Poll: RMS and Engine problem questionaire - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

MNBoxster · 01-25-2006, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MikenOH

Please answer yes or no to the following questions related to RMS and engine failure. Please include particular information in your response regarding the year, mileage, model, whether the car was purchased new or used, transmission type, driving style and adherence to scheduled maintenance and break-in recommendations. Thanks for participating. (hope this appears as intended)

Have you experienced a RMS leak? (yes/no)
Have you experienced mutiple RMS leaks (yes/no)
Have you experienced an engine failure (yes/no)

Mike,

I think you're on to a good thing. And, without over-complicating things, a suggestion: To make the Data meaningful, consider expanding your poll to at least include:

Current Mileage

Mileage at time of RMS Failure

Bought New?

Bought Used?
(Mine was used - RMS @4k mi., but if I had not been persistent, I would have never known - the Dealership did not want to release that info to me, fairly common Dealer Practice from several reports I've seen. So someone could have a used vehicle with replaced RMS and not know it.

Do you Track or DE your Car?

Is All Maintenance performed in a timely manner?

What is your Normal Oil Change Interval?

What Mods have you done?

Without some additional information to qualify the RMS leak(s), you could be hearing from people who's RMS Failure is due to Abuse, Neglect or Extreme Use, which of course can't be specifically pinned on Faulty Design or Manufacture.

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

MikenOH · 01-25-2006, 06:10 PM

I'm just not sure how I would have worked it into the poll format that this board provides. Maybe somebody smarter than me can figure it out.
What I do hope to get is a handle from those who frequent the board on the stats of leaks and at least compare those to a poll I did in our PCA club last year with 29 respondent.

xclusivecar · 01-25-2006, 07:04 PM

On the PPBB.com board they had a poster (LorenS?) who had asked everyone to participate in a survey regarding RMS and other problems. This was several months ago and I believe he is still compiling the data. He was doing this in his spare time and this is why it was taking so long. The outcome should be interesting if nothing else. I believe he had well over 250 surveys sent to him and the data compiled would be based off these. He is a stats guy and had some type of software that would paint a picture of problems compared to driving habits, mileage, etc...

Brucelee · 01-25-2006, 07:25 PM

I just "stuck:" this thread so it stays on top of the pile!

gRed04 · 01-26-2006, 06:26 AM

Hi Bruce,

Good idea with this.

How are we going to allow for someone who votes no and then gets a leak?

Brucelee · 01-26-2006, 07:15 AM

Don't know. I doubt we can get TOO scientific given the structure of the board's technology.

Have you tried voting twice? It may allow it.

RandallNeighbour · 01-26-2006, 07:19 AM

I think we should find a stat guy who can help us develop a true scientifically accurate poll about the RMS issue and post that poll online and email every single boxster owner we know to get them to go and take it.

This would stand up in court if the polling party would be willing to supply their name, address and VIN number as well as other stuff mentioned earlier in this thread.

just_me · 01-02-2007, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xclusivecar

On the PPBB.com board they had a poster (LorenS?) who had asked everyone to participate in a survey regarding RMS and other problems. This was several months ago and I believe he is still compiling the data. He was doing this in his spare time and this is why it was taking so long. The outcome should be interesting if nothing else. I believe he had well over 250 surveys sent to him and the data compiled would be based off these. He is a stats guy and had some type of software that would paint a picture of problems compared to driving habits, mileage, etc...

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Rondog · 01-08-2007, 10:33 PM

dealer informed me while performing 20M service (yes i was early) that there is a rms leak--- i never saw any sign of it ---all covered by warranty so i imagine they are telling the truth....

should anything else be done while that is being fixed?!?!?!

RD

RandallNeighbour · 01-09-2007, 09:13 AM

Ask them to inspect the clutch... if you've been real hard on it, now's the time to swap it out as the labor will be free.

Problem is that they will not let you supply your own parts and they're gonna rip your head off at the ankles for a clutch.