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It has a been a while since I last posted. In any case, for all you current and future Porsche owners. I have five vehicles, three of which are Porsche's. A 996 2002 C4 Conv, 2006 Cayenne Turbo and a 2007 997S Conv. My 996 has had past issues with oil leaks, not much in volume but a concern nevertheless especially because of RMS issues. About a year and a half ago I noticed, for the first time, a few drops of oil on the floor of my garage and brought the car to the dealer. They replaced the RMS at my cost, about $1800.00. Six months later, again the same oil leak, again the dealer replaced the RMS this time at their cost. Four months ago, again I noticed drops of oil and promptly brought the car back. This is where the story gets very interesting. The dealership calls me and tells me that it's not a RMS problem but a problem in the casting of the metal and thus the engine is unable to be sealed 100%. The solution, a brand new engine courtesy of Porsche. Keep in mind, the car is out of warranty and has 45k miles. You can imagine my delightful surprise. The only thing I have to pay is 25% of the dealer cost of the engine. Yesterday I receive another call and the dealer tells me he has great news and possibly not so great news. Let's start with the great news, they uncrated the engine and lo and behold they discovered a 3.8 high output engine. Clearly, not the original 996 but an engine for the 997S! The mechanic is convinced its an x51. I am not so sure but in any case the worst case scenario I have a 355 hp engine vs the original 320 hp. The bad news, he recommended I replace the original clutch with a stronger unit to withstand the increased power. Let me tell you, this is not bad news for me since I can appreciate the cost of an additional $900.00 for the parts, labor N/C since the unit is already disassembled and thus re-assembly of the clutch is part of the engine work. I must admit, when I finally digested the news I began to have doubts about my good fortune and thus decided to drive, unannounced, the 320 miles round trip to verify with my own eyes. Sure enough, I get to the dealership and there are the two engines, practically, side by side. My fears and doubts are quickly put to rest. Funny, these past couple of months I have entertained the thought of adding an F430 to my family, but I can without a doubt state that this thought has been completely eliminated from my mind and thus a 911 Turbo is the works. What can I say, Porsche,in my opinion, is in a class of its own. Thank You Porsche! I will keep this forum posted. 
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Replying to: 911nut (Nov 22, 2008 5:19 pm)
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Replying to: madmanmoo (Nov 24, 2008 6:26 am)
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Replying to: 911nut (Nov 24, 2008 7:46 am) |
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| I have always enjoyed allowing interested friends to drive my '06 911S ( with me in the passenger seat). Last summer I handed the keys to a 'car guy' friend and off we went . As it was a nice day, we had the roof down. He behaved himself during the first part of the ride as we enjoyed a winding rural road. We entered the Interstate to return to my house a couple of exits away. He ran my car to red line in the first few gears as I became alarmed at the rapidly approaching truck in our lane. I glanced over at the speedo and we were past 140 mph! A car was passing the truck ahead . I yelled to slow down but he continued to gain speed and squeezed between the two vehicles just before the car ahead passed the semi.( he called it a Mario Andretti sling shot pass ) I now was screaming to slow down. He grinned at me with a demonic smile saying the car still had plenty left in it. He gradually slowed down to 100mph and thankfully came quickly to our exit. He thought the whole thing was funny. I wasn't amused. He scared the s... out of me. I now think twice who gets my keys. | |
My name is Laszlo Schmidt, my uncle Schmidt the hardest working engineer at Porsche, was overshadowed by Ferdinand. His greatest creation they did not let him acknowledge, or have, so he arranged I should get it into the USA. As I knew there were 3 made, and only a true engineer can fathom what the venturi effect, velocity stacks, unlimited gas, 24v spark, euro gears, 1840 lb weight, same bore as todays cars, but shorter stroke and high RPMs are truly capable of. Fuel injection and smog doomed this cars production, performance doomed its existence. I am getting old, the car has been sitting with 39,000 km on the OD, but bad belly rust prohibits any quick solutions. Porsche says it does not exist, which is what they said in 72, because this car can and has beaten the pants off of any RSR Carrera or ST/GT made. This is no hoax! I need help authenticating this car. I have been E mailing anyone I can for help, with no success. I have the COA all #s match, I am the 2nd owner, the motor is just as my Uncle made it in Stuttgart. Please check this same title at my space, or Weber Porsche for Pics. PLEASE HELP!
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Replying to: laszlos (Jan 02, 2009 1:29 am) Your uncle, the hardest working engineer at Porsche, was understandably overshadowed by Ferdinand. He built an incredible car and Porsche denies its existence. 3 made, of which you have 1. You're old. You want to authenticate its existence. Hrm.... At what point are you going to ask for my social security number and banking information? |
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I just picked up a 911, 2007 with 4000 miles. I'm having trouble about 40 % of the time shifting into second. Feels like it's not syncing and I get that small grinding feel. Is this common, am I doing something wrong or do I need to bring it in to get it readjusted?
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