997 s RMS failure
Discussion
dickyf said:
following a service, local OPC advised RMS was leaking and would be replaced under warranty. is this failure likely to have resulted in the clutch becoming contaminated with oil and if so can i insist this be replaced. any advice would be appreciated.
thanks
Depends how much it was leaking. Most RMS leaks are very slight, so I wouldn't think you'll get a new clutch out of it under warranty. The only way to be sure is to ask them to let you see the clutch plate once it's taken apart. Even if it's not contaminated, you may as well have it renewed at your own expense if it's done 20k miles on the original clutch.thanks
interestingly, according to porsche it was only a very small number of the early cars reporting the failure and subsequently the seal has been redesigned.
porsche brought it to my attention, not the other way round, presumably they are delighted to undertake the warranty work.
on a seperate note what am i looking for on the clutch to demonstrate contamination? the last clutch i inspected was from a 1275 A series engine or could have been a 1700 crossflow!!
porsche brought it to my attention, not the other way round, presumably they are delighted to undertake the warranty work.
on a seperate note what am i looking for on the clutch to demonstrate contamination? the last clutch i inspected was from a 1275 A series engine or could have been a 1700 crossflow!!
RSJ said:
Dicky
We have already done 5 RMS's ON 997's.
One on a 2006 car with 4000 miles on it.
Had them done under warranty.
On a car with 20,000 miles i would definitely change the clutch as they only do about 25000 to 30000 anyway.
Joel
25000 to 30000 bloody hell whos been driving those cars!! Should be getting a hell of a lot longer out of a clutch than that unless you just abuse your car.We have already done 5 RMS's ON 997's.
One on a 2006 car with 4000 miles on it.
Had them done under warranty.
On a car with 20,000 miles i would definitely change the clutch as they only do about 25000 to 30000 anyway.
Joel
dickyf said:
interestingly, according to porsche it was only a very small number of the early cars reporting the failure and subsequently the seal has been redesigned.
porsche brought it to my attention, not the other way round, presumably they are delighted to undertake the warranty work.
on a seperate note what am i looking for on the clutch to demonstrate contamination? the last clutch i inspected was from a 1275 A series engine or could have been a 1700 crossflow!!
porsche brought it to my attention, not the other way round, presumably they are delighted to undertake the warranty work.
on a seperate note what am i looking for on the clutch to demonstrate contamination? the last clutch i inspected was from a 1275 A series engine or could have been a 1700 crossflow!!
There have been so many redesigns of the seal that your average OPC parts department can't keep up with the multiple part number supercessions that have been issued for them .
TOENHEEL said:
RSJ said:
Dicky
We have already done 5 RMS's ON 997's.
One on a 2006 car with 4000 miles on it.
Had them done under warranty.
On a car with 20,000 miles i would definitely change the clutch as they only do about 25000 to 30000 anyway.
Joel
25000 to 30000 bloody hell whos been driving those cars!! Should be getting a hell of a lot longer out of a clutch than that unless you just abuse your car.We have already done 5 RMS's ON 997's.
One on a 2006 car with 4000 miles on it.
Had them done under warranty.
On a car with 20,000 miles i would definitely change the clutch as they only do about 25000 to 30000 anyway.
Joel
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