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RC said:
I'm still waiting to hear about an OFFICIALLY confirmed RMS issue on the 997 Carrera S engine (M97). So far, nobody was able to put convincing facts on the table, just speculations, gossip, rumours which have travelled from one person to another and so on.




oh sure, just deny it. if your mind can handle the truth, why don't you just put this poor bastard thru your little vin interigation routine and "confirm: it - he even included his e-mail:

My car (launch 997s) now has just over 7,150 miles on it and I took it to my dealer this morning to have the oil changed. I also asked them to take a look at everything else to make sure there were no problems. In the process of doing that, the mechanic spotted slight RMS leak. The necessary parts are on order now and the dealer is going to fix it ASAP early next week. Of course, I grilled my service advisor about the situation, explaining it was unacceptable and they said they are going to take care of it. He said they frequently fixed this same problem on base 996s (as I knew) but he explained that they key was fixing it early on. He said some customers with out-of-warranty 996s or Boxters would be told about an RMS problem but would not fix it due to the price (about 10 labor hours), which only compounded problems for such owners later down the road. Based on the experiences the rest of you have had (and what you have read), it would be good to develop a consensus about how "serious" this problem really is, given the launch of a new generation of 911s by Porsche.

This, of course, raises another issue. I definitely will NOT keep this car outside of warranty.
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