JFP,
Needing some advice...
My car is STILL in the shop... going on Week 5 for this fix. The shop owner, who I have a very good relationship with and has done work on my Box for a long time, has a lot of personal issues going on (wife is in hospital)... I called for an update on the status and was told about 2 seals.. a "double lip seal" and a "pump converter seal" that may be the problem. He also mentioned an "O-ring" seal at the differential or something that had no part number and was not available through Porsche or aftermarket. He said he has done that O-ring replacement using a "rebuild kit" on a Cayenne once, but not a Boxster and he honestly doesn't know if that is part of the problem or not, but wanted to mention it as I was having the labor done anyway.
I told him because it is taking so long, I wanted him to replace the 2 seals that ARE available from Porsche, and the updated RMS as well. I decided against updating the IMS for now.
He told me he would have to order the special Porsche tool for replacing this "Double lip seal" and it could take a week or so. Then, another week for actual work once I approve the estimate. So we're looking at another 2 weeks best case scenario....
Does all this sound "kosher"? How much am I actually saving by having my Indy do this work over the stealership?
I miss my car
