Loren

Well... at some point the oil starts to fling onto the clutch disk and pressure plate - this will start to cause slippage and the clutch disk will be ruined. If the slip is too much then the pressure plate starts to overheat and that can be damaged it too.

Then there is always the chance that the seal blows out completely (I heard of a couple of instances of this) and all of your oil is dumped on the ground in about 30 seconds - usually meaning a new engine.

Sounds like a pretty big risk to me.

Yes, those will fit any MY01 or older Carrera/GT3.

I just noticed several oil spots under the rear of my 99' 996 C2, toward the right side of the motor.  Is this where the rms leak normally reveals itself?

Dean

Not usually. Look for a spot right in the center where the engine and transmission meet.

Some more pictures.  In the second picture you can see the old and new style seal for the intermediate shaft.  The new style seal will not fit on the old intermediate shaft cover, as you can see the seal is wider than the old black O-ring style seal.  So to get the new style seal you have to replace the cover.  Jeff

Do you have the part number for the new style INS seal?

996 105 171 56 New style tooth-type chain

996 105 171 55 Old style roller-type chain - no longer available

996 105 901 01 New style intermediate shaft with bearing cover. Includes 996 105 017 01

996 105 015 63 Old style intermediate shaft - no longer available

996 102 011 56 New style crankshaft

996 102 011 57 Old style crankshaft - no longer available

996 105 180 55 New style chain tensioner

996 105 180 54 Old style chain tensioner - still available

996 105 017 01 New intermediate shaft-bearing flange with sealing ring

Old style bearing flange - not available as individual part

999 707 391 40 Old style O-ring - no longer available

the camshaft adjustment clerared itself

The you can hope it doesn't come back.

the sump issue it the gasket leaking apparently an easy fix

The sump is sealed with Drei Bond silicone type 1209 (000 043 203 7). So, all the oil must be drained and both the sump cover and mating surface needs to be cleaned and new silicone sealer applied.

Engine coil packs cracked - how important is it to fix these?

If a cracked coil gets wet (and these are next to the tires) then it will short and cause misfires.

If you do not want to fix these things then sell the car "as is" - if your local laws allow that.

If they fixed it before most service centers have a warranty on "their" work.

You've got a PM...

I would say doubtful... my car has had all those leaks (except for the sump) fixed under warranty and they are all known issues (again, except for the sump).

In the Porsche parts catalog there are separate section(s) for seats. There is a section for seats for 1985 - 1998 944/968/911/928 and there is another section for 1997 on 986/996/Cayenne/987/997. I had a look and almost all of the 996 seat parts are 996 numbers so something obviously changed from the 993.

Will they fit? I doubt you will know unless you try - all parts list indications say no. You might try Brey-Krause or Recaro (seats) or Sparco (seats). They might know for sure.

What supplement and date is on the bottom of that section (15 23 19) of your manual? Mine is Supplement 71, 2002 and it states to turn the engine to TDC. I think you release the chain tensioners so that the intermediate shaft isn't pulled to one side when you release it. Maybe Jeff can ask Peter if they have another method at his shop.

Headlight washers on Halogen lights

I still like the SO3's for wear and handling. They might be a little noisier than the P Zero or Conti's but so far they are meeting my expectations.

I also liked them well enough to put a set on my Mercedes CLK55 AMG. They are much better than the Michelin Pilot Sports in the rain.

OMG... no "N" rating! ;)

The specs on these tires exceed the specs on the N rated tires - Porsche just hasn't tested and approved them.

Likely, best to do this in person (IMHO) and getting angry or threats will likely not work. If you have a history of doing business with them or have had numerous problems with your car in the past they may feel they want to keep your future business and offer to "goodwill" some of the work. Or... you might convince them to take it as a trade? Then they would do repairs at their cost with the hope of selling the car for more money. Good Luck!

There should be a sticker on the drivers door that has the actual month and year of manufacture.

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Considering a the lowest priced Porsche is around $50,000 and highest priced around $400,000, a single set of Carrera service manuals are $2091.10 - perhaps a $25 (or more) donation to RennTech.org is good investment?

