Has your 996 or 997 engine had a major rebuild?
Poll: Has your 996 or 997 engine had a major rebuild?
Total Members Polled: 877
Discussion
OK, may not be the best thread title but I'm sure you get the idea!
Basically, has your engine had to be rebuilt due what is perceived to be a frequently discussed design fault?
I don't think we should include RMS failures as those as I understand it won't cause an engine rebuild in the sense we are discussing here (happy to be corrected)
Please let me know what failures you have experienced and I'll add those to the poll if needbe to see how many of what failures are happening.
Hope this makes sense and if it's been done before my apologies
Basically, has your engine had to be rebuilt due what is perceived to be a frequently discussed design fault?
I don't think we should include RMS failures as those as I understand it won't cause an engine rebuild in the sense we are discussing here (happy to be corrected)
Please let me know what failures you have experienced and I'll add those to the poll if needbe to see how many of what failures are happening.
Hope this makes sense and if it's been done before my apologies
Globs said:
But that doesn't give actual figures as far as I can see, it's just a discussion thread 
The poll is multi-answer so if you've had a problem, it's yes and also the problem.
HoHoHo said:
Globs said:
But that doesn't give actual figures as far as I can see, it's just a discussion thread The poll is multi-answer so if you've had a problem, it's yes and also the problem.
Globs said:
HoHoHo said:
Globs said:
But that doesn't give actual figures as far as I can see, it's just a discussion thread The poll is multi-answer so if you've had a problem, it's yes and also the problem.
Cheers HoHoHo,
I classify that as an annoying oil drip / irrelevance (the old ones dripped!)
Andyuk911 said:
blueg33 said:
Isn't RMS a major fault though? How much does it cost to fix? I think this poll is skewed because you have excluded RMS faults.
That's a 'seal' rather than a shaft ....blueg33 said:
Isn't RMS a major fault though? How much does it cost to fix? I think this poll is skewed because you have excluded RMS faults.
Its not exactly an engine rebuild problem though is it. Not a cheep job but also not a rebuild. Its not that uncommon on any car to have a leaking RMS and something to look at when changing clutches. So far the pole is at <8% interesting stuff Edited by Matt Seabrook on Sunday 11th September 18:05
Early days, but I suspect I've got a pretty good idea which way this poll might be........
Glad I bought mine as the poll suggests currently I've got a slim chance of a major problem.
Still the doom mongers obviously haven't come back from the pub yet so there may still be a change in statistics
Glad I bought mine as the poll suggests currently I've got a slim chance of a major problem.
Still the doom mongers obviously haven't come back from the pub yet so there may still be a change in statistics
Globs said:
HoHoHo said:
No, I'm simply trying to get some confirmed figures rather than another discussion.
You could also add an option of 'Haven't bought one because of the faults', it would be interesting to see how many people have skipped these cars.
General Bilko said:
Globs said:
HoHoHo said:
No, I'm simply trying to get some confirmed figures rather than another discussion.
You could also add an option of 'Haven't bought one because of the faults', it would be interesting to see how many people have skipped these cars.Matt Seabrook said:
Its not exactly an engine rebuild problem though is it. Not a cheep job but also not a rebuild. Its not that uncommon on any car to have a leaking RMS and something to look at when changing clutches. So far the pole is at <8% interesting stuff
To me, it depends on the cost or what it leads to if not fixed. If its a £800 job then IMO its not major, if it costs £5k it may as well be in the same class as a rebuildEdited by Matt Seabrook on Sunday 11th September 18:05
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