Exactly right….I was too old for a 550 before they were released. I’ve driven one on the road and the track. They’re a great alternative to a Jaguar or Mercedes. From: David [mailto:david [at] tynerroberts.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 1 October 2013 9:03 AM
To: Peter Pless
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Porsche engine problem He’s already sold it and bought an ML370 The 550 was too hard to climb out of J
From: Erik Nielsen [mailto:judge4re [at] gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 3:49 PM
To: David
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Porsche engine problem So, did you buy yours yet?
Sent from my iPad You made the right choice. A 550 is for old men who no longer wish to enjoy driving. HOWEVER…if you’d considered a convertible mid engine V8 Ferrari and still chose your convertible Porsche, I might have had to question your sanity. Peter 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. Ken, who still very much likes Ferraris What was the RMS problem?
Rear main seal or something? 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 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
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