New owner, oil found on garage floor. Worry?
12-09-2005 | 10:22 PM
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This is in responce to roberga comments above...I bought his car from the dealer.
Guess what they just fixed last week? RMS in the replacement engine. :-<
Supposedly this is the latest generation seal and tool. We'll see.
Guess what they just fixed last week? RMS in the replacement engine. :-<
Supposedly this is the latest generation seal and tool. We'll see.
12-17-2005 | 04:39 PM
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One way to confirm or deny your suspicion of potential fraud by the dealer who did the original RMS is to call the Porsche customer care center, and ask for them to start investigation. They have a database of every Porsche car and every service performed on it, especially if it is a warranty claim. They will know exactly what has been done to your car since it was new. If the original claim is not in their files for your car, it was not done, but if there is one, and this second RMS maintenance indicates that the original was never performed, there could be evidence of fraud either to you or to Porsche, and they should be made aware of this regardless.
No harm in checking, all you need is your VIN.
I find it interesting from reading posts on this and other Porsche boards, that North east dealers seem to have the most comments about being patronizing, expensive (home of the $1000 oil change!) , and having the most questionable ethics of any group of dealers in the US. I wonder why that is?
No harm in checking, all you need is your VIN.
I find it interesting from reading posts on this and other Porsche boards, that North east dealers seem to have the most comments about being patronizing, expensive (home of the $1000 oil change!) , and having the most questionable ethics of any group of dealers in the US. I wonder why that is?
12-17-2005 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexL.
The dealer feels confident that this car did not have an RMS replaced previously as stated by the previous owner and dealer. He said that it looked as though the seal was the original seal from the factory and that the crankcase had never been opened before.
12-18-2005 | 02:19 AM
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This is true. They should have not charged you for the oil, just the filter, as they are supposed to drain the crankcase for an RMS job.
Are there any honest Porsche Dealers in the North East?
Are there any honest Porsche Dealers in the North East?
01-15-2006 | 03:12 AM
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When was this 4th generation seal put into service? The previous owner had the seal replaced in Feb of this year and I was told it was replaced with the latest "Cayenne" seal. Is there another better one out now?
Cayenne seal ??? I could swear Porsche has put out a notice saying NOT to use the Cayenne seal. The new updated seal for the 996 is NOT the same as the Cayenne seal.
Cayenne seal ??? I could swear Porsche has put out a notice saying NOT to use the Cayenne seal. The new updated seal for the 996 is NOT the same as the Cayenne seal.
01-15-2006 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by AlexL.
I just want to followup.
The RMS was done and the dealer feels very strongly that this is the first time the RMS was done on the car although the previos owner has paperwork form a dealer for a previos RMS job. He feels this is the original seal on the car. Anyway, the car has roughly 1k miles on it and no leaks anywhere and the car is not consuming any oil whatsover and it is running very strong indeed. I am very happy with the car and feel satisfied with this new seal, we shal see i suppose!!!
The RMS was done and the dealer feels very strongly that this is the first time the RMS was done on the car although the previos owner has paperwork form a dealer for a previos RMS job. He feels this is the original seal on the car. Anyway, the car has roughly 1k miles on it and no leaks anywhere and the car is not consuming any oil whatsover and it is running very strong indeed. I am very happy with the car and feel satisfied with this new seal, we shal see i suppose!!!
Originally Posted by Orient Express
One way to confirm or deny your suspicion of potential fraud by the dealer who did the original RMS is to call the Porsche customer care center, and ask for them to start investigation. They have a database of every Porsche car and every service performed on it, especially if it is a warranty claim. They will know exactly what has been done to your car since it was new. If the original claim is not in their files for your car, it was not done, but if there is one, and this second RMS maintenance indicates that the original was never performed, there could be evidence of fraud either to you or to Porsche, and they should be made aware of this regardless.
No harm in checking, all you need is your VIN...
No harm in checking, all you need is your VIN...
Also, did you call Porsche (as Orient Express suggested above) to determine if this is, in fact, the 1st or 2nd RMS replacement?
01-15-2006 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by AlexL.
I just want to followup.
The RMS was done and the dealer feels very strongly that this is the first time the RMS was done on the car although the previos owner has paperwork form a dealer for a previos RMS job. He feels this is the original seal on the car. Anyway, the car has roughly 1k miles on it and no leaks anywhere and the car is not consuming any oil whatsover and it is running very strong indeed. I am very happy with the car and feel satisfied with this new seal, we shal see i suppose!!!
The RMS was done and the dealer feels very strongly that this is the first time the RMS was done on the car although the previos owner has paperwork form a dealer for a previos RMS job. He feels this is the original seal on the car. Anyway, the car has roughly 1k miles on it and no leaks anywhere and the car is not consuming any oil whatsover and it is running very strong indeed. I am very happy with the car and feel satisfied with this new seal, we shal see i suppose!!!
01-15-2006 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexL.
Here are some pix of the leak, hard to describe accurately this should help I hope....
Any input would be greatly appreciated. I am not very happy because if this is a RMS leak I know this can only decrease the value of my car and I've owned it 5 days!!!! I am particularly anoyed that this issue was not found in the PPI especially after I specifically told them to look for it! Also, I am not sure I am being told the exact truth about the history of the car, it sure seems odd that it would leak in my garage only?
I think I am protected and can actually return the car to a private owner after a certain amount of days and get money back no? I dont know the laws exactly but I have been told that before. Would you be thinking this way also or do you think its no big deal?
Any input would be greatly appreciated. I am not very happy because if this is a RMS leak I know this can only decrease the value of my car and I've owned it 5 days!!!! I am particularly anoyed that this issue was not found in the PPI especially after I specifically told them to look for it! Also, I am not sure I am being told the exact truth about the history of the car, it sure seems odd that it would leak in my garage only?
I think I am protected and can actually return the car to a private owner after a certain amount of days and get money back no? I dont know the laws exactly but I have been told that before. Would you be thinking this way also or do you think its no big deal?
Those pictures, I THINK, is exactly where the engine mates with the transmission. That is where the RMS is. Hope you got it fixed by now and get it back on the road.
