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Further failure characteristics and data received this week from a much larger sample of reputable technicians and owners shows the situation details further, and provides us with a little better understanding of just what cars are at risk and some causes.

1. Approximately less than 1% of 1999-2004 3.4 and 3.6L Porsches have had this type of failure, but this only means that 99% likely maintain their vehicle and oil properly, do not abuse it beyond it's limits, and/or keep it unused for months at a time. It could then have been a higher number of failures of this bearing.

1. 97% of all of these failures occur in 1999-2002 cars and 3% in 2003-2004 cars.

1. 96% of all of these failures occur with less than 20,000 miles.

1. 99% of all of these failures occur when it sits unused for more than 4 weeks often.

1. 92% of all of these failures occur in cars not maintained properly or driven abusively.

FACT - This shaft/bearing assembly was eliminated in the latest 2012 model.

FACT - the yellow-like discoloration seen at the filler cap during winter months does not indicate a risk of an intermediate shaft bearing failure, nor does it typically indicate problems with internal engine moisture leaks. This myth was started by small Porsche repair shops who grew up working on air cooled Porsche engines. Some of them use this as a way to convince people they need an engine rebuild or to have the intermediate shaft replaced when not actually needed. It merely shows some winter moisture that forms at the filler cap.

FACT - this bearing should never be changed without removing the engine.

FACT - you must use 0-40 Mobile 1 oil per Porsche acceptable oil specifications.

FACT - You must change your oil every 10,000 miles or once a year at a MINIMUM. Forget the mileage and the year interval. Change the oil MORE OFTEN if the car is used in cold or hot climates, or is used in dusty areas, or if abused or heavily driven often. If used on a track, oil type, mods needed, and oil change frequency is different.

BOTTOM LINE (1) - if you have a 1999-2002 3.4L boxer engine Porsche and you let it sit unused over the winter or for a month at a time, AND you go a year or longer between oil changes and service, AND you use oil that is not 0-40 Mobile 1, AND you drive it hard, go over the tach limit occasionally, or race it when you do use it, AND you have less than 25,000-30,000 miles, YOU are at highest risk of having this failure.

BOTTOM LINE (2) - If you have a 2003-2004 3.4 or 3.6L boxer engine Porsche, you are at much less risk due to number of failures in these years, but a very small number of failures are still possible. However, if you have passed 30-000-40-000 miles, do not leave the car unused for months at a time, maintain the 0-40 Mobile 1 oil and the car per Porsche, and do not abuse the car past it's tach limit, you have almost no risk of this failure.

JJ escreveu:Sim, mas devias interceder onde compraste o carro, para verificarem isso, é que acabaste de levantar o carro e detetaste essa pequena fuga, concerteza deve estar dentro da garantia.

Mpcgomes escreveu:Qualquer viatura usada tem 24 meses de garantia , isto segundo a lei, é normal os stands darem somente 1 anoou "x" kms, portanto só tens de reclamar e a entidade vendedora deve "chegar -se à frente €€€€" !!!!