As a few of you may remember I picked up a 1997 993 Carrera S (2) a few weeks ago which I am pleased with. I had Porsche Edinburgh PPI it for me and the things that were found were expected (except for rear spoiler curtain)....
The front stut mounts were split, driver side shock weaping and this caused a rattle/knocking at slow speed. I have just dropped the car at JZ this morning to have the above sorted out. The front shock has now exploded which I think was from hitting at high speed an un-signed road surface change without a ramp (Essex A127 Southbound just b4 Raleigh Weir). So they also need replacing and I'm told the front tyres which OPC said were OK (abt 10000mls left) have uneven wear so need replacing. I knew the front wheel/shock setup wasn't perfect so what has to done has to be done. (Geo/alignment etc..)
What the guys a JZ have also advised is that the rear shocks are "semi siezed - fairly common on 993's although not a big problem - won't be perfect handling etc." I have spoken to OPC Edinburgh who advise that they would have spotted this.
Now I'm not saying anything about who is right or wrong or missed stuff etc. That is not the point of this posting but does anyone know about, agree or disagree about this "common 993 rear shock problem."?
I am going to have to leave this "rear shock" stuff till later when I have a 12000 mile service in 2-3 months.
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The front stut mounts were split, driver side shock weaping and this caused a rattle/knocking at slow speed. I have just dropped the car at JZ this morning to have the above sorted out. The front shock has now exploded which I think was from hitting at high speed an un-signed road surface change without a ramp (Essex A127 Southbound just b4 Raleigh Weir). So they also need replacing and I'm told the front tyres which OPC said were OK (abt 10000mls left) have uneven wear so need replacing. I knew the front wheel/shock setup wasn't perfect so what has to done has to be done. (Geo/alignment etc..)
What the guys a JZ have also advised is that the rear shocks are "semi siezed - fairly common on 993's although not a big problem - won't be perfect handling etc." I have spoken to OPC Edinburgh who advise that they would have spotted this.
Now I'm not saying anything about who is right or wrong or missed stuff etc. That is not the point of this posting but does anyone know about, agree or disagree about this "common 993 rear shock problem."?
I am going to have to leave this "rear shock" stuff till later when I have a 12000 mile service in 2-3 months.
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