simon levy
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- 11 Aug 2004
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Am I just unlucky or are all Porsche's plagued with problems? I have been through the usual brands, Audi, BMW and Mercedes and finally got the car of my dreams! Now on my second 996, not event 4 years old with less than 30,000 on the clock and it goes back and forth to the garage for one fault or another.
My biggest concern is my gearbox which when cold is very heavy and changing from first to second requires excessive force and at times when you have engaged second, will pop out into neutral on its own accord. Has anyone else encountered anything like this? Having looked at the potential cost of a new gearbox does anyone know what the problem might be (second gear syncro mesh for example), can the gearbox be fixed and if so where?
In addition, i am now gathering a nice pool of oil on my driveway. I have read stories about RMS. Could this be affecting the gearbox or is it another problem to go along with my faulty power steering (see alternative forum discussion) and my newly developed chirping engine which sounds like the starlings have roosted in.
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My biggest concern is my gearbox which when cold is very heavy and changing from first to second requires excessive force and at times when you have engaged second, will pop out into neutral on its own accord. Has anyone else encountered anything like this? Having looked at the potential cost of a new gearbox does anyone know what the problem might be (second gear syncro mesh for example), can the gearbox be fixed and if so where?
In addition, i am now gathering a nice pool of oil on my driveway. I have read stories about RMS. Could this be affecting the gearbox or is it another problem to go along with my faulty power steering (see alternative forum discussion) and my newly developed chirping engine which sounds like the starlings have roosted in.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 44055