model numbers for the 911 - because they all look the same whether they were made in 1967 or 2006 ..
I guess you have got to like them to be bothered to know that a 993 is different from a 996 - if not who cares
madbadger said:
Yeah but ask the owners of the early 996's how Porsche dealt with them
Thats the key point...
Er - How did Porsche deal with them?
Chap upstairs who bought one got his car taken away to have all fault rectified - took a while as this was just at launch, like for like replacement whilst his was on holiday, constant updates etc etc.
Stark contrast to the 'well I think its 3 weeks at least, could be more, dunno, what do you expect for £40K' TVR handling...
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