986 Clutch

[Guest]

Owned my boxster for a few months now( 986, 53 pate, 21000 miles) . Initial prpoblems with gear selector sorted under warranty. Since I first drove It I have been having problems with clutch judder, OPC said they can find nothing wrong. Howvere I have just had an hour stop start driving and really struggling with it.. Its worse on a hill trying to catch the biting point.. Really seems to vibrate through my left leg with a slight wobble thru the steering..

I have also looked underneath at the rear, there appears to be a lot of oil on teh engine just above the exhaust.. None on garage fllor or driveway.. So could this be the start of teh dreaded RMS? If so and I maye be very wrong here but could oil be contaminating the clutch? If so would OPC repleace clutch under the warranty as part of rms?

So sorry for long post but anyone with similiar car have problems with clutch?

Cheers

S

 

[JCB..]

ORIGINAL: sja

Owned my boxster for a few months now( 986, 53 pate, 21000 miles) . Initial prpoblems with gear selector sorted under warranty. Since I first drove It I have been having problems with clutch judder, OPC said they can find nothing wrong. Howvere I have just had an hour stop start driving and really struggling with it.. Its worse on a hill trying to catch the biting point.. Really seems to vibrate through my left leg with a slight wobble thru the steering..

I have also looked underneath at the rear, there appears to be a lot of oil on teh engine just above the exhaust.. None on garage fllor or driveway.. So could this be the start of teh dreaded RMS? If so and I maye be very wrong here but could oil be contaminating the clutch? If so would OPC repleace clutch under the warranty as part of rms?

So sorry for long post but anyone with similiar car have problems with clutch?

Cheers

S

I've had clutch judder several times over the years - nothing too severe but it comes and goes although I haven't had it for ages. My feeling is that humidity/temperature is governing factor.

I don't subscribe to the idea that an RMS leak can cause oil to contaminate the friction surfaces of your clutch. (IMHO).

I'd suspect that the oil on your engine is from a leaking cam cover rather than the RMS.

If it's as bad as you say your OPC must be able to reproduce the problem surely?

JCB..

 

[Guest]

Yes Im going to call today ask ask someone with more knowledge of the model than to take me for a spin. Ask them to try a hill start and just general pottering in traffic, last time I asked them to check I wasn't present in car, if they drive perfectly then I'll hold my hands up and admit I cant drive. .

 

[Mark_Bennett]

If the RMS leak was bad enough to contaminate the clutch - it would certainly be all over the floor as well.

I think I'm responsible for the idea that a badly leaking RMS can contaminate the clutch - as that is what I was told by a Porsche Mechanic. However I have yet to hear of it actually happening.

 

[Guest]

Thats good news. thanks..

 

[THX911]

ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

If the RMS leak was bad enough to contaminate the clutch - it would certainly be all over the floor as well.

I think I'm responsible for the idea that a badly leaking RMS can contaminate the clutch - as that is what I was told by a Porsche Mechanic. However I have yet to hear of it actually happening.

I can confirm that as well, I was told the same by an OPC Mechanic stating that clutch contamination is the worst case of RMS leaks and they check the clutch whenever a car comes in for RMS replacement.

Steve, my car is the exact same MY as yours (986S though) with the exact same mileage and I do not experience any such clutch judders, so there is something wrong... I would be inclined to keep the focus on the RMS when you see the OPC and then the clutch as the last you want is them saying that the clutch wear & tear is not covered under your extended warranty...

 

[chrisbradley]

You should check the small print in your warranty - I recently declined to renew mine when I noticed that it excluded clutch problems - my 04 986S had been back 3 times to OPC for clutch problems in the first 2 years, and I prefer to rely on their 'lack of expertise in fixing it' if I have any further problems - so far OK though !

Chris 04 986 Boxster S Atlas Grey

 

[JCB..]

I can confirm that as well, I was told the same by an OPC Mechanic stating that clutch contamination is the worst case of RMS leaks and they check the clutch whenever a car comes in for RMS replacement.

It would be very difficult not to inspect the clutch when doing the RMS. They replaced my flywheel when mine was done as some of the rubber between the masses was cracking!

It's easy to come across as being cynical but these guys are safe in the knowledge that either Porsche UK will pick up the tab under warranty or the punter will.