Oil leak...

[Bob O]

I'd like to know that dealer too. Since I'm also from Missouri I might have a vested interest in knowing who NOT to go to! Of course, if you're in the KC area it will be obvious, since there is only one dealer in town. And if you ARE in KC , which indie did you go to,,,,always looking for a good one.

And Ray...I had a similar issue with my 01 a couple of years back. Fortunately for me it turned out to be a leaking valve cover gasket, so no big deal. Hopefully yours will be as simple a fix. If it's something worse, take Jake's advise and get it looked at asap and hopefully you can save the engine.

Bob

[Ray]

Well ... RMS failing... tomorrow starts a new IMS bearing, clutch, and updated RMS seal. Peace of mind is worth it. IMA Motorsports of Chantilly, VA is performing the work. I'll keep you updated. Looks like I get a chance to meet Charles Navarro from LN Engineering this Saturday as he will be at IMA Motorsports.

Will keep you all updated, thanks for advice,

Ray

Replacement engine, 34k miles, Body, 42k miles

[tonycarreon]

and a few people from this board...

maybe this board should have t-shirts or hats, or maybe lapel pins...

[johnsimion]

Originally Posted by Bob O

I'd like to know that dealer too. Since I'm also from Missouri I might have a vested interest in knowing who NOT to go to! Of course, if you're in the KC area it will be obvious, since there is only one dealer in town. And if you ARE in KC , which indie did you go to,,,,always looking for a good one.

And Ray...I had a similar issue with my 01 a couple of years back. Fortunately for me it turned out to be a leaking valve cover gasket, so no big deal. Hopefully yours will be as simple a fix. If it's something worse, take Jake's advise and get it looked at asap and hopefully you can save the engine.

Bob

Yeah, well, I'm living in the KC area so there's your answer. I'm using BHR Racing as my indie. Really it's just Aaron Holstrom because he basically is a one-man shop. He's a really nice guy, very knowledgable, and explains and shows you things without making you feel like an idiot.

Funny thing about the cosmoline. I had a 99 Boxster that I owned for only 6 months before trading it in for the Cayman. I thought the Boxster wheels had rust on them. After I learned how to clean the cosmoline from the Cayman, I realized that the "rust" on the Boxster wheels was actually cosmoline. Yes, the Boxster came from the same dealer. If you can imagine that the cosmoline stayed on those wheels for almost 10 years and neither the dealer nor the previous owner knew or cared enough to remove it.

[Bob O]

"Yeah, well, I'm living in the KC area so there's your answer. I'm using BHR Racing as my indie. Really it's just Aaron Holstrom because he basically is a one-man shop. He's a really nice guy, very knowledgable, and explains and shows you things without making you feel like an idiot."

Thanks for the info. That's pretty amazing about the cosmoline. Geting a new car ready for delivery isn't rocket science and cleaning it up should be old hat to them. And even more unbeliveable about the oil! holy cow.

I've been to that dealer several times, mostly for alignments when they were on "sale" and just before a DE, but haven't needed much other service from a dealer, thank goodness. I had heard that their service department improved significantly over the past several years, but I guess not. Of course, maybe getting the car ready for delivery doesn't fall on the service department? But that doesn't explain the oil issue.

I've also used Bob Hinson a couple of times. They seem to do good work but dammmmmm they're expensive! Or were. For example, they wanted over $220 to dismount, mount and balance four new tires about three years ago. (Standard balance, not road force balance since they didn't have the machine). But they get high marks on service from folks I've talked to about them.

Bob