Another RMS - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Brucelee · 01-12-2006, 01:35 PM

If memory serves, they have been making this engine since 1997. To keep having these kinds of DESIGN issues is really appalling, at least to me it is.

BadBoyS · 01-12-2006, 02:30 PM

IIRC, the Dealers offer a 2-year, 24k mi. warranty on the new RMS. I have a friend with an '04 S who had a Catastrophic RMS Failure at 7k mi. - walked out to his Garage one morning to find 10 qts. Mobil 1 all over the floor - cost $2000+ for EPA certified HazMat clean-up!

Now thats some serious jack to clean up some oil on the old garage floor. Usually some spedi-dry or cat litter and a garbage can is all you would need. You must have some strict epa rules ya

RandallNeighbour · 01-12-2006, 03:10 PM

Where's my stinkin' soap box? Must I start ranting again about the RMS issue and Porsche's willfull neglect to spend the money to fix it once and for all?

I think not. I'm in a good mood and I shall not allow myself to ruin my perfectly good mood this evening. :dance:

MNBoxster · 01-12-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BadBoyS

IIRC, the Dealers offer a 2-year, 24k mi. warranty on the new RMS. I have a friend with an '04 S who had a Catastrophic RMS Failure at 7k mi. - walked out to his Garage one morning to find 10 qts. Mobil 1 all over the floor - cost $2000+ for EPA certified HazMat clean-up!

Now thats some serious jack to clean up some oil on the old garage floor. Usually some spedi-dry or cat litter and a garbage can is all you would need. You must have some strict epa rules ya

Hi,

My buddy lives in the Country - Custom Built Home literally in the Middle of a Cornfield (which he owns and leases out to a local Farmer) - Quite Nice actually. Anyway, this guy is 50 years old and has NEVER sold a Car - he actually has EVERY Car he's ever owned including a '70 Mustang Convertible, '71 Lincoln Mark IV, '62 Cadillac Hearse, '46 Studebaker Pichup, '95 Lincoln Mark VIII, '84 Lotus Turbo Esprit, '03 Chevy Silverado Pickup, '04 Lotus Elise, '04 Boxster S, '05 Lexus 300(?). He's also had Company Cars for many years and these do get recycled.

He had just built a 25 Car Steel Building on his property to house them all (+ some Winter Storage for some Friends

)- Heat, A/C, Office, Full Bath, Lift, Ceiling Hoist, Grease Pit, even a Wash Stall.

This Building was only 6 mos. old when the Leak happened and he wanted the Spill cleaned up right (bit of an environmentalist), so he called one of those Clean-Up Companies (like ServiceMaster) and they insisted that the Spill be cleaned to EPA Standards - Motor Oil is categorized as a HazMat. Since he had essentially reported it, he had no choice, plus the fact that from the get-go he intended that someone other than he (Dealer, PCNA, or PAG) foot the Bill. That much Oil would likely cost at least $500 worth of KittyLitter anyway...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

98Boxster98 · 01-12-2006, 03:52 PM

RMS and intermediate shaft failure. Sigh. It's what make the Boxster the car I hate to love. :ah:

rbennett · 01-12-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BadBoyS

IIRC, the Dealers offer a 2-year, 24k mi. warranty on the new RMS.

Does that include labor also??

If so, Porsche replaced a rear wheel bearing a while back, cant remeber the exact length of the warranty, but I beleive it was 2yr 50k miles on the bearing. I forgot to ask if this included labor, cause I think the bearing is howling again!

Adam · 01-12-2006, 07:31 PM

My 2003 S has 15k too. No RMS failure though. Knockity knock..

70Sixter · 01-13-2006, 05:22 AM

We old guys went thru this with with the notorious chain tensioners that failed with disasterous consequences if you were at high rpm. Can't remember when Porsche finally fixed the problem with additional lubrication, but seems like in the 80s.

I haven't done the fix yet, but know the dreaded rattling sound that normally precedes the complete failure.

Don't mean to hijack this thread.

dkriebel · 01-13-2006, 01:41 PM

Had rms replaced, asked for 4 year warranty, they said sorry Charlie you get the remainder of original. If seal ever goes again I can petition porsche for syampathy repair, which service man said they woud honor,. hope I won't need it!

Ronzi · 01-13-2006, 03:11 PM

Ref. RMS & intermediate shaft failure.
Can't say that I have heard of a similar case of catastrophic failure, in which the failure mode was sitting in the garage at night, (presumably) not even running.
If that happens to you, MNBoxster, you can at least fall back on your Lotus.
Now THERE'S a marque with an impeccable reputation for reliability.