Turbodan

he's referring to a safety certificate which states under the newest guidelines the car is not allowed to have any leaks. many old porsches leak. hard to prove when leak developed. It is a 20 year old car so no CPO anyways. A private person can sell a cpo car and transfer the warranty once I believe btw.

bcrdukes

Ok, my bad. I thought he meant certified pre-owned (like from a dealership) and not the safety certificate.

Imo000

Not allowed to drip onto the ground while the safety inspection is done. That's it, nothing more. It was weep or have a slight leak but no drip.
If the leak is manageable then just drive the car and don't worry about it. Drive more and worry else.

Cityfisher

After i cleaned the undercarriage with degreaser.
Been 2 days and 2 ..20 min rides. No new oil spots or signs of leak.
who knows, ill try to forget about it for now ans enjoy it for the rest of the year. It drives great!

Turbodan

that is the old criteria. each shop interprets it slightly differently but the new rules created a few years ago (I had some involvement in this)say no oil leaks are allowed. I would have thought you would have better knowledge on this subject

#1SomeGuy

Just thinking...are you sure it's an oil leak? Not AC condensate?

bcrdukes

So does this mean any 986, 996, and possibly every air cooled Porsche is likely to fail the safety inspection?

JTT

I changed my RMS a couple of years ago, with the Porsche newest part. Has held tight...but after sitting this past winter, developed a tiny wet spot (again, no puddle on floor, but a drip forming on housing). I cleaned it up before starting to drive for spring, and it hasn’t leaked again since (about 3000 kms). I think sometimes, sitting is the worst thing that can happen to these cars. I wouldn’t sweat it, if it not puddling.

Cityfisher

after doing some reading.. seems like its very common for these to have a slow leak. Even after changing the RMS /IMS

pfitzsim

For what it's worth my M97 has the odd drip even after RMS replacement. Like others have mentioned this is more common when the car has been sitting, which these days with a lack of places to go, including the office, is more often than not.

Imo000

I'm just telling you what the mechanics that did all the safeties on my cars since the new rules came in told me.

JTT

I changed it while doing the IMS bearing. It had a minor leak before hand too.

triggz82

The rms in my car was replaced twice in 4 years. The second time with an oem seal and there’s no sign of leaking anymore. If it’s the rms and it’s a seep I would just wait until you do an ims replacement and monitor your oil level. Borescope would be really prudent and you should get one done next time you’re in the shop just to have peace of mind. The 3.4 motors are apparently more prone to scoring. If you find bad scoring you have a way bigger problem on hand, but if the motor is running fine with no symptoms of scoring you’re probably in the clear...