Depends on if you can get any of the work done as goodwill. The RMS, Hall sensor, and intermediate shaft are all TSB issues that would have been done under warranty at one time.

You didn't say how many miles on the car. So, if they fix all the items under warranty/goodwill then you might be ok. Otherwise, IMHO - I would pass.

Code 174 camshaft adjustment bank (cleared) -- Most likely a bad Hall sensor on one of the camshafts.

Play in N/S/R drop link -- worn bushings, but makes wonder about other suspension wear.

Rear main oil seal leaking -- needs to be fixed.

Intermediate shaft flange leaking -- needs to be fixed with RMS.

Sump leaking oil -- only seen this once before - is there a crack or damage?

Engine coil packs cracked -- Usually don't crack on their own. Perhaps they were over-tightened?

Engine oil leak (bank 4-6) requires further investigation -- most likely a cam cover.

Slight leak from cylinder head 1-3 (requires further investigation) -- same thing most likely a cam cover.

Front screen=windscreen?

Depending on when you car was made there was an change to the seal around the front windscreen. There were also a number of fixes for noises in the dashboard.

Having shown this pic to my service guy it appears that my leak is coming from the small intermediate shaft orientation bolt that is in the middle of the 3 flange bolts, he is going to change the whole cover.

How does that sound?  Any suggestions?

The seal and cover can be changed (more easily) if your engine has the newer style. The earlier bolts are known to leak (see Tool Pants post above) so he should check closely to see if the seal is actually leaking - could be just the bolts.

Have a look at TSB 10/03 9110 Porsche Communication Management 2 - PCM2 (dated 05-25-04) -- Installing new generation PCM2. Only for vehicles with CD radio CDR23. You will need the correct trim pieces to match your car and you will need to have it turned on with a PST2 or PIWIS tester.

Loren, does that mean you can retrofit the Most bus into the '04 GT3 ?

Gert,

I haven't tried this yet but the TSB imples that it isn't a problem. The TSB says: "Vehicle Type: 911 Carrera (996) / 911 Targa (996) / 911 GT3 (996)

Model Year: As of '03 (3)"

It never talks about connection of any waveguide components and says in step 8.4 (using a PST2) "Code the PCM2 according to vehicle type, versions, country-specific tuner settings and MOST switch."

Very nice!

You'll have to come up to one of work on cars days... we haven't taken apart a 997S yet ;) ;)

I am looking for the IMS new housing number and seal number along with any info on removing and installing the INS.

There was a change made to the IMS seal, crankshaft gear, flange and chain in Sept 2000 production. Some of the old parts are not available anymore and you can't mix most of the parts. This is covered in detail in TSB 10/00 1551 New Drive Chain and Seal for Intermediate Shaft (dated 11-10-00). R&R the seal (if you have the right parts) also requires several special tools. IMHO... unless you have the TSB, tools and workshop manual - you may not want to tackle this.

A - Toothed segment with hexagon-head bolt M 12 x 50 No. 9538/1

B - Socket wrench No. 9110

C - Retaining device No. 9642

Have a look at TSB 10/03 9110 Porsche Communication Management 2 - PCM2 (dated 05-25-04) -- Installing new generation PCM2. Only for vehicles with CD radio CDR23. You will need the correct trim pieces to match your car and you will need to have it turned on with a PST2 or PIWIS tester.

Updated GT3 (mk1)/GT3 (mk2)/GT3 RS specs:

Height:

911 GT3 M002 = road version and 911 GT3 M003 = Club Sport version are the same as far as adjustment is concerned.

The GT3 - from model year 2004, is also offered in USA. The values listed are valid for RoW and USA.

The GT3 RS (as of model year 2004) is not offered in the USA (August 2003 version).

Alignment:

Updated C4S alignment and height values:

Height -- The 911 Carrera 4S, up to model year 2004, is delivered with just one running gear tuning. As of model year 2004, the X73 running gear (20 mm lower) is available as an option.

Alignment:

...Scouser has a MY99 which does not have PSM - it has Traction Control. Not quite the same.