996 vs. 997 M96
You can get into much bigger tickets if you wait long enough.
05-30-2007, 05:20 PM
#18
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Originally Posted by GSIRM3
Huh? Are you OK?
05-30-2007, 05:32 PM
#19
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Originally Posted by 02 Carrera
That doesn't mean there aren't others out there that are. The 01-02' M3's really are a ticking timebomb. BMW designed an oiling system tht starves those engines at high rpms. They admitted and fixed the problem in 03'. Unfortunately, with an older can that has not had the issue corrected and is driven hard is just rolling the dice everytime on it blowing.
05-30-2007, 05:38 PM
#20
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Originally Posted by Steven C.
I have dropped multiples of 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 to that, many times over the years. Remember, if it was a Ferrari it would cost even more
Do you guys really find it acceptable that Porsche's had so many tries at obliterating the RMS issue, yet to this day in 2007 they still remains instances of this stupid seal leaking?
It's complete BS.
Last edited by Benjamin Choi; 05-30-2007 at 05:54 PM.
05-30-2007, 05:39 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by Steven C.
Yes An RMS replace is about $1,200 After 22 years of driving Porsches I would say that is cheap to get out of the stealer with. I have dropped multiples of 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 to that, many times over the years. Remember, if it was a Ferrari it would cost even more
05-30-2007, 06:07 PM
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The RMS is one small problem I do not consider an engine failure.
Intermediate shaft failure, oil/coolant intermix, metal shavings in the oil, etc. All of these warrant a new engine, thus "engine replacement", and what I mean by engine failure. So if the consensus is that the 997 tweaks fixed this, did Porsche somehow get lucky in fixing it, or did they know how? That's sort of what I was getting at originally.
Intermediate shaft failure, oil/coolant intermix, metal shavings in the oil, etc. All of these warrant a new engine, thus "engine replacement", and what I mean by engine failure. So if the consensus is that the 997 tweaks fixed this, did Porsche somehow get lucky in fixing it, or did they know how? That's sort of what I was getting at originally.
