Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Porsche engine problem

[Gary Reed (gary]

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I was on a very spirited drive with a 458 Italia in front of me another on my ass... and I did just fine hanging with them on the twisty backroads in my "old man" 550.

 

Gary

 

 

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From: Peter Pless

To: Gary Reed

Cc: 'The FerrariList'

Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 2:22 PM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Porsche engine problem

You made the right choice. A 550 is for old men who no longer wish to enjoy driving.

 

HOWEVERâif youâd considered a convertible mid engine V8 Ferrari and still chose your convertible Porsche, I might have had to question your sanity.

 

Peter

 

From: Ken Veary [mailto:smokestack20 [at] yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 1 October 2013 6:52 AM
To: Peter Pless
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Porsche engine problem

 

Lashdeep, & Bob

 

   RMS   rear main seal

   IMS     intermediate shafts

 

    This stuff has been bantered about on RennList for years.  Best I can sort out is the 996, the first water cooled 911 did have problems with RMS failure causing the IMS to basically grenade the engine.

 

   The 997.1 (2005-2008)  had a beefed up RMS installed (except for some early 2005 cars)  In my mind it was kind of an acknowledgement that the "seal" was under engineered.  The result was far better IMS protection, however there were still reports of some failures.

   The 997.2 cars (2009-2012)  they eliminated the IMS with a new engine design.  Problem solved!

( again, however it's evidence that Porsche was aware of a problem)

 

     I've owned a 997 for 3 years now and I chose it over a 550.  apologies to the F-List.

 So far I'm very happy with the decision.

 

    The 550: hey its a Ferrari!  What's not to like.

     The Porsche: quick, precise... just more fun, top down in the summer doesn't hurt either.

 I chose the Porsche.

 

      Ken,     who still very much likes Ferraris

   

 

From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
To: Ken Veary <smokestack20 [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Porsche engine problem

 

What was the RMS problem?

Rear main seal or something?

 

 

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From: A.J. <newgent2tx [at] gmail.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Porsche engine problem

 

Larry, the IMS failures are what we're talking about.

On Monday, September 30, 2013, Larry T wrote:

Yep.  Porsche replaced a lot of 911 and Boxster engines in the early '00s -  it's a pretty well documented problem.  I had thought my Oil Analysis testing might help but evidently the failure and happen quickly with little or no warning.   The German auto industry had problems in the 90s and are still fighting the results.  Mercedes made cares with paint falling off, wiring that self-destructed and diesel engines that had the #1 cylinder become oval.

With Porsche, there's an additional engine problem with the IMS failures but I can't recall it at the moment --

LarryT

On 9/30/2013 6:50 AM, Clyde Romero wrote:

Have any of you out there been hearing of the Porsche engine problems ?

There was a full page article on it in Autoweek how Porsche has been ducking the issue for 10 yrs !

It's big shit among the dreaded P car guys 

 

Clyde 

Sent from my iPhone

 

 

 

On Sep 29, 2013, at 11:22 AM, "A.J." <newgent2tx [at] gmail.com> wrote:

YES! Back on the list for a few days, and already seeing evidence that cLyde is still the exact same as always! Awesome!

On Sunday, September 29, 2013, Clyde Romero wrote:

Get a fire extinguisher as well!

 

Clyde 

Sent from my iPhone

 

 

 

On Sep 28, 2013, at 1:49 PM, <williamward [at] stonewerx.com> wrote:

Sir-

Iâve a 1978 argento(silver) GTS. Unfortunately, I am further away than youâd like-Montana. I can take pictures and email if you have no better luck. Please let me know if I can be of help, to the best of my knowledge the paint is original. bill

 

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Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 4:16 AM
To: Bill Ward

 

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