Hi Everyone!

I'm a newbie getting ready tobuy my first Porsche ever, a 1970 911 ( a car that I've been dreaming about since getting out of college). I've found one being sold by a reputable classic porsche dealer where the last owner spent quite a bit of money rebuilding almost the tranny & engine - 2,000 miles since rebuild. It drove very well, but when I got it on the lift, I noticed a little "moisture" along the transmission split. The sales manager said it was normal for a car that old to have a light moisture and that they would "torque" it tight for me just as a precaution. I looked at photos of other restored cards from that era and they're dry as a bone. I've attached a photo of what I saw underneath the car with arrows to where the "moisture" was. It was a light blue-ish substance. My question is, if a little drippage is normal, how much drippage is that exactly? Am i being over analytical?



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People who say that is normal you might want to walk away from. I know our engines do not leak after being rebuilt. Some guys rebuild engines, and they leak from the start and say that is normal...this is because they don't know how to properly rebuild an engine. They either didn't clean the case half surfaces correctly, or didn't use the proper procedure when applying the loctite 574 to the halves on reassembly. Retorquing the case halves isn't going to do anything for the leak at this point (especially since to do the top bolts, they would have to pull the entire manifold system and top engine shroud.

For the tranny leak, check the nose seal and see if it is trialing back and pooling by your arrow.

 

Thanks Porsche Doc! I'm going to go down again and look at those points. From your feeling, do you think it might be worth negotiating down the price to cover the expense of addressing case half surfaces and applying the loctite? I would assume that would be $4k. For some reason, I don't feel that the sales guy is trying to deceive me because the firm is fairly reputable. I'm just a little torn because the car is priced somewhat fairly. You can see here: http://www.europeancollectibles.com/..._inv_id=Po1728

 

Wow, I think it is way over priced at $30k. They are trying to get the $20k out of the car that they put into it, and that doesn't happen. These cars typically go for 15-18 in a very nice condition.

Also, the engine leak could be from a leaking intermediate shaft seal that is running down the middle of the case halves. That would be a much easier fix.