Just wondering

[fakafer]

Hi guys im just wondering what are the symtoms if your 996 engine is about to give up? my car has 42tkms on it already. and what do you guys mean bout the RMS leak? whats RMS? thnx got a liitle worried bout the engine failures :unsure:

[CosmosC4S]

RMS=Rear Main Seal

Common problem but not that big of a deal that your car's disabled or anything like that.

Oil leaks or rather drips very slowly. I've heard of instances where the RMS or Intermediate Seal issues do end up needing a new engine.

Do a search to get more information.

As far as engine failure...most of the ones that I've heard of from the forums,

they all seem to just happen. Either there's this noise of "beans in a can" from the engine then it stalls,

Or there's oil in coolant, etc. Others more experienced in this might be able to chime in.

Edited May 20, 2007 by CosmosC4S

[jmj996]

The only way to potentially anticipate the 'oil in the coolant' problem is to find out if any of the cylinder sleeves were replaced, but that would be very difficult. From what I have read, this is the main culprit behind failing cylinder walls. This was done on some blocks that were received out-of-spec to make them 'suitable' for use. I have not experienced an engine failure, but I have 45k on my 99 996 and worry about the same thing. I wish I had read about the cylinder sleeve replacement problem before I had my cam covers reinstalled early last year (to fix a major oil leak). With the cam covers removed, they might have been able to tell me if any replacement cylinder sleeves had been installed.

Edited May 22, 2007 by John Jones