2nd Rear Main Seal Problem! Advice please...

[calvani]

Hi Folks,

I replaced the RMS on my '01 Boxster early last year, and I just discovered that it is leaking again (confirmed today at the Porsche HBL dealership in VA).

The initial replacement, which included the new teflon seal was installed by a local shop in Baltimore, but the shop will no longer provide any warranty since it has been more than 1 year....This original fix was completely covered by the WarranTech extended warranty - the local shop labor duration agreed with Warrantech's estimate (a 7 hr job).

After hearing that the Porsche dealership will provide a 2 year warranty on the part/labor, I decided to diagnose/conduct the 2nd RMS repair at the dealership, but it just happens that their labor duration is twice as long (14 hrs!) as what WarrenTech predicts for the job (given the average national quotes etc). Including the $200 deductible, I will have to pay $1100 (plus the oil etc..)! And my WarrenTech extended warranty expires at the end of this month.

Under this scenario, what do you guys recommend? Go with the dealership and at least have a 2 yr warranty (especially since my extended warranty expires in a few days), or once again take it to the local German car shop, pay only the $200 deductible and hope for the best.

It is frankly, quite unfortunate the Porsche has not yet address this problem fairly! I should be given a new engine...! My Boxster has only 42 K miles, and it has been babied all along, with no track time etc. This is way too premature for a Porsche engine, and indicative of a design flaw.

Any suggestions or advice (based on your own experience) would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Humberto-