Rms Slight Leak

[jdiba]

Steve, sadly they probably don't even know about the IMS issue. When I bought
mine in Jan of 09 it was a CPO. It had a slight oil leak. 3 months after I bought it.
I took it to the dealer and they opened it up and it was the RMS leaking. Which was replaced at no charge.

I didn't even know what the hell an IMS was. So needless to say, I didn't have the
bearing replaced at the time. I know what the IMS is now though. Thanks to this
forum and its members. I'll be doing the upgrade at some point this summer as
my CPO warranty expired 2 months ago. I went out and bought an extended
service contract with Fidelity Warranty services thru the dealer I got my S serviced
at in the mean time. I make monthly payments on the contract. I just hope I don't
have the issue before I get the chance to do the upgrade. I REALLY don't wanna
jump thru hoops with Fidelity if it DID happen before the upgrade gets done !

:ah:

[clickman]

Originally Posted by jdiba

I went out and bought an extended service contract with Fidelity Warranty services. I just hope I don't have the issue before I get the chance to do the upgrade. I REALLY don't wanna jump thru hoops with Fidelity if it DID happen before the upgrade gets done !
:ah:

Gee, I thought the point of a warranty was to make you worry less!

[jdiba]

You hear horror stories about these Service contract companies. I don't think they'd
be too thrilled about having to replace an engine. I just don't have the stomach for
having to do battle over what they're supposed to provide in the 1st place. Maybe
I'm selling them a little short. Lets just say I don't wanna find out, hmm ?

[JFP in PA]

Or they are readers of another forum where the IMS is considered a non problem driven by mass hysteria as the result of hyperbole posted with solely commercial intent….

[iluvboxsters]

I noticed this on my car to, just a few drops once every few months though, not an often occurence. Should this be something to worry about? I'm taking my car in to get the brakes changed along with the temp control and convertibel top maybe I'll ask them to take a look.

[clickman]

Originally Posted by iluvboxsters

I noticed this on my car to, just a few drops once every few months though, not an often occurence. Should this be something to worry about? I'm taking my car in to get the brakes changed along with the temp control and convertibel top maybe I'll ask them to take a look.

The only way to find out is to drop the tranny. So you might as well get the clutch done at the same time you're doing the IMS and RMS. Budget $3-4000 (this is Canada, after all).

PS, if by temperature control you're talking about the whole HVAC controller box in your console, the part alone is around $600 IIRC, from my local stealer. Prob much less from Suncoast, and a real easy DIY replacement. But you'd want to confirm that's the problem first, of course.

[iluvboxsters]

Thanks Norm, I've found the Temp control unit on ebay for about 200, but definitely want to make sure that's the problem. My current clutch has been going strong for 7 years, I don't race it, don't abuse it and only very rarely rev it up. Still works great, I don't anticipate needing to change the clutch anytime soon.

[clickman]

My point is that, if you want to deal with the oil drip issue, you have to drop the tranny. If you're there anyways, it'll likely be worthwhile doing the clutch at the same time.

[Frank M]

Originally Posted by iluvboxsters

My current clutch has been going strong for 7 years, I don't race it, don't abuse it and only very rarely rev it up. Still works great, I don't anticipate needing to change the clutch anytime soon.

You can always just replace the disk. They are a wear item.
And the labor is FREE!!

[clickman]

Originally Posted by iluvboxsters

My current clutch has been going strong for 7 years, I don't race it, don't abuse it and only very rarely rev it up.

You'll find a number of people that say that taking it easy on these engines is the worst thing you can do (e.g. poorer oil circulation). Your choice at the end of the day, but I say if you've got it, why not use it?