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Oil Leaks
Need some advice......
I bought my first Porsche a 1971 911E. (love the car) I knew that it had some oil leaks and am will to pay some $$$ to get them fixed. (without rebuilding the engine) I did some research and brought it to a very well respected Porsche shop. They went over the car and listed a few obvious places were it is leaking from. (Oil return tubes, valve covers, main seal, etc!) But the good news is they have assured me the engine and car are in nice shape. They are going to drop the engine a start fixing the leaks. My questions is....... Since they are dropping the engine to fix the leaks, I want the shop to fix areas that will potentially leak in future. I understand that some of these parts or seals are inexpensive. (They are just a pain unless you drop the engine) For example - The oil pressure switch is a $10 part that has a tendancy to fail. My feeling is that the shop will take care of these things, but I want to make sure. Can you fellow Porsche owners make some suggestions on parts or seals that will have a tendency to leak in the future that I should replace now? Thanks! Gavin |
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05-12-2005, 04:13 PM
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Maybe seal at distributor, too.
Sounds like a nice car. Doug
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05-12-2005, 04:40 PM
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Tensioner oil lines.
Thermostat O ring Pressure switch Breather gasket Get Wayne's 101 projects. Worth the $20 and you'll lear that you can do a lot of this work yourself.
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05-12-2005, 05:46 PM
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If you still have the MFI system replace the seal on the cam that drives the MFI pump, it's a pain with the engine in, and easy with it out, that was my main leak until the rocker arm broke.
Also you need to do a couple of other things... 1) post a picture of your car  2) register it on http://www.911e.org Britt |
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05-12-2005, 06:37 PM
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Thanks for the help guys! These are the suggestions I was looking for.
Britt - Yes, I have just discovered the 911E owner's group. Hopefully I'll have my car back this week and I'll take a new picture of it and join the group. I just joined PCA and need to join the Northern NJ group. Thanks! Gavin 
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05-13-2005, 04:57 AM
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think about whether you want to clean the engine comp. & replazce the sound pad...
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