"964RS's are like buses" - it's official...
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ORIGINAL: Rich Claridge
To quote Des in a telephone conversation at lunchtime today....
"964RS's are like buses - none for ages then three come along all at once." []
That was the case two years ago this is the biggest drought of reasonably priced 964RS I have ever known........stepped out of a drive in a 997C2S into the RS the other day........then I came alive......[
]SimonExtreme
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Come on Des. We are not Top Gear. Why should the 964RS be a "reasonably priced car"? With all that's going for it, they should be "reasuringly expensive"[
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Built too well on modern chassis BIG DIFFERENCE to older 2.7......these cars will go a long long time before genuine non accident rebuilds are needed. Mechanics other than replaceables i.e Clutch, Rubber, Suspension never never nevr go wrong unless it's a missed gear change! They NEVER LEAK OIL! (Jason you should have spoken to me before Autofarm rebuilt your engine)
The 964RS will be going a lot longer than any new Porsche Kettle......
The 964RS will be going a lot longer than any new Porsche Kettle......
jason
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Presume this is me you mean.....mine certainly needed the work doing to it that was done...it had been previously fettled by ninemeister with some development work on the velocity ram intake system and had the intake stubs replaced with 993 units....lets just say I'm not entirely certain how well it worked[
]Runs like a dream now though with many of the parts and leads replaced...looks like brand new too![
]and as we all know I could afford to spend the money to ensure it was spot on it having been slightly on the cheap side in the first place[8|]
SimonExtreme
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Is this another Des myth[
]My engine leaks oil. 3 different specialists have told me and they all agree where it's from. Although very small, I do have a slight leak from the crank front seal. In addition, I have a very slight leak gearbox leak from the front input shaft seal.
All the specialists agree that it isn't worth doing anything about either leak. They are so slight as to make no real difference but they are there. The engine itself is as good as it gets with the worst cylinder leak testing at 4% and good, proven power output.
What about the LSD? I thought it was extremely common for those to need rebuilding.
ORIGINAL: SimonExtreme
Is this another Des myth[
My engine leaks oil. 3 different specialists have told me and they all agree where it's from. Although very small, I do have a slight leak from the crank front seal. In addition, I have a very slight leak gearbox leak from the front input shaft seal.
All the specialists agree that it isn't worth doing anything about either leak. They are so slight as to make no real difference but they are there. The engine itself is as good as it gets with the worst cylinder leak testing at 4% and good, proven power output.
What about the LSD? I thought it was extremely common for those to need rebuilding.
993RS only Big problem.......
Yes very unusaul Simon, in fact the first I have known, don't think cos it's a RHD!
SimonExtreme
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The car doesn't use any oil so the leak is very small. I have to admit that it could easily be specialists covering them,selves and that the oil marks are old and caused by something else.
WRT the LSD, Autofarm had rebuilt mine with new plates etc before I bought it and I was led to believe that this was needed more than most owners realised
It seems they are very good at oil leaks......[]
B****x about the LSD first one I have heard of on a 964RS as the oil leaks.....
] B****x about the LSD first one I have heard of on a 964RS as the oil leaks.....
SimonExtreme
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GT-One also diagnosed the oil leak. Their words, from their report are " Suspect slight engine oil leaks from crank front seal and running down back of engine". However, as mentioned, it seems that the car doesn't use any oil to speak of and I intend to do a full engine bay clean and we will see if the oil returns.ORIGINAL: carreraboy
It seems they are very good at oil leaks......[
For what it's worth, everybody has advised against doing any work to the engine to correct the situation.
ORIGINAL: SimonExtreme
GT-One also diagnosed the oil leak. Their words, from their report are " Suspect slight engine oil leaks from crank front seal and running down back of engine". However, as mentioned, it seems that the car doesn't use any oil to speak of and I intend to do a full engine bay clean and we will see if the oil returns.ORIGINAL: carreraboy
It seems they are very good at oil leaks......[
For what it's worth, everybody has advised against doing any work to the engine to correct the situation.
Yes even it's an any 911....................
Simon I agree with you and autofarm. Most owners are blisfully unaware that their LSD friction plates offer little or no resistance and perform zero locking. This infact is no different to driving a 964 without an LSD, hence most people are unaware.
I've had several done and when inspecting cars specifically check this. Cost to redo is similar to replacement clutch costs.
I've had several done and when inspecting cars specifically check this. Cost to redo is similar to replacement clutch costs.
Thanks Paul that is certainly news to me, surely you would notice any defect while driving or should be checked picked up in a service?
SimonExtreme
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Regrettably, not. As Paul says, the car doesn't feel "wrong" when the LSD isn't wortking as the diff just works like a normal C2 one. It isn't something that is checked at service and most people (even machanics) would not feel the difference on normal roads.
I was keeping this one a bit quiet as it will make a big difference at Judgement Day with the type of corners we have! However, IMO, most cars with significant mileage will have worn LSD plates.
oceancarrera
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Already making the excuses...[
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